Elements of Art
Characteristics of Color
Watercolor Painting
Fiber Arts
CEMS Art Studio
100

This element of art is a path between two points.

What is Line?

100

This term is used to describe how light or dark a color is.

What is Value?

100

A technique of adding a large area of color(s) to a watercolor painting. 

What is Wash?

100

A fastening to secure cord in place.

What is Knot?

100

The academic study of the history and development of  visual arts.

What is Art History?

200

This element of art is categorized as geometric or organic.

What is Shape

200

A set of colors that is red, yellow, and blue.

What are Primary Colors?

200

A technique to create a scratchy looking texture on the surface with brushstrokes evident.

What is Dry Brush?

200

A threadlike piece, or material created from threadlike pieces.

What is Fiber?

200

The materials used by an artist

What are Medium?

300

In 3D artwork there is width, depth, and height.

What is Form?

300

A term used to describe how bright or dull a color is.

What is Intensity?

300

This effect goes from one color gradually to white or another color.

What is Graded Wash?

300

This tool holds threads stationary while yarn is  interlaced.

What is Loom?

300

A plan, sketch or drawing as a preliminary outline of a work of art.

What is Draft?

400

This element of art describes how something feels, or appears to feel, and it can be real or implied. 

What is Texture?

400

The result of two primary colors mixed together.

What are Secondary Colors?

400

The technique in which artist paints onto already wet paper causing the colors to blend and bleed into each other.

What is Wet-on-Wet?

400

Sets of threads are interlocked in a pattern.

What is Weaving?

400

The arrangement of forms in a work of art.

What is Composition?
500

The SEVEN (7) visual components known as the Elements of Art.

What are Color, Form, Line, Shape, Space, Texture, and Value? 

500

Colors that are in between the primary and secondary colors, such as blue-green or red-orange.

What are Tertiary Colors?

500

In watercolor painting, this is a large area of one color.

What is Flat Wash?

500

Made up of strands of fiber that have been twisted into interlocking patterns or braided to create a larger form.

What is Cord?

500

A curated collection of an artists work.

What is Portfolio?

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