LINE & SHAPE
A mark that connects two points.
What is a line?
Red, yellow, and blue.
What are the primary colours?
A flat, enclosed area that is either geometric or organic.
What is a shape?
How something feels or how it looks like it would feel.
What is texture?
The distribution of visual weight in an artwork.
What is balance?
The type of line that suggests stability and calm, like the horizon.
What is a horizontal line?
Green, orange, and violet/purple.
What are the secondary colors?
A shape that is irregular and found in nature, like a blob or a leaf shape.
What is an organic shape?
The area around and between the subjects of an artwork.
What is negative space?
This principle creates a focal point, or the most important part of the artwork.
What is emphasis(or focal point)?
Lines that show the edges and surface ridges of an object, not just the outline.
What are cross-contour lines?
Colours that are next to each other on the color wheel, like blue, blue-green, and green.
What are analogous colours?
A 3D object that has volume and takes up space.
What is a form?
The area occupied by an object or subject itself.
What is positive space?
This type of balance is like a mirror image on both sides of a center point.
What is symmetrical balance?
A continuous line that defines the outer edge of a shape, often done without looking at the paper.
What is a contour line?
The lightness or darkness of a colour. Adding white creates a tint of it.
What is value?
By adding this to a shape, an artist can make it look like a 3D form.
What is shading (or value)?
The technique of placing one object in front of another to create the illusion of depth.
What is overlapping?
The repetition of elements like shapes, lines, or colors to create a sense of movement or pattern.
What is rhythm(or pattern)?
This type of line is often used to show feeling, energy, and movement, and is not precise or mathematical.
What is an expressive or gestural line?
The term for colours that are directly opposite on the color wheel and create high contrast (e.g., red & green).
What are complementary colours?
A 3D artwork carved out of stone.
What is a sculpture?
This technique uses blurred details and muted colours to make objects appear far away.
What is perspective?
This principle refers to the difference between elements, such as light vs. dark or rough vs. smooth.
What is contrast?