Art Flashcard - 30 questions

Front

Which pencil grade is typically used for precise, faint lines and technical drafting because it resists smudging and is easier to erase?

Back

2H

Front

An artist wants to create a velvety, jet-black area in a charcoal drawing. Which pencil grade's characteristics are most similar to the required softness and darkness?

Back

8B

Front

What is the term for the area of an artwork that is occupied by the subject matter, as opposed to the empty space around it?

Back

Positive Space

Front

What is 'lifting' in the context of watercolor painting?

Back

Carefully removing wet or dried pigment with a clean, damp brush or absorbent material.

Front

The use of overlapping shapes in a two-dimensional artwork is primarily a strategy to create an illusion of which Element of Art?

Back

Space

Front

Which Element of Art is the path of a moving point, which can be thick or thin, actual or implied?

Back

Line

Front

What Principle of Design is achieved when all the elements—color, line, shape, etc.—work together harmoniously, creating a sense of completeness?

Back

Unity

Front

In Color Theory, what term refers to the purity or intensity of a color?

Back

Saturation

Front

Which of the following is an example of asymmetrical balance? A design where two small, light shapes on one side are balanced by one large, dark shape on the other. A circular design with elements radiating out from the center. A portrait where the subject's face is perfectly centered. A photograph where the left and right sides are mirror images of each other.

Back

A design where two small, light shapes on one side are balanced by one large, dark shape on the other.

Front

What is a 'glaze' in the context of painting, particularly oil or watercolor?

Back

A thin, transparent layer of paint applied over a dried area to modify its color and create depth.