1.03 Visual Arts: Shape and Form

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Shape, Form, and Lines Review

Answer the following questions to test your understanding of shapes, forms, and lines!

1. What is the path made by a moving point that can vary in width, direction, and length?
   
   1. Circle
   2. Square
   3. Line
   4. Triangle
   
   Answer: A line is a path made by a moving point that can vary in width, direction and length. Artists use lines to communicate ideas or express a feeling in a work of art.



2. What are the rules that artists use to create and organize works of art?
   
   1. The Elements of Design
   2. The Drawings of Design
   3. The Principles of Design
   4. The Books of Design
   
   Answer: The Principles of Design are the rules that artists use to create and organize works of art. They include balance, proportion, movement, rhythm, harmony, emphasis, and variety.



3. What kind of line bends in a smooth, continuous way without sharp angles?
   
   1. Horizontal
   2. Vertical
   3. Diagonal
   4. Curved
   
   Answer: Curved lines bend in smooth, continuous ways without sharp angles. Artists use them to show gracefulness, comfort, relaxation, and happiness in a work of art.



4. What material is applied to create a work of art?
   
   1. Medium
   2. Style
   3. Forms
   4. Shapes
   
   Answer: The material applied to create a work of art is the medium. Examples include pencils, clay, markers, etc.



5. What types of lines show excitement, confusion, and nervousness?
   
   1. Zig zag
   2. Curved
   3. Thick
   4. Thin
   
   Answer: Zig zag lines show excitement, confusion, and nervousness. Artists use them to show excitement, confusion, and nervousness in a work of art.



6. What is the organization of the elements of art and principles of design in creating a work of art?
   
   1. Drawing
   2. Composition
   3. Style
   4. Form
   
   Answer: Composition is the organization of the elements of art and principles of design in creating a work of art. Artists don't always have to use all the elements of art, but they must use all of the principles of design.



7. Which of the following can lines help create in a drawing?
   
   1. Color
   2. Distance
   3. Closeness
   4. None of these
   
   Answer: Lines create distance and show perspective in a drawing.



8. What is an area defined by line or color?
   
   1. line
   2. form
   3. shape
   4. space
   
   Answer: A shape is an area defined by line or color.



9. What dimension is shape since it only has length and width?
   
   1. two-dimensional
   2. three-dimensional
   3. four-dimensional
   4. five-dimensional
   
   Answer: A shape is two dimensional and flat.



10. Which object below is three-dimensional because it has length, depth, and width?
    
    1. Forms
    2. Shapes
    3. Lines
    4. Colors
    
    Answer: Forms are three-dimensional.



11. What shapes are non-uniform or irregular?
    
    1. Geometric
    2. Organic
    3. Flat
    4. Oval
    
    Answer: Organic shapes are non-uniform or irregular. They are usually found in nature.



12. What are precise shapes that can be described as using mathematical formulas?
    
    1. Geometric
    2. Organic
    3. Round
    4. Free-form
    
    Answer: Geometric shapes are precise shapes that can be described as using mathematical formulas. They are usually man-made.



13. Which organic forms are often associated with objects that occur in the same way?
    
    1. Geometrically
    2. Naturally
    3. Angled
    4. Diagonal
    
    Answer: Organic forms are natural; they are found in nature.



14. What is the most common way to see form in art?
    
    1. paintings
    2. elements
    3. sculptures
    4. colors
    
    Answer: The most common way to see form in art is by looking at sculptures.



15. In art, what are line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space?
    
    1. The Principles of Art.
    2. The Rules of Art.
    3. The Shadows of Art.
    4. The Elements of Art.
    
    Answer: The Elements of Art are line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space.

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