Name_________________________________________                 Date______________

Principles of Art

“You will learn about the principles of art, what they mean, and how artists use them.”

Instructions:

1. Print this form then click the back button.

2. Click on Principles of Art

3. After the page loads, you will find a description of the Principles of Art where the

    paintbrush keeps painting the big T.  Read them…

4. Click Continue in the lower right corner of the page. Then click on

    Explore -  0 of 11 seen to find the definitions for the rest of the

    Principles of Art.  Some take two sentences…one sentence for each dot.

5. When you have all your definitions written down, play the 3 learning games

     for the Principles of Art in the order listed below.

     You may play each game more than once.

Record the score on this paper as you play each game.

Game 1 - What’s What                       Scored____________Right and__________Wrong

Game 2 - Describe the Art Principle Scored____________Right and__________Wrong

Game 3 - Fill-In The Blank Game     Scored____________Right and__________Wrong

!!! When done, go back to the FOR EAGLE LIBRARIES ONLINE,

The Elements and Principles of Art, and then click on the

National Gallery of Art link and make some interactive art online…

or go to the Art Jigsaw Puzzles link.

Name: ______________________________________________  Date:______________

THE PRINCIPLES OF ART: (Define in one sentence)

How the artist organizes the elements of art through the use of

Harmony, Variety, Emphasis, Repetition, Rhythm,

Balance (symmetrical and asymmetrical),

Contrast, Proportion, Area (positive and negative)

Symmetrical BALANCE: (Define in TWO sentences)

Asymmetrical BALANCE: (Define in TWO sentences)

POSITIVE AREA: (Define in one sentence)

NEGATIVE AREA: (Define in TWO sentences)

HARMONY: (Define in TWO sentences)

VARIETY: (Define in TWO sentences)

CONTRAST: (Define in TWO sentences)

REPETITION: (Define in TWO sentences)

RHYTHM: (Define in TWO sentences)

EMPHASIS: (Define in one sentence)

PROPORTION: (Define in one sentence)