PAINTING EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
abstractn-nans-
Describingnannartworknbasednonnanannidentifiablensubject,nbutnwithnfewnornnon
details,nandnwhosenvisualnelementsnarensimplifiednornrearranged
achromaticn-nans-Withoutncolorn(white,nblack,ngray)
aestheticn-nans-Pertainingntonthenbeautiful,nrefined,ntasteful,nandnartistic
analogousn-nans-Colorsnthatnarencloselynrelated,nsuchnasnblue,nblue-
green,nandngreen;nthreenornfourncolorsnthatnarenadjacentn(touching)nonnthencolo
rnwheel
asymmetricalnbalancen-nans-
Thenorganizationnofnthenpartsnofnancompositionnsonthatneachnsidenofnanvertical
naxisncontainsnsimilar,nbutnnotnidentical,nshapesnornforms
atmosphericnperspectiven-nans-
Anmethodnofncreatingnthenillusionnofndistancenbynrepresentingnobjectsnfarthernaw
ay,nwithnlessnclaritynofncontour,nanndinndiminishedncolor.
backgroundn-nans-
Thenareanfarthestnwayninnanlandscape,nornthenareanaroundnthensubjectnmatterni
nnanpainting
backlightn-nans-Lightncomingnfromnbehindnansubject
balancen-nans-
Anprinciplenofndesignnreferringntonthenarrangementnofnvisualnelementsntoncreate
nstabilityninnannartworkn(symmetrical,nasymmetrical,nandnradial)
bichromaticn-nans-Antermndescribingnanpaintingncreatednwithnjustntwoncolors
bindern-nans-
Annadhesivenusedntonholdnparticlesnofnpigmentntogetherninnpaint,nandntonholdnc
olorntonthenground
, bleedn-nans-
Paintnorninknthatnrunsnintonannadjoiningnarea,nornupnthroughncoatsnofnpaint.nus
uallynundesirable.nalsonrefersntonfussynedgesninnanpainting
brightn-nans-
Anshort,nflatnbrushnwithnanlongnhandle,nusednmainlynfornoilnandnacrylic
canvasn-nans-Anfabricnpreparednasnansurfacenfornpaintingninnoilsnornacrylics
chiarascuron-nans-
Strongncontrastnofndarknandnlightnvaluesninnanpainting.nantechniquenfornmodelin
gnformsninnpainting,nbynwhichnthenlightednpartsnseemntonstandnoutnfromndarkna
reas
colorn-nans-
Annelementnofndesignnwithnthreenproperties:nhue,nvalue,nandnintensity
colornschemen-nans-
Thenchoicenorncombinationnofncolorsnusedninnanpainting,nsuchnasnmonochromati
c,nanalogous,ncomplementary,nornmixed
colorntriadn-nans-
Threencolorsnspacednequallynapartnonnthencolornwheel,nsuchnasnorange,ngreen,
nandnviolet
colornwheeln-nans-Colorsnarrangedninnancircleninnthenordernofnthenspectrum
complementaryncolorsn-nans-
Twoncolorsnthatnarendirectlynoppositeneachnothernonnthencolornwheel,nmeaningnt
heynareninnextremencontrastnwithneachnother.
contourn-nans-Thenouternlimitnofnanfigure,nform,nornobject
contrastn-nans-
Anprinciplenofndesignnthatnrefersntondifferencesninnvalues,ncolors,ntextures,nandn
othernelementsntoncreatenemphasisnandninterest
coolncolorsn-nans-Colorsninnwhichngreen,nblue,nandnvioletnpredominate
croppingn-nans-Cuttingnanpicturendownnorntrimmingnitsnsize
decklenedgen-nans-Thendecorative,nraggednedgenonnsomenpapers
driern-nans-Anmaterialnaddedntonoilnpaintsntonacceleratenthendryingnprocess
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
abstractn-nans-
Describingnannartworknbasednonnanannidentifiablensubject,nbutnwithnfewnornnon
details,nandnwhosenvisualnelementsnarensimplifiednornrearranged
achromaticn-nans-Withoutncolorn(white,nblack,ngray)
aestheticn-nans-Pertainingntonthenbeautiful,nrefined,ntasteful,nandnartistic
analogousn-nans-Colorsnthatnarencloselynrelated,nsuchnasnblue,nblue-
green,nandngreen;nthreenornfourncolorsnthatnarenadjacentn(touching)nonnthencolo
rnwheel
asymmetricalnbalancen-nans-
Thenorganizationnofnthenpartsnofnancompositionnsonthatneachnsidenofnanvertical
naxisncontainsnsimilar,nbutnnotnidentical,nshapesnornforms
atmosphericnperspectiven-nans-
Anmethodnofncreatingnthenillusionnofndistancenbynrepresentingnobjectsnfarthernaw
ay,nwithnlessnclaritynofncontour,nanndinndiminishedncolor.
backgroundn-nans-
Thenareanfarthestnwayninnanlandscape,nornthenareanaroundnthensubjectnmatterni
nnanpainting
backlightn-nans-Lightncomingnfromnbehindnansubject
balancen-nans-
Anprinciplenofndesignnreferringntonthenarrangementnofnvisualnelementsntoncreate
nstabilityninnannartworkn(symmetrical,nasymmetrical,nandnradial)
bichromaticn-nans-Antermndescribingnanpaintingncreatednwithnjustntwoncolors
bindern-nans-
Annadhesivenusedntonholdnparticlesnofnpigmentntogetherninnpaint,nandntonholdnc
olorntonthenground
, bleedn-nans-
Paintnorninknthatnrunsnintonannadjoiningnarea,nornupnthroughncoatsnofnpaint.nus
uallynundesirable.nalsonrefersntonfussynedgesninnanpainting
brightn-nans-
Anshort,nflatnbrushnwithnanlongnhandle,nusednmainlynfornoilnandnacrylic
canvasn-nans-Anfabricnpreparednasnansurfacenfornpaintingninnoilsnornacrylics
chiarascuron-nans-
Strongncontrastnofndarknandnlightnvaluesninnanpainting.nantechniquenfornmodelin
gnformsninnpainting,nbynwhichnthenlightednpartsnseemntonstandnoutnfromndarkna
reas
colorn-nans-
Annelementnofndesignnwithnthreenproperties:nhue,nvalue,nandnintensity
colornschemen-nans-
Thenchoicenorncombinationnofncolorsnusedninnanpainting,nsuchnasnmonochromati
c,nanalogous,ncomplementary,nornmixed
colorntriadn-nans-
Threencolorsnspacednequallynapartnonnthencolornwheel,nsuchnasnorange,ngreen,
nandnviolet
colornwheeln-nans-Colorsnarrangedninnancircleninnthenordernofnthenspectrum
complementaryncolorsn-nans-
Twoncolorsnthatnarendirectlynoppositeneachnothernonnthencolornwheel,nmeaningnt
heynareninnextremencontrastnwithneachnother.
contourn-nans-Thenouternlimitnofnanfigure,nform,nornobject
contrastn-nans-
Anprinciplenofndesignnthatnrefersntondifferencesninnvalues,ncolors,ntextures,nandn
othernelementsntoncreatenemphasisnandninterest
coolncolorsn-nans-Colorsninnwhichngreen,nblue,nandnvioletnpredominate
croppingn-nans-Cuttingnanpicturendownnorntrimmingnitsnsize
decklenedgen-nans-Thendecorative,nraggednedgenonnsomenpapers
driern-nans-Anmaterialnaddedntonoilnpaintsntonacceleratenthendryingnprocess
