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Praxis Art Content 5134 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Elements of Art Ans: Shape, color, form, texture, space, line, and value
(Sam Couldn't Find The Small Lily Vase)
Principles of design Ans: Emphasis, unity, contrast, rhythm, balance, pattern, and
movement
(Elephants Unfortunately Can't Rap, But Pigs Might)
Elements and principles: 2D vs. 3D Ans: 2D: Implied texture, space refers to
composition
3D: Real texture, space refers to how the artist uses the space in 3D, form describes
the shape of the artwork (width, depth, and height)
Texture Ans: Can be real or implied
Shapes Ans: Can be geometric or organic
Line Ans: Can be straight, broken, curved, implied, free-form
Space Ans: Can refer to foreground, middle ground, background, positive space
(subject), negative space (area around subject)
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Form Ans: Used in 3D art to describe the shape of the artwork
Balance Ans: Can be symmetrical or asymmetrical
Contrast Ans: When elements are juxtaposed to create interesting differences (not
just color)
Movement Ans: Uses elements to lead viewer throughout the piece
Emphasis Ans: Creates a focal point
Pattern Ans: Repeats elements in the same order
Rhythm Ans: Repeats elements without a specific order
Unity Ans: Harmony created by elements working together
Example Ans: Piet Mondrian mainly uses color, line, and shape in Composition with
Red, Yellow, and Blue (1927). The Starry Night by van Gogh uses several principles,
including contrast, emphasis, balance, and movement.
Relationship of elements to principles Ans: The elements are the building blocks of
visual art, and the principles are ways to organize those elements. Artists can use
some or all to create their artwork, explain their artistic decisions, or analyze another
artist's artwork. These are "established criteria that are used to objectively judge
artwork."
Golden mean/ golden ratio Ans: Term used to describe how elements within a piece
of art can be placed in the most aesthetically pleasing way, based on math
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Approximately 1 to 1.618
Hierarchical organization Ans: artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the
relative importance of the figures in the artwork
Perspective Ans: art technique for creating an illusion of 3D (depth and space) on a
2D (flat) surface
Viewpoint Ans: The position from where you view the scene
Horizon Line Ans: The imaginary horizontal line in the distance that is eye level
Vanishing Lines Ans: Lines that come together (converge) at the vanishing point.
One point perspective Ans: One vanishing point along the horizon line
Two point perspective Ans: Two vanishing points on the horizon line
Foreshortening Ans: Use of distortion to create the illusion of an object extending
into space
Atmospheric Perspective Ans: The effect of distance or atmosphere shown through
haziness or changes in color
Juxtaposition Ans: Placing two things closely together to emphasize similarities or
differences
Appropriation Ans: Using pre-existing objects or images with little or no
transformation
Transformation Ans: Some artists take every day or found objects and transform
them into something new
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Clay dust Ans: Contains silica and respiratory toxins that are too fine and heavy to
be expelled from the lungs. To avoid lung damage, use only wet cleaning methods
and wear a mask
Glaze hazards Ans: Some glazes may have lead in them, which is hazardous to
breathe, eat, or fire. Uranium is also toxic. Additional materials can have dangerous
fumes or particles from normal use or from being fired.
Toxic materials include antimony oxide, barium of any form, beryllium, borax,
cadmium, selenium, cobalt, colemanite or gerstley borate, copper, chromium, lustre
preparations, manganese, nickel, potassium dichromate, vanadium, zin, sulfides,
chlorides, fluorides, and to a lesser extent carbonates.
Kiln dangers Ans: 1. Kilns need to be tested to make sure they are ventilating
correctly in classrooms.
2. Avoid storage of flammable materials near kilns.
3. If the lid latch fails for any reason, the lid falls shut and could injure the person
loading the kiln.
4. Staring into a white hot kiln to see the cones may damage the eyes.
Lead pigments Ans: Used in some paints and glazes, but is hazardous
Safety label information: Under 12-years-old Ans: 1. Children have a higher risk
from chemicals and exposure, so only buy non-toxic supplies intended for children.
