Elements of Art -Study Guide
1. In both two-dimensional and threedimensional art, shapes and forms are
known as the ___________space.
2. List 3 warm colors _______________
3. Precise shapes that can be described
using mathematical formulas
___________ shapes.
4. The element of art that is derived from
reflective light ________
5. Orange, violet and green are
_____________colors
6. Shapes that are the silhouettes of living
things ____________shapes
7. What type of line moves straight up and
down ____________
8. The part of the picture plane that
appears furthest from you
______________
9. The brightness or dullness of a hue
____________
10. Orange and Blue, Yellow and Violet,
Green and Red are known as
_______________colors
11. The element of art that is the path of a
moving point through space
__________
12. Name one geometric FORM
__________________
13. List 3 cool
colors___________________________
14. The part of a picture plane that appears
closest to you ____________________
15. To __________________a color you
add white
16. To _________________a color you add
black
17. A line that defines the edges and surface
ridges of an object is known as
________________________
18. An object with three dimensions is a
_____________
19. In two-dimensional and threedimensional art the empty spaces
between shapes and forms are known as
_____________________
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20. The illusion of a three-dimensional
surface is what kind of texture
______________________
21. The element of art that refers to how
things feel or look as if they might feel,
if touched is
_______________________
22. This texture imitates real texture
_____________________
23. Colors next to each other on the color
wheel are ___________________colors
24. Red-violet, Yellow-orange and BlueGreen are ____________colors
25. A series of points that the viewers eyes
automatically connects is known as
________________ line
26. Red, Blue, and Yellow are ___________
colors.
27. The name of a color on a color wheel
_________
28. Which surface reflects a soft, dull light?
__________
29. The lower an object on the picture plane
appear to be closer to you T/F
30. The brighter an object on the picture
plane the closer it will appear to you T/F
31. What is the definition of Picture
Plane____________________________
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32. The texture you feel is known as
_____________
33. The technique of using crossed lines for
shading is known as
_________________
34. The element of art that describes the
darkness or lightness of an
object_______________________
35. Two-dimensional objects have which of
the following dimensions?
______________ and _________
36. Texture created by the repetition of lines
and shapes is known as
___________texture
37. A two-dimensional area that is defined
in some way ___________________
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Elements of Art -Study Guide
38. The element of art that refers to the
emptiness or area between, around,
above, below or within objects.
______________
39. A color scheme with one hue and tints
and shades of that
hue____________________
40. Non-Organic, irregular and uneven
shapes are known as free-________
shapes.
41. Two-dimensional objects have which of
the following dimensions? _______,
________ and ________
Drawing Question Examples
(Use the blank space of the paper to practice
your drawings)
A. Draw a geometric shape and color it
using a primary color
B. Draw a geometric shape using a color
you get by mixing red and blue
C. Draw a free-form shape using a tertiary
color
D. Draw a form and shade it to show a
range of value (0-9). Use cast shadows,
highlights and core shadows. Use pencil
and do NOT smudge.
E. Draw an organic-form and color it using
a secondary color
F. Circle the vanishing point in the image
below
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