A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across the surface.
What is a line
100
A visual tempo or beat that is achieved through careful placement of repeated elements.
What is rhythm?
100
Reflected light organized into primary, secondary,
and intermediate groups.
What is color?
100
Area in a work that catches or holds the viewer’s
attention: the focal point or center of interest.
What is emphasis?
100
The placement or arrangement of visual elements
in a work of art. It can also be thought of as the organization
of the elements of art according to the principles of design.
What is composition?
200
An element of art that refers to the lightness of darkness of a color.
What is value?
200
A large difference between to things. For example, rough and smooth, or black and white. Creates visual interest.
What is contrast?
200
Colors that are directly opposite on the color
wheel.
What are complementary colors?
200
The feeling of depth or three dimensions. The empty
or open area between, around, above, below, and within
objects.
What is space?
200
The placement or arrangement of visual elements
in a work of art. It can also be thought of as the organization
of the elements of art according to the principles of design.
What are the principles of design?
300
Any three dimensional object having height, width, and depth.
What is form?
300
A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense
of action or implied motion. The path the viewer’s eye follows
throughout an art work.
What is movement
300
Another name for related colors. Colors
that appear next to each other on the color wheel.
What are analogous colors?
300
The element of art that refers to the surface quality
or feel of an object.
What is texture?
300
Orange, green, and purple (or violet)
What are secondary colors?
400
The feeling of depth or three dimensions. The empty or open area between, around, above, below, and within objects.
What is form
400
Principle of design referring to the way elements are
arranged to create a feeling of stability. Arrangements include symmetry, asymmetry, and radial.
What is balance.
400
Made of only a single color or hue and its
tints and shades.
What are monochrome colors?
400
The relation of one object to another
in size, amount, number, and scale.
What is proportion?
400
The repetition of elements: shapes lines or
colors. Can also be called a motif.
What is a pattern?
500
A flat figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space; can be geometric or organic.
What are shapes?
500
A quality of wholeness achieved through effective
use of the elements and principles of design.
What is unity?
500
The three basic colors that can’t be made
by mixing colors.
What are primary colors?
500
A design concept where all the
elements of an object expand or spiral out from
a central point, usually with an equal distribution
of visual weight. Creates balance in a work.