2. Don't use products with cautionary/warning labels.
Praxis Art Content 5134 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Elements of Art Ans: Shape, color, form, texture, space, line, and value
(Sam Couldn't Find The Small Lily Vase)
Principles of design Ans: Emphasis, unity, contrast, rhythm, balance, pattern, and
movement
(Elephants Unfortunately Can't Rap, But Pigs Might)
Elements and principles: 2D vs. 3D Ans: 2D: Implied texture, space refers to
composition
3D: Real texture, space refers to how the artist uses the space in 3D, form describes
the shape of the artwork (width, depth, and height)
Texture Ans: Can be real or implied
Shapes Ans: Can be geometric or organic
Line Ans: Can be straight, broken, curved, implied, free-form
Space Ans: Can refer to foreground, middle ground, background, positive space
(subject), negative space (area around subject)
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Form Ans: Used in 3D art to describe the shape of the artwork
Balance Ans: Can be symmetrical or asymmetrical
Contrast Ans: When elements are juxtaposed to create interesting differences (not
just color)
Movement Ans: Uses elements to lead viewer throughout the piece
Emphasis Ans: Creates a focal point
Pattern Ans: Repeats elements in the same order
Rhythm Ans: Repeats elements without a specific order
Unity Ans: Harmony created by elements working together
Example Ans: Piet Mondrian mainly uses color, line, and shape in Composition with
Red, Yellow, and Blue (1927). The Starry Night by van Gogh uses several principles,
including contrast, emphasis, balance, and movement.
Relationship of elements to principles Ans: The elements are the building blocks of
visual art, and the principles are ways to organize those elements. Artists can use
some or all to create their artwork, explain their artistic decisions, or analyze another
artist's artwork. These are "established criteria that are used to objectively judge
artwork."
Golden mean/ golden ratio Ans: Term used to describe how elements within a piece
of art can be placed in the most aesthetically pleasing way, based on math
, Page | 3
Approximately 1 to 1.618
Hierarchical organization Ans: artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the
relative importance of the figures in the artwork
Perspective Ans: art technique for creating an illusion of 3D (depth and space) on a
2D (flat) surface
Viewpoint Ans: The position from where you view the scene
Horizon Line Ans: The imaginary horizontal line in the distance that is eye level
Vanishing Lines Ans: Lines that come together (converge) at the vanishing point.
One point perspective Ans: One vanishing point along the horizon line
Two point perspective Ans: Two vanishing points on the horizon line
Foreshortening Ans: Use of distortion to create the illusion of an object extending
into space
Atmospheric Perspective Ans: The effect of distance or atmosphere shown through
haziness or changes in color
Juxtaposition Ans: Placing two things closely together to emphasize similarities or
differences
Appropriation Ans: Using pre-existing objects or images with little or no
transformation
Transformation Ans: Some artists take every day or found objects and transform
them into something new
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Clay dust Ans: Contains silica and respiratory toxins that are too fine and heavy to
be expelled from the lungs. To avoid lung damage, use only wet cleaning methods
and wear a mask
Glaze hazards Ans: Some glazes may have lead in them, which is hazardous to
breathe, eat, or fire. Uranium is also toxic. Additional materials can have dangerous
fumes or particles from normal use or from being fired.
Toxic materials include antimony oxide, barium of any form, beryllium, borax,
cadmium, selenium, cobalt, colemanite or gerstley borate, copper, chromium, lustre
preparations, manganese, nickel, potassium dichromate, vanadium, zin, sulfides,
chlorides, fluorides, and to a lesser extent carbonates.
Kiln dangers Ans: 1. Kilns need to be tested to make sure they are ventilating
correctly in classrooms.
2. Avoid storage of flammable materials near kilns.
3. If the lid latch fails for any reason, the lid falls shut and could injure the person
loading the kiln.
4. Staring into a white hot kiln to see the cones may damage the eyes.
Lead pigments Ans: Used in some paints and glazes, but is hazardous
Safety label information: Under 12-years-old Ans: 1. Children have a higher risk
from chemicals and exposure, so only buy non-toxic supplies intended for children.
2. Don't use products with cautionary/warning labels.
