The document discusses different aspects of fine arts including purposes for creating art such as expression, narration, and decoration. It describes art processes like drawing, painting, and sculpture. It also lists common art media and materials. The document defines different subject matters in art including landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. It provides examples of landscapes showing outdoor scenery, portraits focusing on faces, and still lifes arranging objects. Finally, it identifies primary colors of red, yellow, and blue that can be mixed to make secondary colors of orange, green, and violet.

1. Fine Arts
5th & 6th grade review
March 2003
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2. Purposes for creating art:
 Expressive: to express emotions and ideas
 Narrative: to describe and illustrate
experiences
 Functional: to decorate or create objects for a
purpose
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3. Art Processes:
 Two-Dimensional
Drawing Painting Collage
 Three-Dimensional
Pottery Sculpture Weaving
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4. Art Media
Media- The materials used to produce artwork.
Crayon Paint Fabric
Yarn Clay Paper Stone
Wood Metal

5. Subject Matter
 Landscape
 Portrait
 Still Life
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6. Landscape
 A landscape is a drawing or painting that shows outdoor
scenery such as trees, lakes, mountains, and fields.
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7. Portrait
 A portrait is a work of art created to show a person,
animal, or group of people, usually focusing on the
face.
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8. Still Life
 A still life is artwork showing an arrangement of
objects that cannot move on their own, such as fruit
or flowers.
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9. Primary Colors
Primary Colors are the colors from which other
colors are made.
The three primary colors are:
Red Yellow Blue
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10. Secondary Colors
 Secondary Colors are made by mixing two primary
colors.
The three secondary colors are:
Orange Green Violet
 Red + Yellow = Orange
 Blue + Yellow = Green
 Red + Blue = Violet
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