TEXES CORE SUBJECTS EC-6 (291) -
FINE ARTS, HEALTH, & PHYSICAL
EDUCATION EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the four main strands in the Texas state curriculum for fine arts and
visual arts? - ....ANSWER ...-Perception, Creative Expression,
Historical/cultural Heritage, and Critical Evaluation
Seven Basic Concepts of Visual Art - ....ANSWER ...-Line, Space, Shape,
Form, Texture, Value & Color
Concepts of Line - ....ANSWER ...-Outline, Contour, Gesture, Sketch,
Calligraphy, Implied
Characteristics of Line - ....ANSWER ...-Width, length, direction, focus,
feeling
Space - ....ANSWER ...-the emptiness around or within objects
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,Concepts of Space - ....ANSWER ...-Positive space, Negative space, Picture
Plane, Composition, Focal Point, Depth (used perspectives)
Perspective Types - ....ANSWER ...-Nonlinear + Linear
(used to create depth)
Shape - ....ANSWER ...-Formed when a line(s) cross to enclose a space,
giving an object height + width but no depth
Concepts of Shape - ....ANSWER ...-Geometric vs Real; Positive vs
Negative; Static vs Dynamic
Form (art) - ....ANSWER ...-3-D Shape (height, width + shape)
Concepts of Form - ....ANSWER ...-Real (actual shape) vs Implied (visual
representation of 3D shape using line, space, shape, color + value)
Concepts of Texture - ....ANSWER ...-Real vs Implied (using line, space,
color + value)
Value - ....ANSWER ...-the lightness or darkness of an artwork
Concepts of Value - ....ANSWER ...-Tint: adding white to make lighter
Shade: adding black to make darker
Value Scale: gradual changes light to dark
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, High-Key: all on light side
Low-Key: all on dark side
Contrast
Color - ....ANSWER ...-spectrum of light broken down by it hitting an
object and reflecting onto the eye
Concepts of Color - ....ANSWER ...-Hue: range of colors
Intensity: strength of color
Value
Temperature: warmth or coolness
What are the primary and secondary colors? - ....ANSWER ...-Primary: red,
yellow, blue
Secondary: green, orange, violet
Green: blue + yellow
Orange: red + yellow
Purple: red + blue
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FINE ARTS, HEALTH, & PHYSICAL
EDUCATION EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the four main strands in the Texas state curriculum for fine arts and
visual arts? - ....ANSWER ...-Perception, Creative Expression,
Historical/cultural Heritage, and Critical Evaluation
Seven Basic Concepts of Visual Art - ....ANSWER ...-Line, Space, Shape,
Form, Texture, Value & Color
Concepts of Line - ....ANSWER ...-Outline, Contour, Gesture, Sketch,
Calligraphy, Implied
Characteristics of Line - ....ANSWER ...-Width, length, direction, focus,
feeling
Space - ....ANSWER ...-the emptiness around or within objects
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,Concepts of Space - ....ANSWER ...-Positive space, Negative space, Picture
Plane, Composition, Focal Point, Depth (used perspectives)
Perspective Types - ....ANSWER ...-Nonlinear + Linear
(used to create depth)
Shape - ....ANSWER ...-Formed when a line(s) cross to enclose a space,
giving an object height + width but no depth
Concepts of Shape - ....ANSWER ...-Geometric vs Real; Positive vs
Negative; Static vs Dynamic
Form (art) - ....ANSWER ...-3-D Shape (height, width + shape)
Concepts of Form - ....ANSWER ...-Real (actual shape) vs Implied (visual
representation of 3D shape using line, space, shape, color + value)
Concepts of Texture - ....ANSWER ...-Real vs Implied (using line, space,
color + value)
Value - ....ANSWER ...-the lightness or darkness of an artwork
Concepts of Value - ....ANSWER ...-Tint: adding white to make lighter
Shade: adding black to make darker
Value Scale: gradual changes light to dark
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 2
, High-Key: all on light side
Low-Key: all on dark side
Contrast
Color - ....ANSWER ...-spectrum of light broken down by it hitting an
object and reflecting onto the eye
Concepts of Color - ....ANSWER ...-Hue: range of colors
Intensity: strength of color
Value
Temperature: warmth or coolness
What are the primary and secondary colors? - ....ANSWER ...-Primary: red,
yellow, blue
Secondary: green, orange, violet
Green: blue + yellow
Orange: red + yellow
Purple: red + blue
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