COLOR
ELEMENTS
PRINCIPLES
ART TERMS & MOVEMENTS
ART CRITICISM
100
This term refers to specific groupings of colors and help us understand color relationships and color theory.
What are COLOR SCHEMES?
100
A continuous mark made on a surface, used to define space, contours, and outlines.
What is LINE?
100
This principle refers to the arrangement of visual elements to create STABILITY in an artwork. It can be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial.
What is BALANCE?
100
The materials used to create an artwork.
What is MEDIA? (plural form of MEDIUM)
100
These four steps make up the process of art critism. Art criticsm is defined as the systematic discussion of an artwork.
What are Description, Analysis, Interpretation, and Judgment?
200
A dark value of a hue made by mixing a hue plus black. It is the opposite of a tint.
What is a SHADE?
200
This element has three properties: hue, value, and intensity. It deals with the response of vision to wavelengths of reflected light.
What is COLOR?
200
This principle refers to the arrangement of parts to create a sense of MOTION to the viewer’s eye through the work. It is associated with rhythm.
What is MOVEMENT?
200
A type of line that defines the outer edges of forms and surfaces within a form, such as shapes or wrinkles and folds.
What is a CONTOUR LINE?
200
When ANALYZING a work of art, the viewer identifies one of the ___________ of art, then provides evidence of it's use in the artwork. Example: Starry Night has a strong sense of rhythm because Van Gogh painted a lot of swirling lines in the sky and trees.
What is a PRINCIPLE of art?
300
A color scheme using only one color and its tints and shades.
What is MONOCHROMATIC?
300
This element identifies the enclosed space of an object.
What is SHAPE?
300
This principle refers to ways of combining elements to produce the appearance of MOVEMENT in an artwork. It is often achieved through REPETITION of an element.
What is RHYTHM?
300
The system of drawing in which 3-dimensional objects (like buildings) are drawn so as to give the impression of distance and relative size.
What is LINEAR PERSPECTIVE?
300
This term refers to the flat, 2 dimensional surface in which an artist organizes space.
What is COMPOSITION?
400
Colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
What is COMPLIMENTARY colors?
400
This element appears to be 3-dimensional and encloses volume (such as a cube).
What is FORM?
400
This principle occurs when one element or area of an artwork creates more attention than anything else in the composition, usually creating the FOCAL POINT of the artwork.
What is EMPHASIS?
400
An early 20th century art movement in which artists aimed to represent many perspectives at the same time. Subject matter is broken up, analyzed, and reassembled in an abstract form, emphasizing geometric shapes.
What is CUBISM?
400
If an artwork is made in such a way that all of the elements work together to create a sense of wholeness, the artwork has this principle of art.
What is UNITY?
500
Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and are closely RELATED, such as yellow, yellow-green, and green.
What is ANALOGOUS color?
500
This element refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
What is VALUE?
500
This principle reflects the SIZE RELATIONSHIP of parts to one another within an artwork.
What is PROPORTION?
500
This term refers to the act of positioning close together (side by side), usually with the intent to contrast items. It is often used in Surrealist artwork.
What is a JUXTAPOSITION?
500
The theory of how we perceive and enjoy something for its beauty. This theory tries to explain and categorize our responses to art forms.
What is AESTHETICS?
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