ELEMENTS
The way something feels or looks as if it might feel
What is Texture?
The distribution of visual “weight” to create a feeling of stability
What is Balance?
Derived from the French verb coller, meaning “to glue,” we used this medium to practice conveying mood
What is Collage?
When elements are arranged equally on either side of a central axis, creating a formal, mirror-image effect
What is Symmetrical Balance?
An Italian Renaissance artist, polymath, engineer, theorist, sculptor, and architect. It’s-a ME!
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
The lightness or darkness of a tone or color
What is Value?
The repetition of elements to create a visual “beat”
What is Rhythm?
A form of printmaking in which a design is carved into a block and ink is rolled onto the uncarved surface which is used as a stamp
What is a Linocut Print or a Relief Print?
Using closely spaced parallel lines to create shading
What is Hatching?
A British artist and missionary to Algeria who mostly painted in sketchbooks and never expected to be famous
Who is Lilias Trotter?
What is Form?
It is used by artists to direct viewers through their work, often to an interesting focal point
What is Movement?
A crystalline form of pure carbon which comes in varying hardnesses and makes really great self-portraits
What is Graphite?
In perspective drawing, this is a spot on the horizon where receding parallel lines seem to meet and disappear
What is a Vanishing Point?
An Italian Renaissance artist who may have painted The Creation of Adam but considered his creation of David to be his best work
Who is Michelangelo?
It is made up of 3 properties: hue, value, and intensity
What is Color?
Ensures all elements are effective and cohesive, preventing chaos
What is Unity?
A medium that requires lots of water and works best when used in light layers called glazes
What is Watercolor Paint?
Creating the illusion of depth by making distant objects look lighter and bluer
What is Atmospheric Perspective?
A Dutch post-impressionist artist who is famous for painting sunflowers and starry nights
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
It can be positive and negative; It is defined by the artist
What is Space?
Differences in elements that create visual excitement and add interest
What is Contrast?
A messy medium that creates vibrant colors and great texture (and is difficult to wash off of your fingers)
What is Oil Pastel?
A 16th-17th century, still-life genre emphasizing the transience of life, futility of pleasure, and certainty of death
What is Vanitas?
A German Renaissance artist who painted the most famous “portrait” of Charlemagne (even though he had never seen him)
Who is Albrecht Durer?