Elements 1
The building blocks of art (color, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value)
What are the Elements of Art?
Two-dimensional enclosed area.
What is shape?
Balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, proportion, rhythm, unity, and variety.
What are the principles of design?
The distribution of visual weight in an artwork (symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial).
What is balance?
The relative size of a figure or object, compared to others of its kind.
What is scale?
May be a continuous mark or implied by the edges of shapes and forms. Used to design contours, outlines, and space.
What are lines?
Three-dimensional, encloses volume
What is form?
The sense of wholeness in a work of art.
What is unity?
How the eye travels through an artwork.
What is movement?
An art form that entails pasting/gluing paper or other materials to a surface.
What is a collage?
Refers to the visual and physical qualities of a surface.
What is texture?
The lightness and darkness of a color or tone.
What is value?
When there is a comparative size relationship among several objects or between several parts of a single object or person.
What is proportion?
Repeated elements such as shapes or color.
What is pattern?
An artwork that shows just the outline of an object.
What is contour?
Indicates positive and negative areas in a painting and gives the feelings of depth to a two-dimensional work of art.
What is space?
Created when dark value and light value are placed close together.
What is value contrast?
To place greater attention on certain areas, objects, or feelings in a painting.
What is emphasis?
Regular repetition of elements such as line, shape and forms to create interest and consistency.
What is rhythm?
Heather Galler
Who is the artist that does folk art?
The perceived surface quality in an artwork.
What is implied texture?
A suggested line that was not actually drawn or included into a work of art.
What is implied line?
Strong differences in colors, textures, values, and other elements to create emphasis and interest.
What is contrast?
Using different sizes, shapes and colors in your artwork to create visual diversity.
What is variety?
Sequence of cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative.
What are comic strips?