Elements and principles
A large difference between two things: for example rough and smooth or white and black.
Contrast
Colors that appear next to each other on the color wheel.
Analogous
Three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel. Example: red, yellow, and blue.
Triad
The relation of one object to another in size, amount, number or degree- scale.
Proportion
A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action- or implied motion
Movement
Colors that are directly opposite of each other on the color wheel. When mixed together they make a neutral gray or brown.
Complementary
Common name for a color.
Hue
The use of different lines, shapes, textures, colors and other elements of design to create interest in a work of art.
Variety
A feeling that all of the parts are working together as a team- the quality of wholeness.
UNITY
Colors made by mixing a primary with a secondary color. Also called intermediate colors
Tertiary
A band of colors produced when white light shines through a prism.
Color Spectrum
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the the viewers attention.
Emphasis
An element of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
Value
Make of only a single color or hue and its tints and shades.
Monochromatic
The three basic colors that cannot be made by mixing colors.
Primary Colors
A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.
line
The empty or open area between, around, above, below and within objects.
SPACE
Black, gray, brown, and white.
Neutrals
Orange, green, and purple.
Secondary Colors
Any three dimensional object that can be measured by height, width and depth.
Form