Art in Focus

Art Basics Scavenger Hunt

Elements of Art: Shape, Form, and Space
Find the answers to the following questions regarding shape, form, and space by clicking on the image below the question. Write your answers on your handout or on a separate sheet of paper. Printable Worksheet PDF (11.0K)

1. Define the term shape and draw an example. What are the two types of shapes?

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2. Define form. How are shapes different from forms?

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3. Define space and explain the difference between positive and negative space.

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Principles of Art: Balance and Proportion
Answer the following questions regarding balance and proportion by clicking on the image below the question.

4. Look at the examples of balance. Then explain in your own words what balance means. What are the three types of balance and their definitions?

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5. Define proportion, then click on the link that reads, “Try your hand at drawing face proportions.” Draw a face using the guidelines there to get the correct proportions.

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Depth and Linear Perspective
There are several ways to create a look of depth in a painting. One of the most interesting is linear perspective. Go to the following site and answer the questions below.

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6. What is linear perspective?

7. What must an artist do to use linear perspective?

8. Define the following terms that are related to linear perspective:

  • horizon line
  • orthogonal line
  • vanishing point


9. Do the exercise in the purple box in the middle of the page. This exercise requires you to find the horizon line, orthogonal line, and vanishing point in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Annunciation.

10. As you can see, size and distance have something to do with creating depth. Click on the link below, “Playing Around with Size and Distance,” and do the exercise there. Which figure was the correct one?

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