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Art Final 2011--High School
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Art/Design
7th Grade
04/27/2011

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Term
Composition
Definition
The way the elements are arranged or placed in a picture
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Name the "tools" that artists use to help them draw (HINT: think about your in-class activities)
Definition
viewfinder, pencil for sighting in and marking angles, negative space, drawing upside-down
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Directional Line
Definition
An imaginary line created by the placement of elements that leads the viewer through the artwork to the focal point
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Focal Point
Definition
The place where you want the viewer to focus their attention
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Perspective
Definition
a way to create the illusion of depth in two-dimensional works
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One-point perspective
Definition
The lines converge into the background to a single point (like railroad tracks)
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Two-point perspective
Definition
The lines converge towards two points, one on each side, to create a three-dimensional shape (like a cube)
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aerial perspective
Definition
using placement on the page, color, texture, detail and overlapping to create a sense of depth
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Rule of Thirds
Definition
used for placement of the focal point, this rule is based on placing the focal point where the intersections are when dividing the page into thirds both directions
Term
gesture sketch
Definition
a quick sketch to show movement--usually looks like scribbles
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Contour drawing
Definition
a drawing using only lines (no shading) that is drawn very carefully and exact--often used to start a painting or finished drawing
Term
Who were the first artists?
Definition
Paleolithic man
Term
How many years ago did man first begin to draw?
Definition
Some 32,000-35,000 years ago
Term
The ancient Egyptians added writing to their drawings in the form of _____.
Definition
Hieroglyphs (hieroglyphics)
Term
When did man first start to record ideas and explore composition using sketches?
Definition
During the 14th century (the Renaissance)
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When did artists start sketching on paper instead of just on the walls they were painting?
Definition
During the 14th century (the Renaissance)
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When did artists start using legal contracts for commissioned work?
Definition
During the 14th century (the Renaissance)
Term
Commissioned work
Definition
an artwork ordered by someone else, created according to their wishes and their standards
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Were sketches included with the contracts from the 14th century (the Renaissance)?
Definition
YES
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Were drawings originally considered works of art?
Definition
NO
Term
When did people start valuing sketches created by famous artists?
Definition
During the 14th century (the Renaissance)
Term
Why did people value the sketches created by famous artists?
Definition
They served as clues to who the artist was as a human
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What are the two kinds of drawings?
Definition
sketches to work out problems and finished drawings as artworks
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How are drawings different from other artworks?
Definition
Usually smaller and more intimate--made from materials almost everyone has (pencil and paper)--don't cost much to make
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Are drawings valued as much as paintings in today's art world?
Definition
Not usually
Term
Lead pencils are made from ______.
Definition
graphite
Term
Media that goes on dry is called ____ ___.
Definition
dry media
Term
Media that goes on wet is called _____ ___.
Definition
wet media
Term
True or False--Some media can be used both as wet or dry media.
Definition
TRUE (water soluble oil pastels and watercolor pencils are two examples)
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True or False--When drawing with ink, it does not matter which way you move the pen.
Definition
False--never push the pen away from you or the pen tip may splatter.
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True or False--Tortillons and stumps are used to help blend media.
Definition
TRUE--they are the rolled-up paper tools artists use
Term
What is sgraffito?
Definition
The drawing technique where we scratch away color or make indentions in the surface that later show up as white lines when we color over them.
Term
What type of paper do we use for chalk or charcoal--rough or smooth?
Definition
Rough
Term
Which paper is best for ink drawings--rough or smooth?
Definition
Smooth
Term
What do we call it when we layer white or a light color of colored pencil on top of other colors to blend them?
Definition
Burnishing
Term
Name two types of line that can make your drawings more interesting
Definition
thick-and-thin line and lost-and-found line
Term
Name the three types of hand-building used for clay
Definition
Coil, slab, pinch pot
Term
What are complementary colors?
Definition
Any two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel
Term
Name two ways complementary colors are used
Definition
when used together, they create gray; when used side-by-side, they create high contrast so make each other seem more exciting
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What is a collagraph?
Definition
A print made by gluing textures to the printing plate, then running the plate through a press and adding color later
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What is a monotype print?
Definition
A print made by adding color to the plate and running it through the press to transfer
Term
What is an intaglio print? (woodcut, linocut)
Definition
A print where lines are incised into the plate, ink applied, then the plate is printed. The incised lines do not print.
Term
Define "craft"
Definition
Something that anyone who follows a set of directions can make
Term
Define "art"
Definition
Creations that are original, relay a personal message,use the art elements and design principles in a way that enhance a personal message,and is creative and unique
Term
Draw a color wheel
Definition
Put colors in order: Orange/yellow orange/yellow orange/yellow/yellow green/green/blue green/blue/blue violet/violet/red violet/red/red orange
Term
The paper that keeps dust from getting inside the frame is called _____.
Definition
the backing paper
Term
True or False---the inside of the glass or Plexiglas should be washed, as well as the outside
Definition
TRUE
Term
True or False--The backing board is meant to keep the artwork pushed tightly in the frame so it touches the glass.
Definition
False--artwork that touches the glass can be ruined when water in the air condenses
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True or False--The ideal height to hang artwork is so the top of the work is 60" from the floor
Definition
False--the center of the picture should be 60" from the floor
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True or False--In a gallery setting, the labels are hung in a line 48" from the floor, on the right side of the picture.
Definition
True
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