Art Vocabulary/Elements of Art
Fashion design
Interior Design
Drawing Techniques
100
A mark on a page
What is a line?
100
A flat drawing of a designers clothing line.
What is a Croquis/Flat sketch
100
When the artist uses very soft pressure in the BEGINNING of their drawing.
What is drawing lightly?
200
When you are creating a variety of shades
What is VALUE
200
What is a running stitch
200
Historically named for its stark white lines contrasting against a dark blue background, this 2D architectural drawing shows the exact floor plan of a space.
What is a blueprint?
200
The brightest point of contrast.
What is a highlight?
300
The way in which objects/people in the artwork are ARRANGED or POSITIONED
What is Composition?
300
Before cutting into expensive material, a designer traces this paper template, contrasting the flat, 2D paper shapes with the 3D garment they will eventually become.
What is a pattern
300
To create a striking contrast inside an ornate, antique Victorian home, an interior designer might furnish it in this incredibly sleek, clean-lined design style popularized in the mid-20th century
What is modern interior design?
300
Instead of getting overwhelmed by a complex, highly contrasted photograph, an artist can use this technique of drawing intersecting lines over the image to copy the shapes box by box.
What is the grid method?
400
Placing bright white value next to deep dark shadows to create intense drama.
What is contrast?
400
Rather than using a live model, designers often pin and drape material onto this heavily padded, headless torso to see how contrasting fabrics hang in three dimensions.
What is a dress form?