CONPHIL LONG QUIZ

• MEDIUM

  • The material, or the substance out of which a work is made. 
  • The nature of the art forms
• SCUPLTURE

  • “Three-dimensional” art
  • Metal, wood, stone, clay and glass
  • Pottery is a good  example
• ARCHITECTURE

  • Wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete and various building materials
  • Also “three-dimensional”
• PAINTING

  • “Three-dimensional” art
  • Metal, wood, stone, clay and glass
  • Pottery is a good  example
• PRINT MAKING 


  Ink printed or transferred on a surface (wood, plates, silk screen)
• MUSIC


  Uses sounds and instruments
• DANCE


  Uses body and movements
• THEATHER ART


  Stage art production
• Photography 


  Film, camera recording
• LITERATURE

  • Use of words, either fiction or non-fiction
  • Example of today is poetry
• TECHNIQUES 


  The manner in which artists use and manipulate materials to achieve desired formal effect and communicate the desired meaning or concept.
• Line


  A mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin.
• Types of line

  • Actual
  • Implied
  • Vertical
  • Horizontal
  • Diagonal
  • Contour
• Horizontal lines


  • Lines of repose and serenity. They express ideas of calmness and quiescence.
• Vertical lines


  • Poised for action. They are poised, balanced, forceful, and dynamic. They express an impression of dignity.
• Diagonal lines


  • Suggest action and movement. They give animation to any composition in which they appear.
• Curved lines


  • Suggest grace, movement, flexibility, and joyousness.
• Three main types of lines

  • Repetition
  • Contrast
  • Transition line
• Repetition


  Occurs when two or more lines are drawn within a corner following the lines of the corner.
• Contrast


  Lines that are in opposition to each other form a contrast.
• Transition line


  A line that connects two workflow elements. Transition lines allow you to define what the next step in a workflow will be.
• Color


  An element of art with three properties: 1) Hue, the name of the color, 2) Intensity or the purity and strength of the color, and 3) Value, the lightness or darkness of the color.
• Hue


  The pure spectrum colors commonly referred to by the "color names" - red, orange, yellow, blue, green violet - which appear in the hue circle or rainbow.
• Primaries


  The three basic hues from which all other hues can be mixed.
• Color wheel


  An abstract illustrative organization of color hues around a circle, that shows relationships between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
• Value


  The lightness or darkness of a color. It depends on the amount of light and dark in the color.
• Tints


  Values above the normal.
• Shades


  Values below the normal.
• Intensity


  The brightness or darkness of color. It gives color strength.
• Colors have varied psychological and emotional connotations.
• Meanings of colors conveyed by the rose

  • Red roses mean courage and fortitude
  • Yellow roses stand for freedom
  • Red and yellow stand for jovial/happy feelings
  • Orange roses speak of enthusiasm and desire
  • Red and white convey unity
  • Red is for "I love you"
  • Pink conveys "Thank you"
  • White says "You are heavenly"
  • Coral speaks of desire
  • White roses denote secrecy, reverence and humility
  • Deep pink roses convey gratitude and appreciation
  • Light pink express sympathy, grace and gentility
• Texture


  The element that deals more directly with the sense of touch. It has to do with the characteristics of surfaces which can be rough or smooth, fine or coarse, shiny or dull, plain or irregular.
• Perspective


  The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye judges spatial relationships.
• Linear perspective


  The representation of an appearance of distance by means of converging lines. It has to do with the direction of lines and with the size of objects.
• Linear perspective


  • Painters usually show the effect of space and distance by using converging lines and diminishing size. Parallel lines below the eye level seem to rise to a vanishing point in the horizon, while those above the eye level seem to descend to the vanishing point.
• Foreshortening


  The representation of objects or parts of the body as smaller from the point of view of the observer.
• Aerial perspective


  The representation of relative distances of objects by gradations of tone or color. Objects become fainter in the distance due to the effect of the atmosphere. Objects appear to be lighter in color as they recede into the distance or atmosphere.
• Space


  As an element of art, refers to distances or areas around, between or within components of a piece. Space can be positive (white or light) or negative (black or dark), open or closed, shallow or deep and two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Sometimes space isn't actually within a piece, but the illusion of it is.
• Kinds of space


  • Positive space - the areas in a work of art that are the subjects, or areas of interest
  • Negative space - areas around the subjects, or areas of interest
• Form


  Applies to the over-all design of a work of art. It describes the structure or shape of an object.