The Art Of Floral Design Test Your Knowlege Questions Chapters 6-8

Front 1

Why are the steps of distribution often compared to the links of a chain?

Back 1

So it can be split into links for analyzation, and make it easier to analyze the different necessary care and handling techniques which are necessary for the longevity of the product.

Front 2

What are the links of the distribution chain?

Back 2

Grower to transporter or shipper to broker to wholesaler to retailer to consumer.

Front 3

Describe the basic care and handling procedures for cut flowers.

Back 3

Recut stems, remove foliage that falls below the waterline, dip in a hydrating solution, place in a sanitized bucket full of properly mixed floral preservative solution, and refrigerate to prevent ethylene production.

Front 4

What are the primary ingredients in floral preservatives? What is the function of each?

Back 4

Sugars for food, biocides to kill bacteria, and acidifiers to maximize water uptake.

Front 5

When during the day should flowers be cut from the garden for use in fresh arrangements and why?

Back 5

Early morning or evening when they are the most turgid with more food reserves.

Front 6

What are ways to enhance your design skills?

Back 6

Thinking, observing and practicing.

Front 7

Name the parts of a floral composition.

Back 7

Container, flowers, foliages and accessories.

Front 8

What are the similarities and differences between harmony and unity?

Back 8

Both have to do with coordinating parts of a designs together. Harmony is finding pieces and parts of the whole that work well together and unity is making sure that over all your design is looks good as a whole.

Front 9

How can unity in floral design be easily achieved?

Back 9

Use proximity, repetition, and transition.

Front 10

What are the emotional responses to warm colors in floral designs?

Back 10

Evoke warm, cheery, and happy feelings.

Front 11

Emotional responses to cool colors in floral arrangements?

Back 11

Restful, peaceful and soothing feelings.

Front 12

To individual colors such as yellow, red and blue?

Back 12

Yellow is friendly and happy, red is strong and dominant, blue is calm, peaceful, cool, and quiet.

Front 13

What visual elements to achromatic and monochromatic color schemes rely on to make themselves more visually interesting?

Back 13

varying the types, sizes, forms, and textures of materials used.

Front 14

Besides the color wheel what else can inspire color selection for floral design?

Back 14

Seasons, holidays, special occasions, etc.

Front 15

What are good rules to make color schemes more palatable?

Back 15

Vary the values, intensities, and proportions.

Front 16

How can color create emphasis, depth, balance, rhythm and unity?

Back 16

Emphasis: bright colors. Depth: bright colors come foreword and darker colors recede. Balance: colors have weight which can be used to balance an arrangement. Rhythm: by repeating colors throughout an arrangement. Unity: by having an overall color scheme.

Front 17

What are the advantages and disadvantages of symmetrical or formal balance?

Back 17

Strong and stable designs that evoke restful or peaceful feelings. Disadvantage is that it comes across as stiff and contrived.

Front 18

What are the advantages of asymmetrical or informal balance?

Back 18

Very casual, natural and informal designs. They're visually interesting for a long time.

Front 19

Advantages of radial balance?

Back 19

Radial balance is versatile in that it can be combined with symmetrical and asymmetrical balance. It also provides a strong focal point.

Front 20

Advantages of open balance?

Disadvantages?

Back 20

Doesn't follow strict rules and is open and unstructured.

It relies on perceived balance which only the designer and the viewer can sense.

Front 21

How are proportion and scale similar? How do they differ?

Back 21

They both involve size and comparison. Proportion is the relative size of the parts of an arrangement in relation to the rest of the parts and the whole. The scale is the size of the whole arrangement in comparison with the space it will end up in.

Front 22

When can the golden mean be applied in floral arranging?

Back 22

Anytime a line, area or object can be divided in half.

Front 23

What are some ways of creating focal areas in floral designs?

Back 23

Location, isolation, accents and contrast.

Front 24

Why is the concept of rhythm important to floral design?

Back 24

It creates a sense of movement that stirs emotions and draws the eye throughout the design.

Front 25

What are some unique accessories that may be incorporated into arrangements to draw the eye?

Back 25

Fruit, figurines, bows, candles, and novelty items.

Front 26

Emotional responses to vertical lines?

Back 26

Power, strength, formality and are dignified.

Front 27

Emotional responses for horizontal lines?

Back 27

Calm, peaceful, restful and a sense of stability.

Front 28

Diagonal lines emotional responses?

Back 28

Energy, exciting and create eye movement.

Front 29

Curved lines emotional response?

Back 29

Calm, soft and comforting.

Front 30

What are factors that make a line dynamic or static?

Back 30

Vertical and horizontal lines are static. Non vertical and horizontal lines are dynamic. Intent and movement.

Front 31

What are techniques that most artists use to achieve a feeling of depth? How can these same techniques be used by floral designers?

Back 31

Angled lines and the overlapping of objects. Slightly different heights of flowers also creates depth.