A World of Art
Texture - (correct Answer) - a work of art's ability to call forth certain tactile sensations and feelings
visual texture - (correct Answer) - the representation of three dimensional space on a two dimensional
surface. it is an illusion
frottage - (correct Answer) - putting a sheet of paper over textured materials and then rubbing across
the paper
kinetic art - (correct Answer) - art that moves or at least seems to move
Optical Painting (Op Art) - (correct Answer) - physical characteristics of certain formal elements,
particularly line and color. subtly manipulated to stimulate the nervous system into thinking it perceives
movement
atmospheric perspective - (correct Answer) - a technique, often employed in landscape painting,
designed to suggest 3 dimensional space in the 2 dimensional space of the picture plane, forms and
objects distant from the viewer become less distinct, and contrast among the various distant elements
are greatly reduced. often bluer or cooler in color
chiaroscuro - (correct Answer) - In drawing and painting, the use of light and dark to create the effect of
3 dimensional, modeled surfaces
modeling - (correct Answer) - In sculpture, the shaping of a form in some plastic material, such as clay or
plaster; in drawing, painting and printmaking, the rendering of a form, usually by means of hatching or
chiaroscuro, to create the illusion of 3 dimensional form
value - (correct Answer) - The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
primary colors - (correct Answer) - red, yellow, blue the hues that in theory cannot be created from a
mixture of other hues
in refracted light, they are red-orange, green and blue-violet
secondary colors - (correct Answer) - colors made by mixing 2 primary colors, orange, green and violet.
In refracted light, these are yellow, magenta and cyan
intensity/saturation - (correct Answer) - the relative purity of a color's hue, and a function of its relative
brightness or dullness
color temperature - (correct Answer) - the relative warmth or coolness of a given hue; hues in the
yellow-orange-red range are considered to be warm, and hues in the green-blue-blue violet range are
considered cool
analogous colors - (correct Answer) - pairs of colors, such as yellow and orange, that are adjacent to each
other on the color wheel
, complimentary colors - (correct Answer) - pairs of colors, such as red and green, that are directly
opposite to each other on the color wheel
monochromatic - (correct Answer) - a color composition limited to a single hue
polychromatic - (correct Answer) - a color composition consisting of a variety of hues
actual texture - (correct Answer) - the surface quality of a work
unity - (correct Answer) - sense that the different formal elements- line, form, color and texture- work
together to give the composition a sense of being a consistent and complete whole
rhythm - (correct Answer) - same or like elements- shapes, colors of a regular pattern of any kind
in a composition- repeated over and over
repetition - (correct Answer) - see the same thing over and over again
proportion - (correct Answer) - relationship between the parts for an object and the whole
scale - (correct Answer) - the dimensions of an art object in relation to the original object that it depicts
or in relation to the objects around it.
afocal - (correct Answer) - work in which no single point of the composition demands our attention.
focal point - (correct Answer) - emphasis in order to draw the viewer's attention to one are of the work
radial balance - (correct Answer) - everything radiates outward from a central point
asymmetrical balance - (correct Answer) - even when the 2 sides of the composition lack symmetry but
seem to possess the same visual weight
bilateral symmetry - (correct Answer) - the two sides seem to line up but there are minor discrepancies
from one side to the other
absolute symmetry - (correct Answer) - each side is exactly the same
balance - (correct Answer) - even distribution of weight in a composition
metalpoint - (correct Answer) - a stylus made of gold, silver or other metal applied to a sheet of paper
prepared with a mixture of powdered bones and gumwater
binder - (correct Answer) - mixed with pigments used to hold the pigment together
pigments - (correct Answer) - coloring agents
watercolor - (correct Answer) - one of the most expressive mediums. consists of pigments suspended in
a solution of water and gum Arabic. applied to dampened paper. depending on the absorbency of the
paper and the amount of watercolor on the brush, watercolor spreads along the fibers of the paper
when it is applied.
