Line Drive
This basic element is defined as the distance between two points, a narrow elongated mark, or the continuous movement of a point along a surface.
What is a Line?
This is an area that stands out from the space around it due to a defined or implied boundary, and is strictly two-dimensional (flat).
What is a Shape?
Red, yellow, and blue make up this specific group of basic hues that cannot be created by mixing other colors together.
What are Primary colors?
This type of space refers specifically to the part of a design or background that is left empty or is not filled in.
What is Negative space?
This principle means keeping all parts of a design interesting by giving equal weight to each side, whether symmetrically or asymmetrically.
What is Balance?
This specific line direction guides our eyes straight across a composition and suggests calmness, stability, and tranquility.
What is a Horizontal line?
Unlike a flat shape, this is a three-dimensional object that can be measured by height, width, and depth.
What is a Form?
This property of color describes its degree of purity, concentration, or how bright or dull the color is.
What is Intensity?
This is defined as the surface quality of anything—the physical "feel" or visual appearance of an object's surface
What is texture?
This principle is anything that attracts attention to a "center of interest" or specific area in the artwork.
What is Emphasis?
This type of line follows the outside edge of an object, like the outline drawing of a pear shown in the guide.
What is a Contour line?
This term is defined as the amount of space that a solid or hollow object takes up.
What is Volume?
This is the specific term for a lightened color made by adding white to a hue.
What is a Tint?
This drawing technique shows parallel lines converging and meeting at eye level to create the illusion of 3D distance.
What is a vanishing point?
This general art term describes the physical material used to make a work of art, such as watercolor, clay, or pencil.
What is a Medium?
An artist uses this specific type of line to show emotion or create distinct moods, such as using jagged edges for "angry" or loops for "happy."
What is a Character line?
Because drawings are two-dimensional, artists must use these two shading techniques (one sharp/blocked and one smooth) to give shapes the illusion of dimension and depth.
What are Even shading and Blended shading?
These are pairs of colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel (like blue and orange) and cancel each other out when mixed.
What are Complementary colors?
Textures like fish scales are classified as "regular" patterns, while the messy lines representing hair in the guide are classified as this.
What is an Irregular texture?
This principle, also referred to as "unity," means that all elements of a design go together and seem to belong with the others.
What is Harmony?
This type of line is not physically drawn but is created by boundaries where colors change or are created by the edges of shapes.
What is an Implied line?
According to the study guide, these are the two broad classifications or types that shapes can be grouped into.
What are Geometric and Organic shapes?
These colors are found next to each other on the color wheel (such as blue-green, green, and blue) and create a sense of harmony.
What are Analogous colors?
When looking at a landscape drawing, this specific area refers to the part of the picture that seems closest to the viewer.
What is the Foreground?
This concept is achieved by repeating a single "motif" over and over again to make the artwork seem active.
What is Repetition (or Pattern)?