Review for Semester Test

Graphics II

Mrs. Akehurst

So What’s On The Test?• Questions over Photoshop, Illustrator, and a

few about InDesign– Questions about Tools– Questions about Quick Keys– Questions about How to’s in each program.Artist Questions:1. Kandinsky2. Matisse3. Miro4. Fish

Principles and Elements of Art/DesignQuestions over the 7 Elements and 7 Principles

Some things You May Want To Know In Photoshop, Illustrator,

InDesing• Be able to identify tools in

Photoshop and Illustrator.

• Be able to answer questions about using different tools in each program.

• Be able to give quick keys for various tools

• Use of layers in each respective program.

• The uses for each program.

• Trouble Shooting Questions.

Elements and Principles of Art and Design

• Know the 7 Elements of Art

• Know the 7 Principles of Design

• Be able to use each one in a design or recognize it in a piece of art work.

• Be able to define each of the Elements and Principles.

Artist Facts and Images

1. Kandinsky

2. Matisse

3. Miro

4. Fish

Kandinsky

• Quick Review:– Russian Artist

– Musician and Philosopher.

– Non-representational Artist

– Tried to link his paintings to music.

– His paintings had musical titles.

– Paintings are very lyrical

Henri Matisse

• Quick Review– French Artist– Reble with Color– Started the Fauvist

Movement. – Best work was the

Chaple of Chapelle du Rosaire de Venice.

– Late works were paper cutouts.

Joan Miro

• He started drawing at a young age.

• Was considered a poetic realist during one time in his career.

• In the 1920’s he became a Surrealist.

• Work became more abstract as he got older.

• Created abstract monuments sculptures.

• Blue II was one of his most famous works.

Janet Fish

• Quick Review:– American Woman Artist– Realistic Artist with a dose

of Impressionism. – Used lots of color. – Paints mainly still lifes. – One of the first women to

earn her Masters of Fine Arts from Yale.

– Compared to Georgia O’Keefe, Mary Cassette to name a few other women artist.

Test Format

• Multiple Choice• True and False• Short Answer• Identification• Solving a problem

Sample Questions

• What does CNTRL T in Illustrator activate?

Text Tool

They allow you to create a mini program That will stream line a sequence of functions In Photoshop to more then one file or image.

What does Actions do in Photoshop?

Sample Questions

• Can I create a magazine layout in InDesign? True or False

True

What does the Blend Tool in Illustrator Allow you to do?

It will give you the power to blend two or more

Vectored objects into one blended object.

Sample Questions

• This basic element is found in any drawing, design, painting and even sculpture.

Line

This Principle has a lyrical expression of movement and pattern.

Rhythm

Sample Questions

• What Element is considered when discussing the overall dimensions of an objects. This usually related to sculptures or objects that can be seen from all size.

Form

This is just the difference between to Elements of Art. It can be the difference between Color, Value, Shape, Texture, Space, Line, and Form.

Contrast

Sample Question

• This Artist was famous very vibrant oil paintings and was considered a Fauvist.

Henri Matisse

Wassily Kandinsky

This Artist created a work called Composition IV.

Sample Question

• Who created this work of art?

Janet Fish

Sample Question

• Which artist painted this work of art?

Henri Matisse

Reminders

• Be sure you study. You can use your notes and the Graphic Design website, but don’t rely on it solely. You will waste more time looking up things and less time completing your test.