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Design Principles
Ans: Refers to the ways artists organize the visual elements of art: generally
found to include balance, emphasis, contrast, unity, movement and rhythm. May
also include: proportion, scale, repetition, pattern, and variety.
Line
Ans: A visual element that is the path of a moving point through space. It has
the properties of direction, width and length.
Form
Ans: The visual element that is three-dimensional; having height, width and
depth.
Color
Ans: A visual element that refers to what the eyes see when light is reflected off
an object. Hue, value and intensity are three properties.
Value
Ans: The visual element that refers to lightness and darkness.
Texture
Ans: The visual element that refers to the way something feels or looks like it
feels and can be actual or implied.
Space
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Ans: The visual element that refers to the area between, around, above, below
and within objects.
Emphasis
Ans: A principle of art that stresses one element of art, defines a center of
interest or draws attention to certain areas with a work of art.
Proportion
Ans: A principle of art concerned with the relationships in size, one part to
another or to the whole.
Unity
Ans: A principle of art that is concerned with the sense of wholeness or
completeness.
Movement
Ans: A principle of art used to guide a viewer's eye throughout the work; a
trend.
Rhythm
Ans: A principle of art in which the appearance of movement is created by the
recurrence of elements.
Contrast
Ans: A principle of art that uses the differences between the visual elements to
create variety, emphasis or interest. _____ in value is the difference between
light and dark.
Pattern
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Ans: Repetition of elements or motif.
Scale
Ans: When proportional relationships are created relative to a specific unit of
measurement.
Variety
Ans: A principle of art through which different elements are used to add visual
interest.
Formal Balance
Ans: When a composition is symmetrical, it gives the feeling that the weight is
equally distributed, since this is a classical appearance of formality.
Informal Balance
Ans: When a composition is asymmetrical, there is a visual emphasis, or pull, to
one side of the composition. For example, think about a seesaw or scales.
Vertical Lines
Ans: Communicate strength, rigidity, or height. Suggest spirituality, reaching
toward sky. Diagonal lines communicate opposition or movement, curves lines
communicate sensual or softening quality.
Perspective: Linear
Ans: A technique for representing 3-dimensional objects on a flat surface.
During the Renaissance, artists invented this technique based upon math
principles in order to give paintings a realistic appearance.
Perspective: Atmospheric or Aerial
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GHP Visual Arts Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
Design Principles
Ans: Refers to the ways artists organize the visual elements of art: generally
found to include balance, emphasis, contrast, unity, movement and rhythm. May
also include: proportion, scale, repetition, pattern, and variety.
Line
Ans: A visual element that is the path of a moving point through space. It has
the properties of direction, width and length.
Form
Ans: The visual element that is three-dimensional; having height, width and
depth.
Color
Ans: A visual element that refers to what the eyes see when light is reflected off
an object. Hue, value and intensity are three properties.
Value
Ans: The visual element that refers to lightness and darkness.
Texture
Ans: The visual element that refers to the way something feels or looks like it
feels and can be actual or implied.
Space
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Ans: The visual element that refers to the area between, around, above, below
and within objects.
Emphasis
Ans: A principle of art that stresses one element of art, defines a center of
interest or draws attention to certain areas with a work of art.
Proportion
Ans: A principle of art concerned with the relationships in size, one part to
another or to the whole.
Unity
Ans: A principle of art that is concerned with the sense of wholeness or
completeness.
Movement
Ans: A principle of art used to guide a viewer's eye throughout the work; a
trend.
Rhythm
Ans: A principle of art in which the appearance of movement is created by the
recurrence of elements.
Contrast
Ans: A principle of art that uses the differences between the visual elements to
create variety, emphasis or interest. _____ in value is the difference between
light and dark.
Pattern
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Ans: Repetition of elements or motif.
Scale
Ans: When proportional relationships are created relative to a specific unit of
measurement.
Variety
Ans: A principle of art through which different elements are used to add visual
interest.
Formal Balance
Ans: When a composition is symmetrical, it gives the feeling that the weight is
equally distributed, since this is a classical appearance of formality.
Informal Balance
Ans: When a composition is asymmetrical, there is a visual emphasis, or pull, to
one side of the composition. For example, think about a seesaw or scales.
Vertical Lines
Ans: Communicate strength, rigidity, or height. Suggest spirituality, reaching
toward sky. Diagonal lines communicate opposition or movement, curves lines
communicate sensual or softening quality.
Perspective: Linear
Ans: A technique for representing 3-dimensional objects on a flat surface.
During the Renaissance, artists invented this technique based upon math
principles in order to give paintings a realistic appearance.
Perspective: Atmospheric or Aerial
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