Elements
A mark with length and driection, created by a point that moving in space.
What is line?
Primary colors
What are red, blue and yellow?
Using elements to guide your eye across the work.
What is movement?
A feeling of "oneness" that is created when all the parts of a work or pieces in a series look like they belong together.
What is unity?
The building blocks of all color. They cannot be made from other colors, but they can be used to make all colors.
What are the primary colors?
A 3D object or an object that appears to be 3D.
What is form?
Secondary colors
What are orange, green and violet?
Area in a work of art that immediately catches and holds the viewer's attention. It is the one part that stands out above the rest.
What is emphasis?
Putting opposites together to make each other stand out.
What is contrast?
Common name for color.
What is hue?
How a surface feels or how it looks like it might fee. Smoothness, roughness, softness, etc.
What is texture?
A color that is neither warm nor cool.
What is a neutral?
The use of different lines, shapes, textures, colors and other elements of design to create visual interest in a work of art.
What is variety?
A motif that is repeated throughout the design.
What is pattern?
Adding black to a hue creates this.
What is a shade.
Lightness or darkness. This can be used to create visual weight, depth, contrast, etc.
What is value?
Mixing a secondary and a primary color creates this.
What is a tertiary color?
The size of one object in relation to another. This can be realistic or exaggerated.
What is proportion?
Knowing how to effectively use and describe the use of the elements of art.
What are the principles of design?
("principles" is fine too)
The complementary color of red.
What is green?
The area of a work of art. This can be used to show depth. It can also be negative or positive.
What is space?
The cool colors.
What are blue, green, and violet?
A feeling of stability and equality that radiates from the center of a work out.
What is radial balance?
This is achieved when the visual "weight" in a work is equally distributed but varies in size, color, or shape.
What is asymmetrical balance?
When you add white to a hue you create this.
What is tint?