Take a moment to analyze this work:
Swan lays across a red hill that protrudes into a purplish-pink sky with gray clouds.
Painting by Lizza Littlewort, distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Notice how you can almost imagine how it feels. What do you conclude is the element the artist is using to create this effect?
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Responses
balance
balance
forms
forms
lines
lines
texture
texture
Your classmate Hernando wants to draw lines that create a sense of energy and movement in his drawing. Which type of line would you recommend to him to best articulate this feeling?
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Responses
curved
curved
horizontal
horizontal
vertical
vertical
diagonal
curved
Your friend Allison plans to add white paint to her yellow paint to make the hue lighter. She hopes to suggest a source of natural light within the artwork, such as sunlight. When she does this, what specific aspect of color do you determine she will be changing?
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Responses
intensity
intensity
value
value
saturation
saturation
texture
texture
value
Your friend William plans to use bright colors in his latest painting. He wants to create a feeling of energy and high emotions. When he does this, what specific aspect of color will he be changing?
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Responses
intensity
intensity
value
value
tone
tone
texture
intensity
Your friend Steven plans to add black paint to his blue paint to make the hue darker. He hopes to convey an impression of mystery in his artwork. When he does this, what specific aspect of color do you determine he will be changing?
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Responses
intensity
intensity
saturation
saturation
value
value
texture
value
ake a moment to analyze this work:
Two statues are shown side by side, with one featuring Andromeda fighting a sea monster and the other showing Leda and the Swan. Trees rise up to frame each of the statues.
Notice how you can almost imagine how it feels. What do you conclude is the element the artist is MOST LIKELY using to create this effect?
(1 point)
Responses
texture
texture
forms
forms
lines
lines
balance
forms
Why might artists from some Asian cultures use a lot of white when depicting funeral ceremonies, whereas many American artists might use a lot of white when depicting births?
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Responses
In America, the color white is associated with death or mourning.
In America, the color white is associated with death or mourning.
All colors are interpreted the same way across the globe.
All colors are interpreted the same way across the globe.
The color wheel is different for every country.
The color wheel is different for every country.
In some Asian cultures, the color white is associated with death or mourning.
In some Asian cultures, the color white is associated with death or mourning.
Question
Your classmate Yolanda wants to draw lines that create the impression of instability or falling. Which type of line would you recommend to her to best articulate this impression in her drawing?
(1 point)
Responses
curved
curved
horizontal
horizontal
vertical
vertical
diagonal
diagonal
diagonal
Your classmate Jay wants to draw lines that give the impression of height and strength. Which type of line would you recommend to him to best articulate this impression in his drawing?
(1 point)
Responses
curved
curved
horizontal
horizontal
vertical
vertical
diagonal
vertical
Why might painters want to use a darker tone in their works?
(1 point)
Responses
to symbolize friendliness
to symbolize friendliness
to create a form
to create a form
to give an impression of mystery
to give an impression of mystery
to suggest a source of natural light, such as sunlight
to give an impression of mystery
Take a moment to analyze this work:
Several rectangles are shown as black lines against a white background with some rectangles along the edges colored red, yellow, or blue.
What is MOST LIKELY the type of shape or form of this work?
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Responses
organic shape
organic shape
organic form
organic form
geometric shape
geometric shape
geometric form
geometric shape
Your classmate CiCi wants to draw lines that convey a feeling of rest. Which type of line would you recommend to her to best articulate this feeling in her drawing?
(1 point)
Responses
curved
curved
horizontal
horizontal
vertical
vertical
diagonalYour classmate CiCi wants to draw lines that convey a feeling of rest. Which type of line would you recommend to her to best articulate this feeling in her drawing?
(1 point)
Responses
curved
curved
horizontal
horizontal
vertical
vertical
diagonal
horizontal
Compare and contrast shape and form. What is one thing that makes them different from each other?
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Responses
You can walk around something with shape; you cannot walk around something with form.
You can walk around something with shape; you cannot walk around something with form.
Shapes are flat, 2-dimensional art elements; forms are 3-dimensional art elements.
Shapes are flat, 2-dimensional art elements; forms are 3-dimensional art elements.
Artwork that is predominantly composed of form is really only viewable from one side.
Artwork that is predominantly composed of form is really only viewable from one side.
Only shapes can be geometric; only forms can be organic.
Shapes are flat, 2-dimensional art elements, while forms are 3-dimensional art elements.
As a young child, you used to draw stick figures and houses with a plain, basic pencil. Even though you might not have realized it at the time, you were already practicing the use of one of the essential elements of art. If you analyzed that work now, what element of art would be most apparent to you?
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Responses
lines
lines
color
color
texture
texture
dominance
lines
Your friend Elizabeth plans to use dull colors in her latest painting. She wants to create a subdued feeling, along with a feeling of seriousness. When she does this, what specific aspect of color will she be changing?
(1 point)
Responses
value
value
intensity
intensity
tone
tone
texture
texture