Line
The path created when an object moves from one point to another
What is a line?
When a line meets itself, to enclose a space, it creates this.
What is a shape?
A word used when describing sculptures or 3-dimensional objects.
What is a form?
The lightness or darkness of a color
What is value?
The lines that create the basic outline of a subject or design
What are contour lines?
The space occupied by solid objects or subjects.
What is positive space?
To say something has height, width, and depth, is to say it is...
What is 3-dimensional?
Shows the range from light to dark
Lines such as hatching and cross-hatching are used for what
What is shading (or value)?
The space around objects or subjects, where there is only the appearance of air or light.
What is negative space?
Often found in man-made objects
What is a geometric form?
The use of value in art creates this.
What is the illusion of 3-dimensions in art that is actually 2-dimensional?
Pencils, charcoal, colored pencils, oil pastels, chalk pastels, clay, watercolor, etc.
What are art mediums?
Small dots or points that are closer together to create darker areas and further apart to create lighter areas
What is stippling?
The five main geometric shapes used in art.
What are squares, rectangles, circles, triangles, and ovals/ellipses?
Three examples of forms
What are a cube, a cylinder, a cone, a pyramid, a sphere, and a prism? (must name three)
A medium tone, one that is neither very light nor very dark.
What is a mid-tone?
The three skills used to securely attach pieces of clay to each other. (HINT: they all start with the letter 's')
What are score, slip, and smear?
Tiny, squiggly, circular lines that overlap each other to more fully cover white space.
What is scumbling?
Free-form and often associated with nature
What are organic shapes?
Often found in nature and irregular.
What is a biometric form?
The elements of value.
What are highlights, mid-tones, shadows, and cast shadows?
When one color gradually fades into another, often achieved with watercolor or colored pencil.
What is a gradient?