A gallery of almost-right statements.
Art terms that are easy to mix up.
Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
Play this quiz →QUESTION 1 / 10
A monochrome artwork uses one color or shades of one color.
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True
Monochrome can use many light and dark tones while staying within one color family.
QUESTION 2 / 10
A triptych consists of two panels.
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False
A triptych has three panels. A two-panel work is a diptych.
QUESTION 3 / 10
Watercolor paint is usually mixed with water.
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True
Water is the medium used to thin and apply watercolor paints.
QUESTION 4 / 10
A portrait must show the subject's entire body.
- True
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False
A portrait may show just the head, a bust, or a larger part of the figure.
QUESTION 5 / 10
A mosaic is made by arranging small pieces into an image or pattern.
- True
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True
The pieces may be stone, glass, ceramic, or other materials.
QUESTION 6 / 10
A silhouette emphasizes an outline filled as a flat shape.
- True
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True
It usually omits internal detail and presents the subject as a solid shape.
QUESTION 7 / 10
An abstract painting must depict a recognizable real object.
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False
Abstract art can use shapes, colors, and forms without a recognizable subject.
QUESTION 8 / 10
A collage combines pieces attached to a surface.
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True
Collage can include paper, photographs, fabric, and other materials.
QUESTION 9 / 10
In painting, a palette can mean an artist's selection of colors.
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True
The word also names the surface on which paints are mixed.
QUESTION 10 / 10
Perspective in drawing is unrelated to the appearance of depth.
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False
Perspective techniques help represent spatial relationships and depth on a flat surface.