MIDTERM 01 - Elements and Principles of Art

Question 1

6 elements of art

Answer 1

Line, Shape, Form, Color, Space, Texture

Question 2

The basic block of a visual design; distance or path between two points

Answer 2

Line

Question 3

4 types of line

Answer 3

Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal, Curve

Question 4

Quietness, relaxation, contemplation

Answer 4

Horizontal line

Question 5

Pointed, balanced, forceful, and dynamic

Answer 5

Vertical line

Question 6

Line of action

Answer 6

Diagonal line

Question 7

Shows action, life, and energy

Answer 7

Curve line

Question 8

A two-dimensional design that only has height and width

Answer 8

Shape

Question 9

2 types of shape

Answer 9

Geometric, Organic

Question 10

Ones that can be described using mathematical formulas

Answer 10

Geometric shape

Question 11

Are irregular and uneven

Answer 11

Organic shape

Question 12

Relates closely to line in both definition and effect; are three-dimentional

Answer 12

Form

Question 13

2 types of form

Answer 13

Geometric, Organic

Question 14

Are forms that are mathematical, precise, and can be named

Answer 14

Geometric form

Question 15

Are those that are free flowing, curvy, sinewy, and are not symmetrical

Answer 15

Organic form

Question 16

Is a crucial component of an image’s composition

Answer 16

Color

Question 17

Refers to a specific color

Answer 17

Hue

Question 18

Relationship of blacks to whites and grays

Answer 18

Value/key

Question 19

Comprises the degree of purity of a hue

Answer 19

Intensity/chroma/saturation

Question 20

Distance between or within shapes, forms, colors, and lines

Answer 20

Space

Question 21

2 types of space

Answer 21

Positive, negative

Question 22

Is an area occupied by an object or form

Answer 22

Positive space

Question 23

Is an area that runs between objects

Answer 23

Negative space

Question 24

The way something feels or the way it looks like it feels

Answer 24

Texture

Question 25

7 principles of art

Answer 25

Pattern, contrast, balance, emphasis, harmony and unity, proportion/scale, movement

Question 26

Repeating unit of space or form

Answer 26

Pattern

Question 27

The part that is being repeated

Answer 27

Motif

Question 28

Differences in a work of art (light or dark, rough or smooth, curved line and straight)

Answer 28

Contrast

Question 29

Is the distribution of the visual weight of objects in a work of art, color, size, and texture

Answer 29

Balance

Question 30

The focal point of art to attract a person’s attention

Answer 30

Emphasis

Question 31

Is achieved if all the elements in a composition work together toward meaning

Answer 31

Harmony/Unity

Question 32

The size of something compared to what is next to it

Answer 32

Proportion/scale

Question 33

Visual element in a work of art that creates a sense of action or implied motion

Answer 33

Movement