oil painting - (correct Answer) - far more versatile medium than tempera. can be blended on the painting
Texture - (correct Answer) - a work of art's ability to call forth certain tactile sensations and feelings
visual texture - (correct Answer) - the representation of three dimensional space on a two dimensional
surface. it is an illusion
frottage - (correct Answer) - putting a sheet of paper over textured materials and then rubbing across
the paper
kinetic art - (correct Answer) - art that moves or at least seems to move
Optical Painting (Op Art) - (correct Answer) - physical characteristics of certain formal elements,
particularly line and color. subtly manipulated to stimulate the nervous system into thinking it perceives
movement
atmospheric perspective - (correct Answer) - a technique, often employed in landscape painting,
designed to suggest 3 dimensional space in the 2 dimensional space of the picture plane, forms and
objects distant from the viewer become less distinct, and contrast among the various distant elements
are greatly reduced. often bluer or cooler in color
chiaroscuro - (correct Answer) - In drawing and painting, the use of light and dark to create the effect of
3 dimensional, modeled surfaces
modeling - (correct Answer) - In sculpture, the shaping of a form in some plastic material, such as clay or
plaster; in drawing, painting and printmaking, the rendering of a form, usually by means of hatching or
chiaroscuro, to create the illusion of 3 dimensional form
value - (correct Answer) - The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
primary colors - (correct Answer) - red, yellow, blue the hues that in theory cannot be created from a
mixture of other hues
in refracted light, they are red-orange, green and blue-violet
secondary colors - (correct Answer) - colors made by mixing 2 primary colors, orange, green and violet.
In refracted light, these are yellow, magenta and cyan
intensity/saturation - (correct Answer) - the relative purity of a color's hue, and a function of its relative
brightness or dullness
color temperature - (correct Answer) - the relative warmth or coolness of a given hue; hues in the
yellow-orange-red range are considered to be warm, and hues in the green-blue-blue violet range are
considered cool
analogous colors - (correct Answer) - pairs of colors, such as yellow and orange, that are adjacent to each
other on the color wheel
, complimentary colors - (correct Answer) - pairs of colors, such as red and green, that are directly
opposite to each other on the color wheel
monochromatic - (correct Answer) - a color composition limited to a single hue
polychromatic - (correct Answer) - a color composition consisting of a variety of hues
actual texture - (correct Answer) - the surface quality of a work
unity - (correct Answer) - sense that the different formal elements- line, form, color and texture- work
together to give the composition a sense of being a consistent and complete whole
rhythm - (correct Answer) - same or like elements- shapes, colors of a regular pattern of any kind
in a composition- repeated over and over
repetition - (correct Answer) - see the same thing over and over again
proportion - (correct Answer) - relationship between the parts for an object and the whole
scale - (correct Answer) - the dimensions of an art object in relation to the original object that it depicts
or in relation to the objects around it.
afocal - (correct Answer) - work in which no single point of the composition demands our attention.
focal point - (correct Answer) - emphasis in order to draw the viewer's attention to one are of the work
radial balance - (correct Answer) - everything radiates outward from a central point
asymmetrical balance - (correct Answer) - even when the 2 sides of the composition lack symmetry but
seem to possess the same visual weight
bilateral symmetry - (correct Answer) - the two sides seem to line up but there are minor discrepancies
from one side to the other
absolute symmetry - (correct Answer) - each side is exactly the same
balance - (correct Answer) - even distribution of weight in a composition
metalpoint - (correct Answer) - a stylus made of gold, silver or other metal applied to a sheet of paper
prepared with a mixture of powdered bones and gumwater
binder - (correct Answer) - mixed with pigments used to hold the pigment together
pigments - (correct Answer) - coloring agents
watercolor - (correct Answer) - one of the most expressive mediums. consists of pigments suspended in
a solution of water and gum Arabic. applied to dampened paper. depending on the absorbency of the
paper and the amount of watercolor on the brush, watercolor spreads along the fibers of the paper
when it is applied.
oil painting - (correct Answer) - far more versatile medium than tempera. can be blended on the painting
