TEST 2 CHAPTER 4-7 ART1010

Watercolor's primary characteristic is its

transparency

Elements are ingredients. Principles are the guidelines.

true

Repetition in a work of art helps to create

unity

A black-and-white photograph of a scene eliminates the hues and intensities of the scene's colors, but captures the ________ of the colors.

values

The apparent "heaviness" or "lightness" of forms arranged in a composition is referred to as

visual weight

In a two-dimensional work of art that is balanced symmetrically, the implied center of gravity is

along the vertical axis down the center of the composition.

When a painting or other work of art is designed almost entirely in one hue or color, its color scheme is said to be

monochromatic

Which of the following is not a principle of design?

space

On the color wheel, orange, green, and violet are known as tertiary colors.

FALSE

Much of our present-day color theory can be traced back to

Isaac Newton.

Pastel is a soft drawing medium that mimics the color effects a painting.

TRUE

Textures we experience through the sense of touch are called ___________ textures.

actual

Fresco can best be defined as

a method of painting in wet plaster

Encaustic can best be described as

a method of painting that uses hot wax

Which of the following is not an element of design?

balance

Colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel are called

complementary

The types of lines usually considered to be the most dynamic and suggestive of movement are

diagonal

In a two-dimensional work with asymmetrical balance, the appearance of balance is achieved by

distributing visual weight accordingly.

The painting technique used in the first century in Egypt, Greece, and Rome that involves the use of wax is

encaustic

The term that describes a technique painters use to make human oranimal forms appear to recede into depth "behind" the picture surfaceis

foreshortening

A nontransparent watercolor that is opaque that has white added is called

gouache

The binder in water color is

gum Arabic

The term chiaroscuro means

light and dark

Which type of paint dries so slowly that the finished painting may not be completely dry for months?

oil

The color element in paint is

pigment

What is pigment in paint?

powdered color

The term "cartoon" when related to fresco painting, means a ________.

preparatory drawing

In buon fresco, or true fresco, pigment is mixed with water and applied to

wet plaster