Elements
A continuous mark made on a surface.
What is line?
Refers to light reflected off objects.
What is color?
Combining elements to create a path a viewer's eye take through a work of art.
What is movement?
Balance that is the same on both sides.
What is symmetrical?
A closed line
What is shape?
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention- a focal point.
What is emphasis?
A large difference between two things.
What is contrast?
How something feels or appears to feel
What is texture?
Shapes and forms with natural, free flowing edges.
What is organic?
The repetition of elements in an organized format.
What is pattern?
Balance that is not the same on both sides but still feels balanced.
What is asymmetrical?
Lightness and darkness of a color
What is value?
Shapes and forms that are usually man made and are mathematical.
What is geometric?
Created by combining multiple elements together in a work of art.
What are principles?
A feeling that all of the parts are working together as a team - the quality of wholeness.
What is unity?
The area around, within, below, and around objects.
What is space?
The building blocks of art
What are elements?
The distribution of visual or actual weight of the elements in an artwork.
What is balance?