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63 Cards in this Set
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How something feels or looks as it would feel on its surface...
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Texture
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The lightness or darkness of something is...
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value
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The most important part of a work of art is...
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content
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The basic visual symbols in the language of art is...
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elements of art
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Describe a form.
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three-dimensional and encloses space, has length, width and depth
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Emptiness or the area between, around or within objects.
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space
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visual images that represent something else...
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models
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What is a medium?
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material used to make a work of art
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Describe a line.
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Continuous mark made by a moving, pointed tool (pencil)
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What are the "principles of art"?
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the rules or guidelines of the language of art
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Describe color.
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derived from light; has hue, value, and intensity
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What is the subject of a work of art?
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Part of the artwork that is easily recognized, what is represented
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Describe shape.
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two-dimensional, encloses space, has only length and width
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Name the 7 principles of desighn.
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rythm, movement, balance, proportion, variety, emphasis, unity
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Name the 6 elements of art.
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line, shape, form, space, value, color, texture
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A drawing that captures movement is...
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gesture drawing
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A line that cahnges direction gradually...
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curved line
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A line that stands straight up and down...
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vertical line
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What is a zigzag line and what does it express?
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a line that is a combination of diagonal lines that chages direction suddenly; activeness, active
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What is static? Give examples of a static line..
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inactive, at rest; horizontal and vertical lines
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What is a contour line?
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line that defines the edges and surface rdges of an object
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Beautiful handwriting..
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calligraphy
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What is crosshatching?
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Lines that cross each other to create shading
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Refers to to the lightness or darkness of somthing?
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value
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What means moving or not at rest? Give examples of this..
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active; zigzag, diagonal, and curved lines
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What are horizontal lines and what do they express?
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parallel to the horizon; imply inactiveness, static
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What are implied lines?
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a series of points the viewer's eyes connect, is not a real line
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Lines that slant and look as if they are rising and falling...
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diagonal lines
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What is a dimension?
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The amount of space an object takes up in one direction
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Where is a color's complement located?
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the other side of the color wheel
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What are pigments?
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finely ground colored powders used in artist's colors
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What concerns with the lightness or dullness of a color?
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value
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What do you do when you add black to a color?
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shade
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Brightness or dullness of a HUE is...
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intensity
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Plans for organizing colors are...
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color schemes
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What are analogus colors?
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colors right next to each other on the color wheel and have a color in common (blue green and blue)
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What kind of colors tend to move towards the viewer? Give examples of color...
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warm; red, orange, and yellow
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What is a monochromatic color scheme?
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uses tints and shades of one color
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Colors such as blue, green, and violet tend to move away from the viewers eye they are called...
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cool colors
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What is a hue?
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name of a spectral color
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What do you do when you want to tint a color?
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add white
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What is a color wheel?
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color spectrum bent into a circle
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Name three secondary colors
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green orange and violet
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Red, orange and yellow are...
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primary colors
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What is the source of all color?
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light
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Red-orange and blue-green are what kind of colors?
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intermediate colors
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What does black do?
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reflects no light and absorbs all color waves
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True or False...rough texture reflects light unevenly.
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true
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True or False...words that describe textures usually have a reference to the objects color.
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false
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True or False...texture is an imporant part of any media artists use to express their ideas.
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true
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True or False...when creating visual textures, the artist has fooled our eyes in a sense to help describe the character of things their work of art and to create an air of realism.
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true
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What does a shiny surface do?
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reflects so much bright light it seems to glow
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A matte surface...
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reflects a soft, dull light
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What kind of surface reflects light unevenly?
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rough
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What is a real texture?
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things that are actually seen and touched
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What is the definiton of texture?
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element that refers to how things feel or how they look as if they might feel on the surface
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What are the four types of printmaking?
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blockprinting, intagilo, lithograph, silkscreen
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What are the four basic cutting tools used for linoleum?
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knife-blade, liner, v-gage, u-gage
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What does "pulling the print" mean?
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pulling the lineolum copy away from the paper
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What is a brayer?
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ink roller used to spread ink in printmaking
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What areas are carved away?
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white
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Who invented the printing press?
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Guttenberg
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What are the steps necessary to create a block print?
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draw design, transfer to lineolium block, carve away white areas, apply ink, transfer to paper, apply pressure, pull print
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