Elements
Color Wheel
Principles
Design
Misc.
100
the visual path of a dot moving through space
What is line?
100
The primary colors
What are red, blue and yellow?
100
A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action or physical change in position
What is movement?
100
an arrangement of elements that give a feeling that all of the parts are working together as a whole
What is unity/harmony?
100
colors opposite each other on the color wheel
What are complementary colors?
200
Any three dimensional object that can be measured by length, width, and height
What is form?
200
adding white to a hue creates this
What is a tint?
200
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention. Usually attracts attention first.
What is emphasis?
200
repeating elements create a visual tempo or beat. The way elements are organized lead the eye to a focal point
What is rhythm?
200
an arrangement or combination of colors specifically selected for your artwork
What is a color scheme?
300
the surface quality of a work of art - the feel, appearance, thickness, or stickiness of a surface
What is texture?
300
colors next to each other on the color wheel, example yellow-orange, yellow, yellow-green
What are analogous colors?
300
a large difference between two things (Examples) large shapes next to small. Smooth next to rough. Patterns next to plain areas.
What is contrast?
300
the name given to a color
What is hue?
300
the viewers eye level in an image, or where the earth meets the sky in a landscape
What is the horizon line?
400
Lightness and darkness of a color or tone
What is value?
400
Mixing a secondary and primary color creates this.
What is a tertiary/intermediate color?
400
The relationship of one object to another in size, amount, number or degree.
What is proportion/scale?
400
the background space around the subject area
What is negative space?
400
adding black to a hue creates this
What is shade?
500
the area around, within, or between images or parts of an image
What is space?
500
Mixing two complimentary colors makes this.
What are neutrals?
500
when elements are arranged on an art work to create the impression of equality in weight or importance
What is balance?
500
fancy word for - containing or using only one color
What is monochromatic?
500
the saturation of a color - its brightness or dullness
What is intensity?
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