1. Advanced Art L to J Quiz BEGIN

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3. Define the following term: Abstract Art

4. Abstract Art – Art that looks as if it contains little or no recognizable or realistic forms from the physical world. Focus is on formal elements such as colors, lines, or shapes.

5. Define the following term: Achromatic

6. Achromatic – Black, white and greys. Artwork that is executed without color.

7. Define the following term: Acrylic Paint

8. Acrylic Paint - A fast-drying paint made from acrylic resin. Fast drying, water- based paint.

9. Define the following term: Additive Sculpture

10. Additive Sculpture- A process in which material is steadily built up to make the finished sculpture.

11. Define the following term: Ambigram

12. Ambigram- A typographical design that may be read as more than one word depending on the viewpoint.

13. Define the following term: Analogous Colors

14. Analogous Colors – Any set of 3 or 5 colors that are closely related in hue. They are usually next to each other on the color wheel.

15. Define the following term: Architecture

16. Architecture- The art of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures.

17. Define the following term: Armature

18. Armature – A structure used beneath something else for support. Used in sculptures.

19. Define the following term: Art

20. Art – The completed work of an artist, which is the expression of creativity or imagination, that portrays a mood, feeling or tells a story.

21. Define the following term: Asymmetrical Balance

22. Asymmetrical Balance – Placement of non-identical forms to either side of a balancing point in such a way that the two sides seem to be of the same visual weight.

23. Define the following term: Atmospheric Perspective

24. Atmospheric Perspective – Creating a sense of depth in painting by imitating the way the atmosphere makes distant objects appear less distinct and more bluish than they would be if nearby.

25. Define the following term: Balance

26. Balance – A feeling of equality in weight, attention, or attraction of the various elements within a composition as a means of accomplishing unity.

27. Define the following term: Batik

28. Batik- A cloth that traditionally uses a manual wax-resist dyeing technique.

29. Define the following term: Brush

30. Brush – A tool used to apply paints and inks to a surface, consisting of hairs, or bristles attached to a handle.

31. Define the following term: Casting

32. Casting- A process by which liquid material is poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify.

33. Define the following term: Center of Interest

34. Center of Interest – An emphasized area of the composition.

35. Define the following term: Caricature

36. Caricature- A portrait that exaggerates and distorts the essence of a person to create an easily identifiable visual likeness.

37. Define the following term: Charcoal

38. Charcoal – Compressed burned wood used for drawing.

39. Define the following term: Cityscape

40. Cityscape- An artistic representation of the physical aspects of a city or urban area.

41. Define the following term: Collage

42. Collage – The technique of creating a work of art by adhering flat articles such as paper, fabrics, string or other materials to a flat surface such as a canvas whereby a three-dimensional result is achieved.

43. Define the following term: Color

44. Color – A visual attribute of things that results from the light they reflect or emit.

45. Define the following term: Color Wheel

46. Color Wheel – A round diagram that shows the placement of colors in relationship to each other.

47. Define the following term: Complementary Colors

48. Complementary Colors – Two colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel.

49. Define the following term: Composition

50. Composition – The arrangement of design elements within the design area.

51. Define the following term: Contour Drawing

52. Contour Drawing – A technique where the artist sketches the contour or outline of a subject.

53. Define the following term: Contrast

54. Contrast – The difference between elements or the opposition to various elements.

55. Define the following term: Cropping

56. Cropping – The cutting out of extraneous parts of an image to show only the portion desired or to fit a given space requirement.

57. Define the following term: Cubism

58. Cubism – Art that breaks down the natural forms of the subjects into geometric shapes and creates a new kind of pictorial space.

59. Define the following term: Depth of Field

60. Depth of Field - In photography, the area in front of and behind the focused point that is sharp.

61. Define the following term: Design

62. Design – The arrangement of the design elements to create a single effect. An effective design is one in which the elements of art and principles of design have been combined to achieve an overall sense of unity.

63. Define the following term: Drawing

64. Drawing - The act of representing an image on a surface by means of adding lines and shades.

65. Define the following term: Easel

66. Easel – An upright support used for displaying something.

67. Define the following term: Elements of Art

68. Elements of Art – A commonly used group of tools in art. They are texture, form, line, color, value, and shape.

69. Define the following term: Emotion

70. Emotion– The complex experience of an individuals state of mind. Mood, temperament, personality.

71. Define the following term: En Plein Air

72. En Plein Air – French for “in open air”, used to describe paintings that have been done outdoors, rather than in the studio.

73. Define the following term: Etching

74. Etching – An impression made from an etched plate.

75. Define the following term: Expressionism

76. Expressionism – Artistic movement (post WWI) that emphasized the expression of inner experience rather than solely realistic portrayal of a subject.

