Elements 1
A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface (Taking a dot for a walk).
What is line?
An example of a Geometric Shape.
What are Circle, Square, Rectangle, Oval, Triangle, etc. (Have rules)
Primary colors
What are Red, Yellow and Blue?
This refers to the visual weight in a work of art.
What is Balance?
Red + Blue =
What is Purple (violet)?
Any three dimensional object that can be measured by height, width and depth.
What is Form?
Refers to when light is reflected off of an object.
Secondary Colors
An artwork that uses opposites in size, shape, color are good examples of this principle.
What is Contrast?
What is Wavy?
How something feels (real or created).
What is Texture?
When you add White + a color =
What is Tint?
Yellow-orange and red-violet are examples of...
What are Tertiary (Intermediate) colors?
Another name for a theme or focus in a piece of art...
What is Emphasis?
Trees, clouds, apples and dogs are this type of Shape. (Geometric or Organic)
What are Organic Shapes?
Lightness and/or darkness of a color.
What is Value?
An example of a Form (3D)
What are Cube, Cylinder, Pyramid, Sphere?
Blue, Blue-green, Green are examples of...
(Color Scheme)
What is an Analogous Color scheme?
Leading the viewer's eye on a journey throughout a work of art.
What is Movement?
A mirror image arrangement in which elements on either side of a composition match one another.
(Symmetrical or Asymmetrical Balance)
What is symmetrical balance?
Refers to the negative or positive areas of an artwork.
What is Space?
These are 3 of the 5 different types of lines.
What are Straight, Wavy, Zigzag, Broken and Curve.
Red and Green are examples of...
What are Complimentary colors?
The careful placement of repeated elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or beat.
Refers to what makes an artwork feel complete and finished.
What is Unity?