Element Definitions
3D that's real or implied
Form
The three primary colors.
Red, Yellow, and Blue.
When you add white to a color you create this.
A tint.
Write three examples of geometric shapes.
Circle, square, rectangle, triangle, diamond, octagon, pentagon...
What are the three dimensions?
Length, width, and height.
The lightness or darkness of a color
Value
How many colors are in the color wheel?
Twelve.
Name one thing that could affect the way value is perceived.
Texture and Light (both direction and quality).
Stippling, hatching, cross-hatching, scumbling...
This defines area in a work of art.
Light reflecting off objects
Color
When you mix two primary colors you get this.
A secondary color.
What do you mix with a color to get a tone?
Leaves, clouds and trees are all examples of this kind of a shape.
Organic.
Size, horizontal placement, shading, color, overlap, and degree of detail are all examples of this.
Methods of perspective.
The implied or actual quality of a surface
Texture
Give an example of a neutral color (not found on the color wheel).
Black, white, or gray.
An image that uses the full range of values is considered what level of contrast?
Low contrast.
Line weight is also called what?
Line quality.
Use of space in an artwork can be categorized in these two ways; sometimes artists like to be playful in their use to create optical illusions.
Positive and negative.
A 2-dimensional boundary
Shape
Name the color scheme that involves two colors across from each other on the color wheel.
Complementary.
What tool can an artist use to explore the full value range of a color?
A value scale.
The outline of an art subject could also be called this.
Contour line.
Texture in art can be either or both of these.
Implied and/or real.