ELEMENTS
PRINCIPLES
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HODGEPODGE
100

A MARK MADE BY A POINT MOVING ACROSS THE PAPER

WHAT IS A LINE?

100

DISTRIBUTION OF VISUAL WEIGHT IN AN ARTWORK 

WHAT IS BALANCE?

100

THE AREA AROUND, ABOVE, BETWEEN, INSIDE OR BELOW OBJECTS AS WELL AS WITHIN THEM

WHAT IS SPACE?

100

AREA FARTHEST AWAY FROM THE VIEWER IN AN ARTWORK

WHAT IS THE BACKGROUND?

100

ANOTHER NAME FOR COLOR

WHAT IS HUE?

200

"TOOLS" AN ARTIST USES TO CREATE ART

WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS?

200

THE CENTER OF INTEREST WHERE YOUR EYE FIRST LANDS AND IS ALSO THE FOCAL POINT

WHAT IS EMPHASIS?

200

PRODUCED WHEN LIGHT STRIKING AN OBJECT IS REFLECTED BACK TO THE EYE & ALSO REFERRED TO AS HUE

WHAT IS COLOR?

200

AREA THAT IS NOT OCCUPIED BY OBJECT OR SUBJECT IN AN ARTWORK

WHAT IS NEGATIVE SPACE?

200

THE AREA IN AN ARTWORK THAT IS BETWEEN THE FOREGROUND AND THE BACKGROUND

WHAT IS THE MIDDLE GROUND?

300

THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF A COLOR

WHAT IS VALUE?


300

WHEN ALL THE ELEMENTS USED IN AN ARTWORK CREATE A PLEASING COMPOSITION

WHAT IS UNITY?

300

SHAPES THAT ARE FOUND IN NATURE

WHAT ARE ORGANIC SHAPES?

300

SHAPES THAT ARE MATHEMATICAL AND HAVE NAMES

WHAT ARE GEOMETRIC SHAPES?

300

THE SECTION OF AN IMAGE CLOSEST TO THE VIEWER

WHAT IS THE FOREGROUND?

400

A 2D (TWO DIMENSIONAL) AREA ENCLOSED BY AN OUTLINE

WHAT IS A SHAPE?

400

CREATES VISUAL INTEREST IN A PICTURE LIKE LIGHT AND DARK COLORS NEXT TO EACH OTHER OR BIG SHAPES NEXT TO SMALL ONES

CONTRAST

400

HAS 3 DIMENSIONS (IS 3D): HEIGHT, WIDTH AND DEPTH

WHAT IS A FORM?

400

THE AREA OCCUPIED BY AN OBJECT 

WHAT IS POSITIVE SPACE?

400

THE WAY SOMETHING LOOKS LIKE IT FEELS OR ACTUALLY FEELS IN A WORK OF ART

WHAT IS TEXTURE?

500

THE WAY SOMETHING APPEARS TO FEEL IN A WORK OF ART DUE TO USE OF OTHER ELEMENTS OF ART 

WHAT IS IMPLIED TEXTURE?

500

RHYTHM HELPS MOVE THE EYE THROUGH A COMPOSITION THAT LEADS YOUR ATTENTION FROM ONE PART TO ANOTHER OF THE ARTWORK THAT CAN CREATE AN ILLUSION OF ACTION

WHAT IS MOVEMENT?

500

THE WAY SOMETHING ACTUALLY FEELS TO THE TOUCH

WHAT IS ACTUAL TEXTURE?

500

THE REPETITION OF VISUAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS CIRCLES OR HEARTS REPEATED

WHAT IS PATTERN?

500

ADDING HIGHLIGHTS AND VALUES TO A DRAWING

WHAT IS SHADING?

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