Shapes that are precisely defined, easy to recognize, and based on mathematical equations.
What are geometric shapes?
100
Objects in an artwork that are furthest to the viewer.
What is background?
100
A chart organizing values from white to black.
What is a value scale?
100
A chart organizing primary, secondary, and intermediate colors.
What is a color wheel?
200
This type of line is used to show movement.
What is a gesture line?
200
Shapes that surround or exist between the subject or objects in an artwork.
What are negative shapes?
200
Objects in an artwork that are closest to the viewer; things found here are usually larger and close to the bottom of the page.
What is foreground?
200
Creating value using dots.
What is stippling?
200
Red, yellow, and blue; these colors make all other colors.
What are primary colors?
300
These are the general characteristics of a line that convey a mood or feeling.
What is line personality?
300
Shapes that are straight-edged
What are angular shapes?
300
Occurs when an object is partially covered by another object.
What is overlapping?
300
Shading that smoothly transitions between values.
What is gradation?
300
These colors are made by mixing one primary and one secondary color.
What are intermediate colors?
400
This is an imaginary line from a figure's eyes in an artwork to a viewed object.
What is line of sight?
400
These shapes seem to be still or resting.
What are static shapes?
400
A technique used since the Renaissance to create the illusion of depth in a 2-dimensional work of art.
What is linear perspective?
400
An artwork that contains many light values.
What is high-keyed?
400
Colors not on the color wheel; brown, black, gray.
What are neutral colors?
500
These lines are suggested by the edges of objects or areas of color or value.
What are implied lines?
500
These shapes appear to move or have the ability to move.
What are dynamic shapes?
500
A non-linear perspective technique where objects close to the bottom of the page appear closer, while objects closer to the top of the page appear further away.
What is positioning?
500
Occurs when dark values are placed next to light values.
What is value contrast?
500
An example of this color scheme is: green, red-orange, and red-violet.