Elements of Art
Elements of Art/Art Vocab
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100

The lightness or darkness of a color

Value

100

A book used for sketching and note-taking

Sketchbook

100

The point where the earth meets the sky

Horizon Line

100

Artwork created by using only one color

Monochromatic
100

The surface quality of an object

Texture

200

Is three-dimensional and enclosed. It has height, width, and depth.

Form

200

Blue, Green, and Purple are examples of...

Cool Colors

200

A circular arrangement of colors organized by their relationship to one another

Color Wheel

200

Lines that can lead the eye in a path around an image

Directional Lines

200

Shapes that are mathematical, precise, and can be named

Geometric Shapes

300

What we see when light reflects off a surface

Color

300

A line made without lifting the pen/pencil and without looking at your paper

Blind Continuous Line

300

The outline of a form and its details

Contour Line

300

Red, yellow, and orange are examples of...

Warm Colors

300

A collection of artworks

Portfolio

400

Flat and enclosed area that is two-dimensional

Shape 

400

The areas of an artwork that are the subjects

Positive Space

400

Shapes that we recognize, but have no defined form

Organic Shapes

400

Colors that are beside each other on the color wheel

Analogous Colors

400

A line made by not lifting the pen/pencil until the drawing is finished

Continuous Line

500

A path made by a moving point

Line

500

 The quality and attention to detail

Craftsmanship

500

Including different elements in an artwork

Variety

500

The way different elements in an artwork are arranged

Composition

500

The repetition of one or more elements

Pattern

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