Art Vocabulary
Elements
of Art
Color
Principles of Art
Art Potpourri
100

a painting or drawing of a person

portrait

100

diagonal, vertical, horizontal

Line direction

100

red, orange, and yellow

The Warm colors

100

repeating of an object, shape or design

repetition

100

the point in the landscape where the sky meets the ground

horizon line

200

artwork that is not copied

original

200

the way something feels

texture

200

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.

Complementary Colors

200

use of an element of art repeating pattern or arrangement of art.

rhythm

200

Acrylic and Watercolor are two types of what?

Paint

300

artwork made by pasting pieces of paper or other materials together

collage

300

organic and geometric

shapes

300

red, blue, and yellow

Primary colors

300

center of interest

emphasis

300

3 dimensional piece of artwork

sculpture

400

an art movement that uses imagery from popular culture to create paintings and sculptures.

Pop Art

400

the area in and around an artwork

space

400

the part of an artwork that is closest to the viewer.

The Foreground

400

same on each side

symmetrical

400

Two types of shapes

Organic and Geometric

500

the area of an image that is furthest away from the viewer and behind the main subject.

Background

500

the lightness or darkness

value

500

green, purple, and orange

Secondary colors

500

a collection of different elements in the artwork to make it interesting

variety

500

The artist who painted Campbell's Soup Cans in 1962. 

Andy Warhol

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