77. Define the following term: Focal Point

78. Focal Point - The area in a work which the eye is most compellingly drawn to.

79. Define the following term: Font

80. Font – A complete set of characters in a particular size and style of type including the letter set, the number set, and special characters.

81. Define the following term: Foreshortening

82. Foreshortening – A form of perspective where the nearest parts of an object is enlarged so the rest of the object appears to go back in space.

83. Define the following term: Form

84. Form – The volume and shape of a three-dimensional work.

85. Define the following term: Frame

86. Frame – Something made to enclose a picture or a mirror.

87. Define the following term: Gallery

88. Gallery – A room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited.

89. Define the following term: Gesture Drawing

90. Gesture Drawing– Any rapid drawing which attempts to capture action or movement.

91. Define the following term: Gilding

92. Gilding - The application of a gold finish to a piece.

93. Define the following term: Graphic Design

94. Graphic Design – The applied art of arranging images and text to communicate a message.

95. Define the following term: Grayscale

96. Grayscale – Refers to the range of gray tones between black and white.

97. Define the following term: Harmony

98. Harmony – The unity of all the visual elements of a composition achieved by the repetition of the same characteristics.

99. Define the following term: Highlight

100. Highlight– Areas in a picture where pure white values are seen.

101. Define the following term: Horizon Line

102. Horizon Line – A level line where land or water ends and the sky begins.

103. Define the following term: Illustrate

104. Illustrate – To create designs and pictures for books, magazines, or other print or electronic media to make clear or explain the text or show what happens in a story.

105. Define the following term: Impasto Painting

106. Impasto painting– A technique in painting where paint is applied very thickly and has actual texture when dry.

107. Define the following term: Implied Line

108. Implied Line – A line in a work that is perceived by the viewer that has no physical form.

109. Define the following term: Impressionism

110. Impressionism – A loose spontaneous style of painting that is characterized by concentration on the general impression produced by a scene or object and the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light.

111. Define the following term: Organic Art

112. Organic Art– Art or Elements of a piece that are associated with things from the natural world.

113. Define the following term: Intensity

114. Intensity– The brightness or dullness of a color.

115. Define the following term: Landscape

116. Landscape – A painting, drawing or photograph that depicts outdoor scenery.

117. Define the following term: Life Drawing

118. Life Drawing – Drawings of a human figure.

119. Define the following term: Likeness

120. Likeness – Refers to the similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things.

121. Define the following term: Line

122. Line – An actual or implied mark, path, mass, or edge, where length is dominant.

123. Define the following term: Medium

124. Medium – Material or technique an artist works in.

125. Define the following term: Miniature

126. Miniature – A representational work of art made on a greatly reduced scale.

127. Define the following term: Minimalism

128. Minimalism – A movement and style of art which attempts to reduce art to the basic geometric shapes with the fewest colors, lines, and textures.

129. Define the following term: Mixed Media

130. Mixed Media – The art technique where an artist employs different types of physical materials or medias and combines them in a single work.

131. Define the following term: Movement

132. Movement – The path that our eye follows when we look at a work of art.

133. Define the following term: Mural

134. Mural – A large wall painting.

135. Define the following term: Negative Space

136. Negative Space – The unoccupied or empty space left after the positive shapes have been laid down by the artist.

137. Define the following term: Non-Objective

138. Non-objective art– Art that is not representational, containing no recognizable figures or objects.

139. Define the following term: Op Art

140. Op Art– A style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions.

141. Define the following term: Palette

142. Palette – A thin piece of glass, wood or other material which is used to hold the paint to be used in painting.

143. Define the following term: Pastel

144. Pastel – A crayon made from pigment mixed with gum and water and pressed into a stick- shaped form. Usually pale colors.

145. Define the following term: Perspective

146. Perspective – The art of picturing objects on a flat surface so as to give the appearance of distance or depth.

147. Define the following term: Photography

148. Photography– The process of creating still or moving images.

149. Define the following term: Photoshop

150. Photoshop – A professional image- editing and graphics creation software from Adobe.

151. Define the following term: Pigment

152. Pigment – Any coloring agent used in paints or drawing materials.

153. Define the following term: Point of View

154. Point of View – The position from which something is seen or considered

155. Define the following term: Pointillism

156. Pointillism – A painting technique in which pure dots of color are dabbed onto the canvas surface. The viewer’s eye is then expected to see these dots merge as cohesive areas of different colors and color images.

157. Define the following term: Pop Art

158. Pop Art – A style of art which seeks its inspiration from commercial art and items of mass culture.

159. Define the following term: Portrait

160. Portrait - A painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person.

161. Define the following term: Positive Space

162. Positive Space – Space that is occupied by an element or a form.

163. Define the following term: Pottery

164. Pottery – A form of ceramic technology, where wet clay is shaped and dried, then fired.

165. Define the following term: Principles of Design

166. Principles of Design – The basic aesthetic considerations that guide organization of a work of art. They include balance, movement, emphasis, contrast, proportion, space, and unity.

