Ultimate Quiz On Art Vocabulary And Elements Of Design! Trivia

1. If you want to bring a negative mood (sad, cry) in your design, you ___

Lighten the value

Darken the value

Make no change to the value

One way to create mood in a design is to use value. Lighter value implies positive mood while darker one implies negative mood.

Explanation

One way to create mood in a design is to use value. Lighter value implies positive mood while darker one implies negative mood.

2. Figure-Ground Reversal is an arrangement in which positive and negative shapes command attention. Which one of the following pictures is "Figure-Ground Reversal"?

not-available-via-ai

Explanation

not-available-via-ai

3. The following are basic elements of design EXCEPT ___

Color

Line

Texture

Balance

There are six basic elements of design: space, line, shape, form, value, texture, and color

Explanation

There are six basic elements of design: space, line, shape, form, value, texture, and color

4. Dark Blue and Light Blue are different in ___

Balance

Color

Value

Emphasis

They are different in value. Value means the darkness or lightness of a color.

Explanation

They are different in value. Value means the darkness or lightness of a color.

5. Baby Pink and Dark Blue are different in ___

Contrast

Hue

Emphasis

Balance

These colors have different hues. Example: the hue of dark blue is Blue.

Explanation

These colors have different hues. Example: the hue of dark blue is Blue.

6. A direction of lines which implies quiet and repose is ____

Vertical

Horizontal

Diagonal

Curve

Different line directions imply different emotion. Vertical implies strength. Horizontal implies quiet and repose. Diagonal implies movement, dynamic. Curving implies movement, flowing, rhythmic, organic.

Explanation

Different line directions imply different emotion. Vertical implies strength. Horizontal implies quiet and repose. Diagonal implies movement, dynamic. Curving implies movement, flowing, rhythmic, organic.

7.

How many geometric shapes are there in the picture above?

0

1

2

3

4

Organic shapes are natural forms which are loose and irregular. Eg. Amoeba, Clouds, Leaf.

Geometry shapes are base planes, often with characteristics of angular. Eg. Circle, Triangle, Square.

Explanation

Organic shapes are natural forms which are loose and irregular. Eg. Amoeba, Clouds, Leaf.

Geometry shapes are base planes, often with characteristics of angular. Eg. Circle, Triangle, Square.

8. TRUE or FALSE Balance, repetition, and texture are some of the principles of design.

True

False

Texture is one of the basic elements of design.

Explanation

Texture is one of the basic elements of design.

9. Type of line that make us feel as if there is a line that moves us along a visual path is called ___

Actual line

Psychic line

Implied line

Zigzag line

Actual line : drawn lines.

Implied line : created by positioning a series of items which imply line.

Psychic line a.k.a Compositional line : NO ACTUAL LINE yet it makes us feel as if there is one that moves us along a visual path.

Explanation

Actual line : drawn lines.

Implied line : created by positioning a series of items which imply line.

Psychic line a.k.a Compositional line : NO ACTUAL LINE yet it makes us feel as if there is one that moves us along a visual path.

10. A shape that is distinguished from its background is called ____

Ground

Negative shape

Focal point

Figure

Positive shape a.k.a Figure refers to the shape of an object which can be distinguished from the background (negative space a.k.a ground)

Explanation

Positive shape a.k.a Figure refers to the shape of an object which can be distinguished from the background (negative space a.k.a ground)