Elements and principles of art quiz: Singapore N(A)-Level Art (6127) quiz

Elements are the building blocks; principles are the ways of arranging them

Elements are the recipe; principles are the ingredients

They are two names for the same thing

Principles are only used in sculpture

Balance

Contrast

Texture

Emphasis

Shape is solid; form is flat

They are identical

Shape is flat and two-dimensional; form is solid and three-dimensional

Shape is colour; form is line

By adding more outline

By colouring it one flat colour

By making it smaller

By adding tone so the surface appears to curve and turn

The lightness or darkness of an area, separate from its colour

The hue of a colour, such as red or blue

The roughness of a surface

The outline of a shape

Real texture is always smooth; implied texture is always rough

Real texture you can feel; implied texture only looks rough but is smooth

They are the same thing

Implied texture can only exist in sculpture

The space taken up by the objects

A darkened area of the picture

The empty space around and between the objects

The frame of the artwork

It is part of the design, so a considered negative space makes the work feel balanced and deliberate

It fills the page with detail

It removes the need to draw the objects

It makes the objects larger

Highlight, mid-tone, shadow

Primary, secondary, tertiary

Balance, rhythm, unity

Foreground, middle ground, background

Pattern

Unity

Emphasis

Texture

Unity

Contrast

Emphasis

Line

Makes everything look the same

Sets differences against each other (light against dark, big against small) to create interest

Removes all the colour

Centres every object

By listing more elements

By avoiding the elements entirely

By adding the effect the element creates, such as diagonals creating energy and leading the eye

By only stating the title and date

They are only needed for the written paper

They give the vocabulary to analyse others' work and the tools to organise your own

They apply only to sculpture

They are optional extras