Elements
Color Theory
Line and Shape
Projects in Art 2017
Form and Texture
100
A dot that goes for a walk. There are many kinds and characteristics of this element.
What is line?
100
The plan for selecting colors for a composition
What is a color scheme?
100
A mark made by dragging a tool across the page. It can be straight, curved, long, short, or many other types.
What is a line?
100
The three S's that you should do when you are attaching two pieces of clay, so it won't come apart in the kiln.
Scratch(or score), Slip and Smooth.
100
Shape has 2 dimensions, Height and Width. Form has this last dimension, which makes it 3D.
What is depth?
200
When an artist uses perspective, overlapping and size changes to create a 3rd dimension in their art, they are creating this element of art.
What is Space?
200
Red, Yellow and Blue are this kind of color triad.
What is Primary?
200
Shapes that have names and often have straight edges and corners.
What are Geometric Shapes?
200
The culture we discussed that used clay whistles in ceremonies, battle and for music.
Who are the Aztecs?
200
The kind of texture that is 2D, like in a drawing of wood grain or a photograph of rocks.
What is implied texture?
300
Two elements that are similar, yet one is 2D like a circle, while the other is 3D like a spere.
What is Shape and Form?
300
These are colors across from each other on the color wheel, like Red and Green.
What is Complementary?
300
Space that is enclosed by a line.
What is Shape?
300
The American artist we based our splatter/dot paintings on and wrote our analysis about.
Who is Vance Kirkland?
300
Forms that have names and can be measured mathematically, such as a cube.
What is Geometric Form?
400
This element has a scale showing lightness to darkness of a color.
What is value?
400
Mixing a secondary and primary color creates this.
What is a tertiary(or intermediate) color?
400
This element has many kinds, characteristics and expresses feelings and ideas
What is Line?
400
If you used opposite colors in your painting, in order to make the splatter stand out, you used this color scheme.
What is complementary colors?
400
Forms that don't have names, but are like forms in nature. People, trees and irregular shaped rocks are examples of this kind of form.
What is Organic Forms?
500
The feelin of the surface quality of an artwork, or the illusion that there is a feeling to the surface.
What is Texture?
500
Colors that are next to eachother on the color wheel and blend well together.
What are Analogous Colors?
500
Shapes that are found in nature, have free flowing edges and don't have names.
What is Organic Shape?
500
This is the order in which you should always mix your colors together.
What is add dark to your light color? (Start with light, add dark)
500
When the form does not look like a specific or realistic form from life. It is either completely unidendifiable or overly simplified.
What is abstract?
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