ART FINAL Studyin’
What does it mean for an image to be superimposed ? When two images are laid on top of one another so both are present
What is an implied line? A line that is not physically present but appears to be. Mind fills in the blanks.
Describe how and why you slip and score when working with clay? Creating a series of hatch marks Add slip as “glue” Used to connect two pieces of clay
Name 4 types of line drawing Contour Blind contour Continuous line Negative space
What is OP Art? Art that deals with creating optical illusions OP is short for optical
What are the two main ways to make OP Art? Op art is made primarily by manipulating line and color
What are three different types of gesture drawing? Mass gesture Scribbled gesture Line gesture
Why/where would you use gesture drawing? To capture an image quickly Fast sketching To get the ‘essence’ of a form
What are the three primary colors? Red, yellow, blue WHY ARE THEY PRIMARY? They cannot be made by mixing any other color and they are used to create all other colors. They are the base of all colors.
What are these colors compliments? Red? Green ( think Christmas) Blue? Orange (think the Bears) Yellow? Purple (think the Minnesota Vikings) What is so special about complimentary colors? They appear brighter when placed next to each other. They compliment each other.
What is an artist statement? An explanation of an artists intention, reason, meaning, or approach to making a work of art.
What is value? The gradual shift from light to dark. Value gives objects FORM –(circle into sphere, 3-D quality)
Label the parts of the shadow Light source, highlight, shadow, core shadow, reflected light, cast shadow
Light source highlight shadow Core shadow Reflected light Cast shadow
What is non-objective art? Art with no recognizable forms Made mostly of color, line, shape
What is Formalism? When the value is entirely determined by its form. Focus on compositional aspects like color, line, shape, texture ( not realism, context, or content) Everything necessary to understand the art is in the art, history, reason, artist, etc are all secondary. Focused on design to communicate.
Describe the difference between a direct and an indirect portrait: DIRECT PORTRAIT: an accurate representation of the subject, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. INDIRECT PORTRAIT: subject is not directly shown. Can be a collection of objects that hold meaning to the subject or represent them.
What is a composition? placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art The arrangement of parts to make a whole.
When and why would you use a viewfinder? An artist would use a viewfinder to help frame an image Used mainly when drawing from life, the viewfinder acts as the edges of the drawing surface to help frame image and helps with placement and proportion when drawing.
Name all six acrylic painting techniques we practiced: Sgraffito, blending, glaze, wash, wet-on- wet, splatter