Creating & Understanding Drawings

Chapter 1: Drawing and the Visual Vocabulary

Online Quizzes

1.
Depth is usually created using
A)outlines.
B)shading.
C)texture.
D)repetition.
2.
Which of the following is achieved by combining elements in a way that stresses their similarities?
A)variety
B)balance
C)harmony
D)emphasis
3.
Which of the following principles is often used to suggest the appearance of rounded three-dimensional forms?
A)balance
B)unity
C)rhythm
D)gradation
4.
Which of the following is the main element of drawing?
A)line
B)shape
C)texture
D)space
5.
Analogous colors are located
A)next to each other on the color wheel.
B)opposite each other on the color wheel.
C)four spaces away from each other on the color wheel.
D)five spaces away from each other on the color wheel.
6.
Regardless of the medium you eventually intend to use, the first step in planning many artworks is usually
A)making a model.
B)finding a buyer for the work.
C)putting paint on canvas.
D)making a drawing.
7.
Which of the following principles refers to a way of combining elements to increase the visual interest of an artwork?
A)harmony
B)variety
C)proportion
D)movement
8.
When compared to objects in the foreground, background objects appear to be
A)smaller.
B)the same size.
C)slightly larger.
D)much larger.
9.
Emphasis is a way of combining the elements of art to
A)stress the movement of those elements.
B)show the gradual changes in those elements.
C)stress the differences between those elements.
D)stress the similarities between those elements.
10.
Abrupt value changes can suggest
A)harmony.
B)gradation.
C)planes.
D)spheres.
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