Emphasis test questions - Higher Art and Design Revision

1

What is emphasis?

Emphasis is how an artist or designer shows emotions in their work

Emphasis is how an artist or designer creates a focal point

Emphasis is how an artist or designer uses silhouettes in their work

2

How does an artist create emphasis in their work?

By using a wide range of different colours and shapes throughout the artwork

By placing a key object in a group with other elements

By contrasting one element from others, or toning down surrounding objects in order to make it stand out

3

What is it called when an artist uses a combination of light and dark to create emphasis?

Tone

Contrast

Shadow

4

What does Banksy use to create emphasis in "Girl with a Balloon"?

Girl with a Balloon, Banksy, London, 2008

Emotion

Depth and perspective

Colour

5

What colour is most emphasised in this poster?

Watch Out! There’s a Thief About, 1968, Central Office of Information poster design

Black

White

Pink

6

How does Louise Bourgeois use scale to create emphasis in "Maman"?

Maman, Louise Bourgeois, 1999, steel and marble, LOOK Die Bildagentur der Fotografen GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo

She uses unusual scale to make something small and insignificant much larger so that it is easily noticed

She matches the scale of her sculpture to the buildings around it

She uses scale to make certain parts of the object bigger in order to distort it

7

How does Gustav Klimt use convergence in “Avenue of Schloss Kammer Park”?

Avenue in Schloss Kammer Park, Gustav Klimt, 1912, oil in canvas

The branches of the trees converge and draw our eyes to the top of the painting

The lines of the path converge and draw our eyes to the building

The trees become smaller in the distance

8

What technique does Paul Klee use to emphasise the sun in his painting “Castle and Sun”?

Castle and Sun, 1928 (no 201), Paul Klee, 1928, oil on canvas

Convergence

Placement

Isolation

9

How does Edvard Munch use placement to emphasise the main figure in “The Scream”?

Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature), Edvard Munch, 1893, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard.

The figure’s face is positioned near the line of the bridge

The figure’s face is positioned near the centre of the frame

The shape of the face stands out from its surroundings.

Placing something near the centre of the frame creates emphasis through placement.

10

How is emphasis created in this fashion photograph for Paco Rabanne?

Young and English, Richard Loftus, 1968, Paco Rabanne bolero, and Loftus watches and glasses

The glasses stand out because they are unusual

The glasses stand out because of convergence

The glasses stand out because their shape contrasts with their surroundings