Elements of Art
An element that refers to the way something feels or looks like it feels.
What is Texture?
A traditional drawing method that helps artists create an exact copy of an image onto another surface.
What is the Transfer Method?
A type of paint that needs to be activated with water in order to use.
What is Watercolor?
A type of sculpture you can completely walk around and see from every angle.
What is Freestanding/Sculpture in the Round?
The illusion of moving images.
What is Animation?
An element that refers to the Lightness and Darkness of a color.
What is Value?
Type of pen used in the 6th century. Typically made of geese, swan or Turkey feathers.
What is a Quill Pen/Dip Pen?
A type of paint that is not soluble with water, must use other materials such as paint thinner to clean. It takes several days or weeks to dry.
What is Oil Paint?
Beginner type of clay. Dries within 24-72 Hours.
What is Air Dry Clay?
A feature on an animation program that allows you to see the image before and the image after.
What is Onion Skins?
A pathway of a moving point in space.
What is Line?
A dry media that is made up of a mix powdered limestone, water, clay and pigment.
What is Chalk?
A watercolor technique where you paint a wet brush onto a dry surface.
What is Wet on Dry?
A type of oven that can reach very high temperatures to fire ceramic/pottery clay.
What is a Kiln?
An animation frame used to simulate motion blur.
What is a Smear Frame?
A 2 Dimensional (2D) enclosed space.
What is Shape?
A liquid or spray that protects and preserves artwork by preventing smudging, fading, and crumbling.
What is Fixative?
A type of water-based paint that dries opaque. It can never be reactivated with water.
What is Acrylic Paint?
A sculpture technique where artists create 3D artworks by combining found objects, materials, and pre-existing objects.
What is Assemblage?
Separate digital transparent sheets stacked on top of each other.
What is Layers?
This element can be seen when light reflects off the object.
What is Color?
An ink shading technique that is created using nothing but dots.
What is Stippling?
A watercolor technique where you use a crayon or pastel to draw before paint is applied.
What is Resist?
A type of sculpture that projects from a flat surface.
What is Relief?
It gives elasticity and flexibility to your animation.
What is Squash and Stretch?