Visual Arts Final Exam Study Guide
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A planographic form of printing where limestone is written on with a special greasy crayon and
combined with water?
Give an example of a Relief print?
3. What artist made silkscreen famous?
4. A process of printing in which the image to be printed is cut or etched into a surface?
5. What artist was known for woodcuts and engraving?
6. A surface onto or into which the image is carved?
7. A method of printmaking in which the image to be printed is raised from a backgrouind?
8. Name the four characteristics of good composition?
9. Name the two types of drawing?
10. The act of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole?
11. A tightly stretched cloth surface on which to paint?
12. The process of creating functional and nonfunctional art forms made of clay?
13. Name the three types of printmaking?
14. Pigments pressed into sticks and used as a dry medium on paper?
15. Any visual expression (original art, functional graphics, scientific illustrations) created with a
computer?
16. Artwork made by pasting pieces of paper or other materials to a flat surface?
17. The process of transferring an inked image from a prepared surface to another?
18. A roller with a handle?
19. A process of printmaking where the image is put on the plate and then transferred to a cloth of
paper by pressing or by hand-rubbing?
20. A drawing or painting stylizing or simplifying a real image, picture-writing, thus the basis of
hieroglyphics and ideographs?
21. A rectangular engaged column, sometimes decorative, but at other times used to buttress a
wall?
22. A round building or interior hall, topped by a dome?
23. A warm dark-brown color?
24. An Islamic temple or place of worship?
25. The color of an object seen in white or natural light and free from reflected colors and
shadow?
26. Any reclining female figure used as the subject from a painting or sculpture, from the French
for “harem slave”?
27. Any of several printmaking techniques where the image printed is unique and not able to be
reproduced?
28. Describing an artwork based on an identifiable subject but with few or no details, and whose
visual elements are simplified or rearranged?
29. A flowing intricate pattern of stylized organic motifs arranged in symmetrical designs?
30. A 20th century style in which feelings and emotions are emphasized where accident and chance
are stressed rather than accurate representation of subject matter?
31. A person who designs and directs construction of buildings and environmental areas?
32. A semicircular masonry ceiling?
33. The results of the reflection or absorption of light by a surface?
34. The element of art that is an enclosed space determined by other art elements such as line,
color, value and texture?
35. Name the 2 types of shape?
36. Name the two types of texture?
37. Concepts for organizing elements of art into successful art forms?
38. Name the three types of rhythm?
39. The principle of design that is concerned with dominance?
40. The principle of design that combines elements to produce the look of action or to cause the
viewer’s eye to sweep over the work in a certain manner?
41. The principle of design that deals with the relationship in size of one component of a work of
art to another?
42. The particular arrangement of a painting or drawing surface that determines the way you turn
your paper?
43. Why would an artist overlap objects in his/her drawing in order to show good composition?
44. A period and style in 17th century European art in which painters sculptors, and architects used
dramatic movement, light, soaring illusions, and ornate detail to encourage emotional
involvement?
45. A type of paint made from milk or cheese protein, used to achieve a transparent or opaque
effect?
46. From the Italian meaning “light-dark”. The use of value contrasts to represent the effects of
light and shadow?
47. Combinations of colors that are considered satisfying or that produce certain effects?
48. The act of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole?
49. Lines that define the outer edges of forms and surfaces within a form, such as shapes or
wrinkles and folds?
50. One of the classical styles of ancient Greek architecture featuring tall, slender columns topped
with ornate capitals?
51. The attitudes, values, beliefs, patterns of behavior, social organization and concepts of reality
of a given people that persist through time?
52. A listing of facts in an artwork, such as objects, people, shapes, and colors?
53. Ceramic ware that is made from natural clay. It is soft, porous and fired at low temperatures?
54. Lines that are produced to express an idea, mood, or quality (ex: graceful, nervous, delicate or
aggressive)?
55. The front of a building?
56. A method of painting in which pigments are applied to a thin layer of wet plaster so that they
will be absorbed?
57. A form of water-soluble paint used to create opacity?
58. An external support for the wall of a Gothic Cathedral consisting of a half arch connected to a
narrow masonry pier outside the building?
59. A form of ancient writing in which pictures or symbols are used to represent sounds, words, or
ideas?
60. Lines that are indicated indirectly in artworks at edges where two shapes meet, where a form
ends and the space around it begins, or by positioning several objects or figures in a row?
61. Making lines and figures by cutting into a surface with a sharp tool?
62. Classical Greek architecture characterized by slender, elegant columns with spiral device
capitals and fluted shafts?
63. A method of printing from a stone or metal plate. A drawing is made on the stone or plate
with a greasy crayon and chemically treated so that only the greasy drawing will hold ink with
the remaining surface resists it. A print is then made from the plate?
64. A sculpture that projects slightly from the surface?
65. A mural technique formed by placing colored pieces of marble or glass (tesserae) small stones,
or ceramic tiles in a layer of adhesive material?
66. Colors such as black, white, and gray, not associated with any hue and neither warm or cool?
67. Artworks that have no recognizable subject matter such as figures, flowers, buildings,etc.?
68. The repetition of elements or combinations of elements in a recognizable organization?
69. A 20th century style in which artists sought to create an impression of movement by means of
optical illusion?
70. Ceramic ware made from a specially prepared, fine white clay that fires at the highest
temperatures?
71. A balance arrangement that results from the repetitive placement of elements radiating out
from a central point?
72. Paint has 3 parts, name those 3 parts?
73. What is the binder in an encaustic style of painting?
74. A painting medium in which a pigment is mixed with egg yolk and water?
75. A work of art that has no object or subjects that can be readily defined?
76. What is a disadvantage of using tempera paint?
77. Name the 5 types of perspective?
78. A straight line drawn at a right angle to the horizontal line?
79. The use of lights and darks to give a feeling of depth?
80. Drawing thin lines all running parallel used to achieve the colors light gray and gray?
81. Creating dark value with a dot pattern?
82. In order to achieve a rough texture, what two shading techniques would an artist use?
83. Color has 3 properties, name the 3 properties of color?
84. Variations of a single hue produced by adding white or black to a hue?
85. A high value color made by adding white or any warm color?
86. Colors that are closely related or neighbors on the color wheel?
87. The brightness or dullness of a color?
88. The lightness or darkness of a color?
89. A creamy mixture of clay and water used to adhere pieces of clay together?
90. This is done by roughening the surfaces of clay that are to be joined with a fork, comb, or
pointed instrument?
91. Paint used for clay projects that does not achieve its color until it has been fired in a kiln?
92. An oven in which earthenware objects are fired or baked?
93. The first firing of clay (air-dried) projects into a kiln?
94. A type of clay that is used for functional ware and sculpture?
95. The second firing of clay projects that have glaze applied to them?
96. A drawing media made from carbon formed by burning of wood without oxygen?
97. What purpose of art would artworks that tell stories, describe and illustrate experiences, or
communicate information, or art to document important or historical events serve?
98. Artworks that promote ideas, philosophies or products, such as advertising, marketing,
propaganda, ideology, etc., would serve what purpose of artwork?
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100.
Name the 5 purposes of artwork?
The basic components of visual communication?