Color Theory
Elements
Principles
Techniques & Processes
Misc.
100
Red, Yellow, Blue
What are the 3 Primary Colors
100
A range of light and dark.
What is value
100
This principle of design leads your eye through the artwork to the area of emphasis.
What is movement
100
Carft in which strands of fibers are interlocked
What is weaving
100
Using multiple materials in one artwork.
What is mixed media.
200
Orange, Green, Purple
What are the 3 Secondary Colors
200
When something feels rough or smooth is has:
What is texture
200
The area of and artwork that grabs our attention first:
What is emphasis
200
Continuous mark made by a moving point.
What is line
200
Tray on which paints are mixed.
What is palettes.
300
What is made from a color plus white.
What is a tint
300
This element is two-dimensional and can be organic or geometric.
What is shape
300
When shapes, colors, and values work together they can produce:
What is rhythm
300
Art of creating 3-dimensional works.
What is sculpture
300
A special ceramics furnace.
What is a kiln
400
When a color and black are mixed together is makes this:
What is shade
400
A cube, pyramid, and sphere are all considered 3-dimensional:
What is forms
400
An image that only show the outside edge of an object is considered a:
What is contour drawing
400
Visual representations of people.
What are portraits.
400
Repetition of colors, lines, shapes, or textures.
What is pattern.
500
When an artists uses only one color but with multiple values, it is considered to be:
What is monochromatic.
500
Name the 3 properties of color.
What is Hue, Value, and Intensity
500
A gradual change between light and dark within a drawing or painting.
What is gradations.
500
Use of light and shadow to give a feeling of depth.
What is shading.
500
Process of transferring an inked image to a surface.
What is printmaking.
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