Study Sheet: Painting Principles

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Study Sheet: Painting Principles

1.1.2 Study: Getting Perspective

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Art Appreciation (S1685684) Name: ____________________

Date: ____________

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Use the space below to make any sketches, drawings, or additional notes to help you remember what you have learned.

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Print as many of these key term note cards out as you need for the study. Leave them whole on the sheet or cut them out to make flash cards. Take extra notes and draw pictures to help you remember each term. You will be tested on key terms in quizzes and tests.

perspective In art, a technique used to represent space and depth on a flat surface.

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Renaissance An art movement in Europe from the 14th to the 17th century. It is marked by a revival of classical (Greek and Roman) influence with an emphasis on art, literature, and science.

linear perspective A form of perspective in which parallel lines seem to converge on one or more vanishing points to give the illusion of depth and distance; also called geometric

perspective.

horizon line In life, the line where the sky and earth seem to meet. In linear perspective, a flat line across the canvas on which the vanishing point is located.

perspective lines In linear perspective, straight, parallel lines that seem to meet at a vanishing point on the horizon line.

vanishing point The point at which parallel lines seem to meet and disappear on the horizon line. single-point

perspective

A technique in which a single vanishing point is used to create the illusion of depth on a flat surface.

multiple-point perspective

A technique in which two or more vanishing points are used to create the illusion of depth on a flat surface.

aerial perspective A painting technique in which an artist adjusts color hues and reduces the size of objects to make them seem farther away; also called atmospheric perspective. foreground The part of a painting or other flat artwork that appears closest to the viewer. background The part of a painting or other flat artwork that appears farthest away from the

viewer.

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Study Sheet: Depth Perception

1.1.3 Study: Depth Perception

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depth perception

The ability to see things in three dimensions (length, width, and depth).

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value In art, a color's brightness or dullness, as well as shadows and contrasts created with color.

tint The combination of a color with white to make it lighter; the opposite of shade. shade The combination of a color with black to make it darker; the opposite of tint. Leonardo da

Vinci

(1452 - 1519) A Florentine mathematician, inventor, architect, and artist from the Renaissance. He most notably added scientific observation to the artist's toolbox. Major works: Vitruvian Man, ca. 1487; The Last Supper, ca. 1495; Mona Lisa, ca. 1503. contrast In art, the difference between one extreme and another, such as light and dark or

smooth and textured.

chiaroscuro A combination of the Italian words for light and dark. In painting, the term refers to the contrast between light and dark.

sfumato Italian for smoke. A technique created by Leonardo da Vinci in which layers of paint create gentle transitions between colors and objects.

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Study Sheet: What Is Realism?

1.2.1 Study: What Is Realism?

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propaganda A message that is spread to advance an idea or cause, usually religious or political in nature.

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Study Sheet: Painting and the Popular Mind

1.2.2 Study: The Artist's Environment

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Abstract Expressionism

An artistic movement started in the 1940s in which art is not based on the depiction of reality. Art may be partially or totally abstract, depending on the level

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of departure from reality.

nonrepresentational Not realistic; not representing or depicting objects observed in nature.

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Study Sheet: Art Critics

1.3.1 Study: Art Critics

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Study Sheet: How to Be a Critic

1.3.2 Study: How to Be a Critic

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composition The organization or arrangement of different elements within a work of art.

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medium The material or materials used by an artist to create artwork.

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art criticism The field dedicated to evaluating and critiquing the visual arts.

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Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784) A French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He is considered the father of modern art criticism.

visual arts A specific branch of the arts that focuses on what can be seen. It includes drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture, and film.

aesthetics The branch of philosophy that deals with beauty and how it is expressed and appreciated.

philosophy of art

The school of thought dedicated to examining the question "What is art?"

connoisseur A person with a developed or trained taste for something.

Roger Fry (1866 - 1934) An English artist and art critic known for coining the term Post-Impressionism.

Notable written work: Cézanne: A Study of His Development, 1927. Clement

Greenberg

(1909 1994) An American art critic associated with Modern art in the United States -in particular, the Abstract Expressionist movement and the work of Jackson Pollock.

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Review: Introduction to Painting

1.4.1 Review: Introduction to Painting Review

Review

Date: ____________

Use your notes from the studies to begin your review. Check the questions and answers from the study sheets you got on the first page of each study.

Also, review the key terms for each lesson. They're found on each lesson overview page. Make sure you know what each key term means before you take the test.

The following checklist will help you figure out if you're ready to take the test. If you check No for any question, go back to the lesson and activity where the information appears and review that information.

Question Yes No Location

Broad Strokes: Principles of Painting Can you explain some of the goals of ancient artists and why

they didn't use perspective?

Getting Perspective

Do you know who is credited with creating the first system of mathematical perspective?

Getting Perspective

Can you describe what happened to art in the Middle Ages when perspective wasn't used?

Getting Perspective

Can you list several features of Renaissance art that have to do with painting realistically?

Getting Perspective Can you explain the principles of linear perspective using the

terms horizon line, perspective lines, and vanishing points?

Getting Perspective

Can you explain the difference between single-point perspective and multiple-point perspective?

Getting Perspective

Can you describe how aerial perspective is created? Getting Perspective

Can you explain how depth perception is created by shifts in color value?

Depth Perception

Do you know what tint and shade are? Depth Perception

Can you describe what contrast is in art using the term

chiaroscuro?

Depth Perception

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Can you explain why Leonardo da Vinci invented sfumato and explain how it is used?

Depth Perception

Influences Real and Imaginary

Do you understand the argument that says there is no such thing as realistic art?

What Is Realism? Can you explain why prephotography paintings were used as

historical documents?

What Is Realism?

Can you define propaganda and explain why its main goal is not realism?

What Is Realism?

Can you define the art movement known as Realism and explain the circumstances under which it was created?

What Is Realism? and The Artist's Environment Can you explain the main influence that led to the creation of

Photorealism?

What Is Realism? Do you understand why the purpose of art is constantly

changing?

The Artist's Environment

Can you describe how Renaissance artists' goals were combined with religious art?

Can you explain the influence a wealthy kingdom, such as Louis XIV's in France, can influence the art of the time?

Can you define Abstract Expressionism and explain how, in many ways, abstract artists work against their environments?

The Artist's Environment Can you explain the influence of mass media on Pop Art in the

1960s?

How to Critique

Can you define art criticism? Art Critics

Can you explain what makes Western art criticism different using the terms aesthetics and the philosophy of art?

Art Critics

Do you know who Denis Diderot, Roger Fry, and Clement Greenberg are, and can you describe each one's influence on art and art critiquing?

Art Critics

Can you explain why there is no one definition for art? Art Critics Can you explain the primary qualifications of an art critic? Art Critics

Can you list the four steps of the art critique process? How to Be a Critic Can you describe the questions you should ask and answer

during each step of the art critique process?

How to Be a Critic

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Can you define the terms subject matter, composition, and

medium?

How to Be a Critic

Do you know the main, overarching question you should always keep in mind while doing an art critique?

How to Be a Critic