Title: Elements of Art - Applications
Course: Art

Questions about the applications of the elements of art in artworks.

Q: In the following representation of two faces, the element of art most critical in capturing the emotion is:

[Image: faces]
- line
- texture
- pattern
- form
A: line

Q: In order to make the drawing of the old house, shown below, the most critical element is texture.

[Image: house]
- True
- False
A: True
Feedback: Artworks usually use multiple elements of art - shape form and pattern can be identified here. Textures make surfaces more interesting and more realistic. If no textures were added, you wouldn't know that the roof was thatched, that the walls were stone or that the path was gravelled.

Q: For each of the partial color wheel representation, identify the correct terms for the colors.
- The colors represented here are known as: [Image: primary] | Primary
- The colors represented here are known as: [Image: secondary] | secondary
- The colors represented here are known as: [Image: intermediate] | intermediate

Q: The shading that makes the rock siding in the drawing of the old house believable is the element

[Image]
- form
- pattern
- shape
- texture
A: form

Q: The element in the drawing of the old house that makes the roof thatching believable is

[Image]
- form
- pattern
- shape
- texture
A: pattern

Q: In the following representation of two faces, the element of art that would make them three dimensional is:

[Image: faces]
- line
- texture
- pattern
- form
A: form

In a short paragraph, describe the elements of art you would use to depicit a spruce tree. Describe how you would use each element that you have chosen.