Principles of Art
Principle of design referring to the way elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work: equal weight
Balance
The three basic colors that can't be made by mixing colors
Primary Colors
An element of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color
value
What are Black, gray, brown, and white called?
Neutrals
A flat figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space: geometric or organic
shape
A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action
Movement
Orange, green, and purple (violet)
Secondary colors
A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface
Line
A band of colors produced when white light shines through a prism
Color Spectrum
A large difference between two things, ex: rough and smooth or black and white
Contrast
A visual tempo or beat -often described as alternating, regular, flowing, progressive, or jazzy
Rhythm
Colors made by mixing a primary with a secondary color
Tertiary
Any three-dimensional object that can be measured by height, width, and depth
Form
Common name for a color
Hue
The element of art that refers to the surface quality or feel of an object
Texture
A feeling that all of the parts are working together as a team: the quality of wholeness
Unity
Made of only a single color or hue and its tints and shades
Monochrome
The empty or open area between, around, above, below, and within objects
Space
Colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel. When mixed they create gray or brown
Complementary
The relation of one object to another in size, amount, number, or degree-scale
Proportion
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention
Emphasis
Three colors evenly spaced
Triad
Element of art produced when a wavelength of light strikes an object and reflects back to the eyes
Color
Another name for related colors -have one color in common, colors that appear next to each other on the color wheel
Analogous
Variety