Elements
a mark with greater length than width
What is line?
Primary colors
What are red, blue and yellow?
value between highlight and shadow, most real tone
(or value) of the object
What is a midtone?
any 3D shape with height, width and depth
What is form?
Secondary colors
What are orange, green and violet?
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention.
What is emphasis
or focal point?
light that is bounced off of one surface onto another surface
What is reflected light?
colors that have the most contrast to each other on the color wheel
What are
complementary colors?
surface quality that can be seen or felt
What is texture?
the size of an object in
relationship to another object
What is scale?
The use of different lines, shapes, textures, colors and other elements of design to create interest in a work of art.
What is variety?
an object blocks the light and
creates this on the surface
What is a cast shadow?
another name for color
What is hue?
relative lightness or darkness of a color
What is value?
repetition with variety
What is rhythm?
the relative size of parts within a whole
What is proportion?
the darkest part
of the form
What is a core shadow?
light reflected
off of objects
What is color?
positive and negative _________
and illusion of depth
What is space?
where all the elements of a piece harmonize & work together as a whole
What is unity?
A feeling of stability with unequal weight on each side
What is asymmetrical balance?
a range of values used to show light & shadow that reveal form
What is illusion of volume?
colors next to each other
on the color wheel
What are analogous colors?