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Addie was so struck by the imagery of war and suffering in Picasso's epic painting
Guernica that she had tears in her eyes. Which term best describes Addie's response to
this work of art?
-subliminal
-impressionistic
-subjective
-temporal - correct answer subjective
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Consider a dark red and purple sunset over a sparkling breaking wave. What principles
of design interact in this painting?
-color, light, and movement
-light, repetition, and space
-color, balance, and form
-texture, form, and composition - correct answer color, light, and movement
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An art student is sitting on a museum bench staring at a Renaissance painting and
carefully sketching a figure from it. In what way is the student improving his art?
The student is using art history to enhance his own knowledge and style.
The student is using art history to improve his deficiency in figure drawing.
The student is seeking to challenge the current artistic style by imitating artists of the
past
The student is using the design principle of repetition by copying the same figure over
and over. - correct answer The student is using art history to enhance his own
knowledge and style.
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Leonardo davinci - correct answer a person sitting on a lounge chair
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Andy Warhol - correct answer a detailed painting of the google logo
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Claude Monet - correct answer a scene from a national part from different angles
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J.M.W. Turner - correct answer a hurricane destroying an apartment house
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Which of these is an example of staging? (Select all that apply).
-using a character's body position to show her emotional state
-keeping the main character in motion while everything else in the frame is still
, -slowly approaching a door that is about to open
-giving every character in a crowd scene a different face - correct answer -keeping the
main character in motion while everything else in the frame is still
-slowly approaching a door that is about to open
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:In the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs there is a scene in which Snow
White becomes terrified while walking through the dark woods. She runs, turns abruptly
several times, trips and then falls. Which of these principles of design and motion did
the artists most probably use to create this scene? (Select all that apply.)
-follow through and overlapping action
-staging
-solid drawing
-straight ahead drawing - correct answer -follow through and overlapping action
-straight ahead drawing
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Read the following memo. What is the director talking about? MEMO: To - Kathy Jarvis,
Art Director From: Fred Takamura, Director Hi Kathy, I like the sketches your artists
have provided, but I think they could be a little more detailed. I'll also need to see some
character progression. The colors you gave me are too soft and the lighting too bright at
the beginning. Add some sharp primary colors, and grey the lighting down a bit. Show
me the revised sketches and we'll go over them together.
-The director is talking about a presentation to pitch a film to a major studio.
-The director is talking about plans for multi-media live show.
-The director is talking about the early stages of an animated production.
-The director is talking about the final stages of an animated production. - correct
answer The director is talking about the early stages of an animated production.
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Which of these correctly compares the illusion of motion in a painting with the illusion of
motion in an animated film?
-Turner achieved the illusion of motion in his painting with images of water and fire.
Disney's animators created motion with images of people.
-Turner achieved the illusion of motion in his painting using color and light. Disney
animators created motion using "squash and stretch" drawing.
-The illusion of motion in both painting and animation is achieved by looking at how it
has been done in the past.
-The illusion of motion in both painting and animation is achieved by observing and
sketching moving people and objects. - correct answer Turner achieved the illusion of
motion in his painting using color and light. Disney animators created motion using
"squash and stretch" drawing.
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Alluding to art works you have studied in art history will deepen your own style as an
artist.