Color Theory
Red, blue, and yellow are examples of this primary category of colors on the color wheel.
What are Primary Colors?
Defined as a path made by a moving point, artists often use this element to show movement in a artwork.
What is Line?
This principle is about arranging visual elements to create a sense of stability in a work of art.
What is Balance?
Drawing a smooth transition of values step-by-step across connected boxes is known as making a...
What is a Value Scale?
In perspective drawing, this key marker represents the viewer's eye level where the sky meets the ground.
What is the Horizon Line?
Orange, green, and purple are formed by mixing two primary colors together, putting them in this color category.
What are Secondary Colors?
This element of art describes surface quality—how things feel or look like they feel, such as smooth or rough.
What is Texture?
Artists use this principle to draw attention to the most important part of a picture or make one part stand out.
What is Emphasis?
Shading using a series of parallel lines to build up values is known as this technique.
What is Hatching?
In one-point perspective, all receding parallel lines appear to converge at this single spot located on the horizon line.
What is the Vanishing Point?
Red, orange, and yellow belong to this warm category, while blue, green, and purple belong to this opposing category.
What are Cool Colors?
This three-dimensional element of art occupies volume, unlike a flat two-dimensional shape like a square or circle.
What is Form?
Differences between light and dark, big and small, or smooth and rough are examples of this principle.
What is Contrast?
Shading using small dots placed closely together or far apart to create value is called this technique.
What is Stippling?
To transform flat two-dimensional squares into 3D forms in one-point perspective, you connect their corners back to this specific point.
What is Vanishing Point?
This term describes hues like black, white, gray, or brown that do not appear on the standard color wheel.
What are Neutral Colors?
This element of art refers strictly to the lightness or darkness of a hue or tone.
What is Value?
Repeating lines, shapes, or colors in a recurring grid or arrangement creates this principle.
What is Pattern?
On a shaded sphere, this value zone represents the true, unshaded tone of the object between the highlight and the core shadow.
What is Midtone?
In one-point perspective, this specific point must always sit directly on the horizon line to maintain the viewer's eye level.
What is the Vanishing Point?
This fundamental color model tool arranges primary and secondary colors in a 6-part circle to show how hues relate to one another.
What is the Color Wheel?
To make objects look further away or closer in a drawing, an artist manipulates this element of art.
What is Space?
Limiting an artwork to just a few colors helps create an overall sense of belonging or togetherness known as this principle.
What is Unity?
On a rendered 3D shape, this specific area represents the darkest value directly on the object's form where light cannot reach.
What is Core Shadow?
Artists use one-point perspective in room interiors and landscapes to create this illusion of 3D depth and realistic spatial distance on a flat 2D surface.
What is Depth (or Space)?