Deck 3: Picturebooks As Visual Art

Question 1

Which type of artist emphasizes light and color?

A) Folk
B) Representational
C) Naïve
D) Impressionist

Answer 1

Impressionist

Question 2

Which type of art is characteristic of the traditional art of a culture, often through the use of traditional motifs, symbols and techniques?

A) Surreal
B) Folk
C) Representational
D) Impressionist

Answer 2

Folk

Question 3

Which type of art is often difficult to distinguish from folk art?

A) Traditional
B) Representational
C) Impressionist
D) Naïve

Answer 3

Naïve

Question 4

There used to be a tendency to disparage which type of art?

A) Outline-style
B) Folk
C) Naïve
D) Traditional

Question 5

Randolph Caldecott's picture books were called ____ books.

A) art
B) fun
C) play
D) toy

Question 6

.The standard length of a picturebook is:

A) 22 pages.
B) 15 pages.
C) 32 pages.
D) 40 pages.

Question 7

A good question to start discussing the art in a picturebook is:

A) What was your favorite?
B) What did you notice?
C) How was the art made?
D) Who was the artist?

Question 8

Water colors, oils, and pencils are examples of:

A) lines.
B) techniques.
C) media.
D) color.

Question 9

An artist must pay attention to the ____ when drawing a double-page spread.

A) gutter
B) illustration sequence
C) drama of page turning
D) sequence

Question 10

Picturebooks are unique because they rely on both text and ____ to convey meaning.

A) illustrations
B) readers
C) publishers
D) authors

Question 11

The Newbery Award is given to the most outstanding picturebook in the United States.

Question 12

Picturebooks are a format and not a specific genre.

Question 13

Picturebooks can be used with readers of all ages.

Question 14

When evaluating picturebooks, artistic quality is the most important feature to consider.

Question 15

Authors always illustrate their own picturebooks.

Question 16

Artists may vary their styles to suit the subject matter or setting of the story.

Question 17

The covers and dust jackets of picturebooks are not important to conveying meaning.

Question 18

The Snowy Day was the first picturebook with an African American protagonist to win the Caldecott Medal.

Question 19

Picturebooks come in one edition-the trade book edition.

Question 20

A cut out is when an illustration seems to "float"against a white background.

Question 21

What styles of art can be found in picturebooks and what are their defining characteristics?

Question 22

What is the difference between technique and medium?

Question 23

Describe the basic elements of art (line, shape, color, and texture).

Question 24

What are the three stories that a picturebook can tell? How would you teach students to "read"each story?

Question 25

Choose a picture book and create a lesson that would teach students about the art.​

Question 26

Based on the reading, develop a response to the following statement: Middle school students are too old to read picturebooks.

Question 27

How would you describe a quality picturebook to someone who has not read this chapter?

Question 28

Draw a picture illustrating a scene from a classic fairy tale. Evaluate the picture for artistic style.