Visual Arts TERM 1 TEST - Study Notes - Past Tests
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Visual analysis and interpretation
The Difference between naturalism and abstract style.
VISUAL ARTS
GRADE 10
TERM 1
TEST
The following past papers were used to compile these study notes:
NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2014 @ IMPAQ/ NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2018 @ IMPAQ/ JUNE EXAMINATION 2020 @ IMPAQ/ NOV
EXAMINATION 2020 @ IMPAQ/ JUNE EXAMINATION 2021 @ IMPAQ/ NOV EXAMINATION 2021 @ IMPAQ
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Three-dimensional form A shape that has height, width and depth.
Polychromatic Random use of hues and their variations.
Aerial perspective/ When the atmosphere softens shapes and colours in the
atmospheric distance.
perspective
Medium The material used to create an artwork.
Watercolour A transparent, water-soluble painting medium.
Collage A composite image made by pasting newspaper clippings,
photographs and other materials on a flat surface.
Lino cut A technique in printing that allows for a freer, more
spontaneous line and used by South African artists in
particular.
Intaglio/intaglio print The opposite of relief printing which is also the Italian term
for ‘to cut in’.
Chiaroscuro 2-D depiction of the effects of light and shadow as a
means of rendering the solidity of bodies, especially when
they are strongly contrasted. OR The balance of light
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and dark in a picture, and the artist’s skill in managing
shadows
Colour intensity The brightness or dullness of a colour.
Complimentary colours This colour scheme consists of hues on opposite sides of the
colour wheel.
Analogous colours Analogous is a colour scheme that consists of hues
adjacent to one another on the colour wheel.
Radial balance When all the elements are arranged around the centre.
Not commonly used. OR the same as symmetrical
balance, but is achieved on a 3-D object such as a sphere.
When the sphere is cut in half, both sides are exactly the
same.
Symmetrical balance Symmetrical balance is created when both sides of an
artwork are similar in visual weight and almost mirrored.
Unity Unity refers to the wholeness which results from the
successful combination of the elements of an artwork.
Contrast Visual differences in an artwork. OR placing opposite
qualities of line, colour, texture or shape together to create
contrast and variety
Mixed media When artists use different media, materials and techniques
in an artwork.
2-D 2-D art usually has a flat area with a recognisable
boundary,
An example of 2-D art: a painting.
3-D 3-D art has height, width and depth.
An example of 3-D art: a sculpture.
Emphasis Emphasis refers to developing points of interest to pull the
viewer’s eye to important parts of the work. It also refers to
focal points in the composition.
Foreshortening It is the shortening of the depth dimension.
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