Elements of Art
The path of a moving point, which can be thick, thin, implied, or descriptive.
What is line?
The principle of design that refers to the distribution of visual weight in an artwork.
What is balance?
The three basic colors that cannot be mixed from other colors.
What are primary colors?
A dry media that uses clay and pigment and is typically smudgeable, requiring a fixative.
What is charcoal oil pastel?
This Renaissance polymath is famous for his notebooks and paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
The lightness or darkness of a color or tone.
The principle that uses elements to direct the viewer's eye toward a specific area of the work.
What is emphasis (or focal point)?
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel, like red and green.
What are complementary colors?
This rolled piece of paper can be used for blending.
What is a blending stump (or tortillon)?
A Dutch Post-Impressionist known for his intense, expressive brushstrokes and works such as The Starry Night and multiple self-portraits.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
The feeling of depth in a two-dimensional work, often achieved through perspective or overlapping.
What is space?
The use of opposing elements like color, value, or texture to create interest and drama.
What is contrast?
Adding white to a color creates this variation.
What is a tint?
This technique uses closely spaced parallel lines to create the effect of value or tone.
What is hatching?
The artist who sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
An enclosed area defined by line or other elements, which can be organic or geometric.
What is shape (or form for 3D)?
The creation of unity within an artwork by repeating certain elements.
What is rhythm (or repetition / pattern)?
The purity or intensity of a color.
What is saturation?
The act of using tiny dots to create value and texture in a drawing.
What is stippling?
This Spanish Surrealist painted melting clocks in his famous work, The Persistence of Memory.
Who is Salvador Dalí?
This element refers to the surface quality or feel of an object, either actual (tactile) or implied (visual).
What is texture?
This is a quality of wholeness or oneness achieved through the effective use of all the elements and principles of design.
What is unity (or harmony)?
A color scheme that uses three colors next to each other on the color wheel, such as blue, blue-green, and green.
What is an analogous color scheme?
The art of beautiful handwriting, usually executed with a brush or a special broad-tipped instrument.
What is calligraphy?
Known for pioneering Pop Art, this American artist created famous silkscreen prints of Campbell's Soup Cans and Marilyn Monroe.
Who is Andy Warhol?