<p>Could someone write a quick guide to the major details of the styles? Basically how to identify the style of a work, etc</p>
<p>So I’m a bit confused on how the essays work. All you have to do is answer the question right? You don’t have to structure it like a typical english paper essay (intro, body paragraphs, and conclusion)?</p>
<p>Does this also include the long answer question?</p>
<p>Post last minute tips/notes/help for crammers like me! :]</p>
<p>For Byzantine art, remember the 3 F’s and the G:</p>
<p>Flat figures
Floating appearance; the figures seemed to not be directly touching the ground
Frontal - all directly look forward
Gold background - gold halos, etc. No emphasis on background/foreground.</p>
<p>Oh god… I’m panicking over here guys. 18 hours until the test!!
I am downright HORRIBLE at architecture, can’t recognize anything… been trying to study it for the past 2 hours but it’s not processing.
And on top of that I cannot for the life of me remember names and artists.</p>
<p>@goldendragon995 - Yes, all you have to do is answer the question. My teacher recommended to me that I waste no time with an intro/conclusion, and go straight in and answer the prompt with as many facts that I can recall about what the prompt is asking… No laundry lists, though!</p>
<p>Oh, btw, anyone know how helpful the REA review book is? I have it and am on Chapter 25 right now (Realism, Photography).
But is it good enough to stand on its own or do I still need to skim through Gardner’s or something…? I obviously have to for Non-Western (isn’t in REA) but will reading REA alone get me like a 4?</p>
<p>So guys, what non-western artworks did you guys study to use? I need a quick list of about 10 to be ready :(</p>
<p>Sudden Shower At Atake by Hiroshige.</p>
<p>Seated Buddha at Cave 20 (in China).</p>
<p>Foguang Si Pagoda in China</p>
<p>Shiva as Mahadeva, Cave 1, Elephanta, India.</p>
<p>… That’s as far as I’ve gotten tbh. I’m still studying Romanticism so haven’t had the opportunity to really look at non-western.</p>
<p>Hey for this exam can you still leave uestions blank and not be counted off? Our teacher says otherwise…</p>
<p>Is is true that we should avoid using Egyptian and Mesopotamian examples for non-Western?</p>
<p>yes
10char</p>
<p>What why??</p>
<p>REALLY concise review!! (Go through each chapter)
[Introduction</a> to Fine Art-Study Guide, Introduction](<a href=“http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105/sp03/art105-i.html]Introduction”>Introduction to Fine Art-Study Guide, Introduction)</p>
<p>College Board doesn’t FORBID the use of Egyptian and ANE in the 30 minute questions. They just highly-advise that you don’t. Unless it specifically says otherwise this year, if you absolutely can’t think of anything else, you can use it as a last resort.</p>
<p>Is it true that this year, instead of art being projected on a screen, our test booklets will actually have the art pieces?</p>
<p>@ringojackson Man that sounds so vague. Will they take points off or something? Will they grade harder? :/</p>
<p>Haha I knooow. I asked my teacher that same question a few days ago and that’s all she could tell me. She wasn’t too sure about it either.</p>
<p>But since they don’t forbid it, if you couldn’t think of anything else it’d be better to just go with ANE or Egypt. Because if you only use 1 artwork in your 30 minute question the highest score you can get is a 5 (assuming your analysis of that piece was flawless). Maybe they WOULD dock for ANE or Egypt (again really don’t know) but I doubt it’d be as much as they take off if you only use 1 artwork.</p>
<p>@e5volcano - Yes, my teacher told my class something like that too, so it must be true.</p>
<p>Does anyone know exactly how important it is to be able to recognize architecture? Like differentiating between all of the Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals? Cause I don’t know ANY of them specifically, just the main characteristics of the styles…</p>