Art Expo Review Spring 2014

Your final will consist of: Several questions specific to the projects covered in class General knowledge questions about the elements of art and principles of design. Questions where you will be asked to demonstrate knowledge of techniques.

Line Design The meditative drawing technique you used in creating this project: Zentangle What are the 8 characteristics of Line? -direction, size, weight, geometric, organic, implied, clarity, value What 2 principles of design did you demonstrate in your design? – Balance and variety

Texture hands What pen and ink techniques did you learn in this project? stipple, wavy line, contour line, scribble, hatch, crosshatch, criss-cross lines What type of texture did you demonstrate on this project? simulated What is the pen tip called? nib

Symmetry portraits What two facial features sit on the horizontal midpoint? eyes and ears How wide is the human head? 5 eyes What facial feature line up with the pupils of your eyes? mouth Female features tend to be: lighter line and more organic while male features are: Heavier line and more geometric

Pop Art Posters Tom Wesselman was know for using this technique to create visual interest: Stylization This artist was known for exaggerating color schemes to depict famous celebrities: Andy Warhol James Rosenquist used this technique to make the viewer look at his subjects in a different way: re-arrangement This artist used scale to create visual interest: Claus Oldenberg

Pop Art (cont….) Where and when did this art movement originate? Britain in the 1950’s What does Dada mean? “anti-art” thought anything could be called art What social influences shaped the popularity of this movement? industrial age and advertizing industry

Color Theory Why are primary colors called primary? They cannot be made by mixing other colors Define a complementary color scheme: two colors across from each other on the color wheel What happens to complementary colors when you mix them? they neutralize Define an Analogous color scheme: any three colors NEXT to each other on the wheel Define Monochromatic: one color A color +white is called a: tint A color +black is called a: shade How do you make an intermediate color? by mixing a primary and a secondary color NEXT to each other on the color wheel.

Elements of Art Any mark that shows direction: line A 3D area enclosed by a line: Form How light or dark the surface of an object appears: value How a ray of light appears when it reflects off of the surface of an object: color A 2D area enclosed by a line: shape The surface condition of an object/how something feels: texture The area an artist uses to create their artwork: space

Principles of Design The repetition of parts: pattern The size of an object in relation to another: scale When no one section stands out from the rest: unity When all parts are equal: balance To make one part stand out from the rest: emphasis The use of several visual elements to create visual interest: variety The use of opposites to create visual interest: contrast

Cityscapes What type of perspective did you use to create the optical illusion of space in your drawing? 2pt- Linear Perspective (must be complete) You added _____ colors to create shadows and _________ colors on the highlighted surfaces. CoolWarm

Watercolor stamps What painting technique did you demonstrate in your stamp design? wet-on-wet What is a Motif? a group of related images/visual theme

Kandinsky Vessels What was the artist depicting in his painting? music What art movement was he involved in? Bauhaus Where was he born? Moscow Clay that is wet, but rigid: leather hard Clay that has been fired one time: Bisqueware

Kandinsky Vessel What are the three hand building techniques: slab, pinch, coil Bone dry clay that has not been fired: greenware You must always _______________your pieces before attaching. slip and score Recycling clay by soaking in water: slaking

Vessel cont…….. The process of melting the clay particles to form a ceramic material: vitrification Finely ground minerals that melt to form a glass coating: glaze