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  • What is this called?
    Easel
    Painter holder
    Paint stand
    Art stand
  • Name one TERTIARY color
    Blue/Green, Blue/Violet, Yellow/Orange, Red/Violet, Yellow/Green, Red/Orange
  • What genre of painting is this referred to as?
    Landscape
    Still Life
    Abstract
    Portrait
  • What dertermines how much art is worth?
    The government
    Whoever is purchasing it and how much they will spend
    The artist
    Museums
  • When painting, what does adding a TINT mean?
    Adding white to lighten/soften a color
    Adding black to darken a color
  • Pronounce this word: Chiraroscuro
    Chiraroscuro refers to the strong constrasts between light and dark
  • What does MONOCHROMATIC mean?
    Using different shades of ONE color
  • What is the COMPOSITION of an artwork?
    Having a cirlce drawn in the middle of you paper
    The arrangement or placement of elements in a work of art
    The way paint drips down a piece of paper
  • What does it mean to add TONE to a painting?
    To add lightness or darkness using highlights/shadows
    To make people look more muscular
    To make the colors brighter by adding more paint
  • What are COMPLEMENTARY colors?
    Colors opposite of each other on the color wheel
    Colors next to each other on the color wheel
    Colors that mix the best together
    Colors that are super nice to other colors
  • What is the HORIZON LINE in an artwork?
    2 parallel lines
    Any line made with a ruler
    Where the "ground" and the "sky" meet
  • What are the 3 PRIMARY colors?
    Red, Yellow, Blue
  • What kind of painting is this referred to as?
    Expressionism
    Abstract
    Portrait
    Still Life