Elements
The path of a moving point which makes a mark having length and direction.
What is line?
Primary colors
What are red, blue and yellow?
Suggestion or illusion of motion in an artwork.
What is movement?
A feeling of harmony between all parts, and similarities within an artwork, allowing the viewer to see the whole artwork, and resulting in a sense of wholeness.
What is unity?
Red + Blue =
What is violet?
Any three dimensional object having height, length and depth.
What is form?
Secondary colors
What are orange, green and violet?
Part of an artwork which stands out or draws attention; center of interest.
What is emphasis?
The close placement of opposing objects in an artwork to show the difference between them.
What is contrast?
The complimentary color of blue.
What is orange?
How a surface looks or feels in an artwork; can be real or implied.
What is texture?
Blue, Blue-green, Green is an example of...
What are analogous colors?
The consistent repetition of one or more elements within an artwork.
What is pattern?
Common name for color.
What is hue?
The complimentary color of red.
What is green?
The lightness and darkness of color.
What is value?
Mixing a secondary and primary color creates this.
What is a tertiary/intermediate color?
A type of movement in an artwork often created by repetition of elements.
What is rhythm?
When a variety of elements work well together.
What is harmony?
When you add black to a hue you create this.
What is shade?
The subject of an artwork is positive, whereas the area around the subject, the background is negative; may create depth through the use of foreground, middle ground and background.
What is space?
Mixing two complimentary colors makes this.
What are neutrals?
Equalization of the weight of the elements used in an artwork; may be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial.
What is balance?
A two dimensional, flat figure, with height and length, may be geometric or organic.
What is shape?
When you add white to hue you create this.
What is tint?