The Elements of Art
These colors (red, orange, yellow) convey the feeling of high temperature
Warm colors
The repetition of line and shape
Pattern
This artist is well known for painting the ceiling of the sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Outside his window from the asylum Saint-Remy-de-Provence, Van Gogh painted this iconic painting
Starry Night
This material is essentially colored chalk.
Pastels
An element of art that refers to the lightness and darkness of an object
Value
The implied motion in a work of art
Movement
This artist co-founded the Cubist Movement
Pablo Picasso
This painting was once stolen from its museum and returned two years later.
Mona Lisa
Examples include cube, sphere, pyramid, and others.
Form
A large difference between two objects such as the difference between light and dark
Contrast
The method used by Georges Seurat in A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
Pointillism
The space behind or around an object
Negative space
This principle provides stability and structure to a design based on the placement of your elements.
Balance
This pop artist is famous for replicating the same image over and over using a method called screen printing.
Andy Warhol
This painting depicts a dream had by its artists Edvard Munch.
The Scream
This element refers to tactile qualities. It can be actual or implied.
Texture
The spaces between repeating visual elements such as alternating, flowing, random, regular, and progressive.
Rhythm
This artist is known for dripping and splattering paint onto large canvases.
Jackson Pollock
This painting, by Claude Monet, began the Impressionist Movement.
Impression: Sunrise
A type of opaque watercolor similar to tempera paint
Gouache