167. Define the following term: Proportion

168. Proportion – A sense of appropriateness in the size relationship of different parts of a work.

169. Define the following term: Radial Symmetry

170. Radial Symmetry – The condition of having similar parts regularly arranged around a central axis.

171. Define the following term: Realism

172. Realism – A style of painting which depicts subject matter as it appears.

173. Define the following term: Reductive Sculpture

174. Reductive Sculpture– The technique of carving away from stone, wood, or clay block to create a sculpture in the round.

175. Define the following term: Repetition

176. Repetition – A series of repeated elements having similarity.

177. Define the following term: Rhythm

178. Rhythm – A continuance, a flow, or a feeling of movement achieved by the repetition or regulated visual units.

179. Define the following term: Rule of Thirds

180. Rule of Thirds – A composition rule that divides the scene into three rows and three columns. The rule states that the painting is much more interesting if the focal point is not in the center of the canvas but in one of the outlying regions, preferably at one of the intersection points.

181. Define the following term: Scratchboard

182. Scratchboard– “The art of taking away”, where you start with a black surface and scratch off to show the white underneath.

183. Define the following term: Sculpture

184. Sculpture – Any 3-dimensional form created as an artistic expression.

185. Define the following term: Seascape

186. Seascape – A painting or work of art that depicts the sea or a scene that includes the sea.

187. Define the following term: Sepia

188. Sepia – A golden brown tint sometimes applied to black and white pictures.

189. Define the following term: Shade

190. Shade – A color produced by adding black to a pigment.

191. Define the following term: Shape

192. Shape – An area which stands out from the space next to it or around it because of a defined boundary or because of a difference of value, color, or texture.

193. Define the following term: Silhouette

194. Silhouette – A dark image outlined against a lighter background.

195. Define the following term: Silverpoint

196. Silverpoint– A drawing made by dragging a silver rod across a surface.

197. Define the following term: Size

198. Size– The physical dimensions of an object.

199. Define the following term: Sketch

200. Sketch – A rough drawing used to capture the basic elements and structure of a situation often used as the basis for a more detailed work.

201. Define the following term: Space

202. Space – The interval or measurable distance between pre-established points.

203. Define the following term: Still life

204. Still life - A painting or other 2- dimensional work of art representing inanimate objects such as bottles, fruit, and flowers.

205. Define the following term: Stippling

206. Stippling – A drawing technique consisting of many small dots or flecks to construct the image.

207. Define the following term: Stretcher

208. Stretcher – A wooden frame over which the canvas of a painting is stretched.

209. Define the following term: Surrealism

210. Surrealism – An art style characterized by using the subconscious as a source of creativity to liberate pictorial subjects and ideas.

211. Define the following term: Symbol

212. Symbol– An object or drawing that represents something else

213. Define the following term: Symmetry

214. Symmetry – The placing of identical forms to either side of the central axis of a work to stabilize it visually.

215. Define the following term: Tessellation

216. Tessellation– A collection of plane figures that fills the plane with no overlaps or gaps.

217. Define the following term: Textiles

218. Textiles– Art that uses fibers to construct objects.

219. Define the following term: Texture

220. Texture – The tactile surface characteristics of a work of art that are either felt or perceived visually.

221. Define the following term: Three-dimensional

222. Three-dimensional – Occupying or giving the illusion of three dimensions. (height, width, depth)

223. Define the following term: Tint

224. Tint – A hue with white added.

225. Define the following term: Trompe’ L’oeil

226. Trompe’ L’oeil – French for “fool the eye”. A 2- dimensional representation that is so naturalistic that it looks actual or real.

227. Define the following term: Two-dimensional

228. Two-dimensional – Having 2 dimensions. (height and width)

229. Define the following term: Unity

230. Unity - An organization of parts so that all contribute to a coherent whole.

231. Define the following term: Value

232. Value – The lightness or darkness of a color.

233. Define the following term: Value Scale

234. Value Scale– A tonal scale using only black and white to create a range of values.

235. Define the following term: Vanishing Point

236. Vanishing Point – In perspective, the point on the horizon in the distance where two lines seem to converge and visibility ends.

237. Define the following term: Visual Balance

238. Visual Balance– Each area of a 2- dimensional piece suggests a certain visual weight depending on elements of art.

239. Define the following term: Wash

240. Wash – A broad thin layer of diluted pigment or ink.

241. Define the following term: Watercolor

242. Watercolor – A water-based paint that is a translucent wash of pigment.

243. Define the following term: Waterscape

244. Waterscape – A painting of or including a body of water.