Element of Art Space

Question 1

Who rediscovered the theory of linear perspective?

Answer 1

Filippo Brunelleschi

Question 2

What does linear perspective involve?

Answer 2

Horizon line(s), vanishing point(s), and receding lines

Question 3

When do we use 3pt. perspective?

Answer 3

For tall or deep objects

Question 4

In linear drawing, what can you change?

Answer 4

The thickness of your line

Question 5

What is the closest part of a box in 1-pt. perspective?

Answer 5

The front side

Question 6

Value change is a form of:

Answer 6

Aerial perspective

Question 7

Details of objects in the distance are:

Answer 7

Less clear than those in the foreground

Question 8

What is the horizon line?

Answer 8

The artist’s eye level

Question 9

Receding lines are lines parallel to each other that gradually move away from the viewer. What do they appear to do?

Answer 9

coverage

Question 10

Objects that are smaller than others in a drawing appear to be:

Answer 10

Further back

Question 11

What is the closest part of a box in 2-pt. perspective?

Answer 11

The front corner

Question 12

What dimensions does a three-dimensional object have?

Answer 12

Width, height, and thickness

Question 13

What is the basic technique for suggesting space?

Answer 13

Overlapping objects

Question 14

What is the picture plane

Answer 14

The two-dimensional surface upon which a painting or drawing is created

Question 15

Where are most vanishing points positioned?

Answer 15

On the horizon line

Question 16

Space as an element of art refers to:

Answer 16

The area of a sculpture on an architectural structure

Question 17

How do you determine the number of vanishing points needed?

Answer 17

Based on the position of the object to the picture plane

Question 18

When do we use 1 pt perspective?

Answer 18

When the object is parallel to the picture plane

Question 19

What is the picture plane?

Answer 19

The surface of your drawing paper or canvas

Question 20

Objects in the distance appear to be:

Answer 20

Bluer and less intense or bright.

Question 21

What determines the position of the horizon line?

Answer 21

The artist’s eye level

Question 22

Space in a 2-dimensional drawing or painting refers to:

Answer 22

The arrangement of objects on the picture plane

Question 23

What is the standard starting point when drawing an object?

Answer 23

The closest part

Question 24

When do we use 2pt. perspective?

Answer 24

When the object is at an angle to the picture plane.