Basic Impressionism Crossword Puzzle

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Basic Impressionism Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • elements: fundamentals of art (line, shape, color, space, value, form, texture)
  • principles: essential guidelines to create visually appealing designs
  • en plein air: painting outdoors
  • picture plane: a flat surface which the artists use as a starting point for a painting
  • glaze: a transparent mixture of a small amount of paint and a large amount of medium which changes the hues of paintings
  • impressionism: a term used to describe artwork that depicts fleeting moments or leisurely scenes
  • broken color: a technique where colors aren't blended together but placed next to each other so the brushstrokes are visible when looked at closely
  • optical mixing: putting primary colors close together ( dots and dashes) without mixing them so when viewed from a distance it makes secondary colors
  • academic art: a style of painting and sculpture that is guided by the strict principles and standards of european art academies that emphasizing idealized realism and classical traditions