Example of application based Art Quiz Qs

Students will answer these type of questions on Quizzes each Friday.  If they use the experience of making art to remember the notes they took that relate to it, they do very well.  Notes are usually taken before art work has begun.


Which of the following best describes the process you could use for creating a deep looking space in a landscape or cityscape image (like in a drawing or painting)?              

                a.  Use heavy lines on every object in the drawing that you farther away.

                b.  Use a vanishing point to create a birds eye view of the landscape.

                c.  Use cool colors on every object that’s in the foreground, and warm colors on all in the background.

                d.  Use a vanishing point as your guide to narrow a building or road as it leads toward the horizon.

Imagine an artist is attempting to create a representational (real looking) art work.  Which of the following would be the best or most effective method for the artist to use for a realistic looking picture?

                a.    The artist paints a tree using organic lines and shapes, and uses cool and neutral colors.

                b.    The artist uses cool colors to paint a portrait and no bright or warm colors.

                c.    The artist uses geometric shapes to paint a portrait, and cool colors on their facial features.

                d.    The artist uses organic lines for the side of a road toward a vanishing point leading to a horizon line