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Study Sheet: Painting Principles1.1.2 Study: Getting Perspective Study Sheet

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Use the space below to make any sketches, drawings, or additional notes to help you remember what youhave 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 orcut 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 arevival 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 morevanishing points to give the illusion of depth and distance; also called geometricperspective.

horizon line In life, the line where the sky and earth seem to meet. In linear perspective, a flatline 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 pointon the horizon line.

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

single-pointperspective

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

multiple-pointperspective

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

aerial perspective A painting technique in which an artist adjusts color hues and reduces the size ofobjects 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 theviewer.

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Study Sheet: Depth Perception1.1.3 Study: Depth Perception Study Sheet


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depthperception

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 withcolor.

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 daVinci

(1452 - 1519) A Florentine mathematician, inventor, architect, and artist from theRenaissance. 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 orsmooth and textured.

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

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



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Study Sheet: What Is Realism?1.2.1 Study: What Is Realism? Study Sheet


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


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Study Sheet: Painting and the Popular Mind1.2.2 Study: The Artist's Environment Study Sheet


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AbstractExpressionism

An artistic movement started in the 1940s in which art is not based on thedepiction 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 Critics1.3.1 Study: Art Critics Study Sheet


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Study Sheet: How to Be a Critic1.3.2 Study: How to Be a Critic Study Sheet


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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 ofmodern 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 andappreciated.

philosophy ofart

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 termPost-Impressionism.

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

ClementGreenberg

(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 Painting1.4.1 Review: Introduction to Painting Review Review


Use your notes from the studies to begin your review. Check the questions and answers from the study sheetsyou 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 knowwhat 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 anyquestion, 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 whythey didn't use perspective?

Getting Perspective

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

Getting Perspective

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

Getting Perspective

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

Getting Perspective

Can you explain the principles of linear perspective using theterms horizon line, perspective lines, and vanishing points?

Getting Perspective

Can you explain the difference between single-point perspectiveand 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 incolor value?

Depth Perception

Do you know what tint and shade are? Depth Perception

Can you describe what contrast is in art using the termchiaroscuro?

Depth Perception

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

Depth Perception

Influences Real andImaginary

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

What Is Realism?

Can you explain why prephotography paintings were used ashistorical documents?

What Is Realism?

Can you define propaganda and explain why its main goal is notrealism?

What Is Realism?

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

What Is Realism? andThe Artist's Environment

Can you explain the main influence that led to the creation ofPhotorealism?

What Is Realism?

Do you understand why the purpose of art is constantlychanging?

The Artist's Environment

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


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


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


Can you explain the influence of mass media on Pop Art in the1960s?


How to Critique

Can you define art criticism? Art Critics

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

Art Critics

Do you know who Denis Diderot, Roger Fry, and ClementGreenberg are, and can you describe each one's influence on artand 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 answerduring each step of the art critique process?

How to Be a Critic


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Can you define the terms subject matter, composition, andmedium?

How to Be a Critic

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

How to Be a Critic



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