Vocabulary Words
Used for Contours and Hatching
Line
an oral or written discussion strategy used to analyze, describe, and interpret works of art
Critique
The art of today
Contemporary
shapes that are irregular or asymmetrical in appearance and tend to have a curvy flow to them
Organic
Grouping similar things together
Similarity
a two-dimensional design encased by lines to signify its height and width structure, and can have different values of colour used within it to make it appear three-dimensional
Shape
the depiction of natural scenery
Landscape
Using many pictures to make art
collage
something associated with geometry, or the use of straight lines and shapes
Geometric
When your eyes move from one object to the next object.
Continuity
an element consisting of hues, of which there are three properties: hue, chroma or intensity, and value.
Color
a shape or three-dimensional volume that has or gives the illusion of having weight, density or bulk
Mass
a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects
Still life
perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon
Linear Perspective
The outline of objects
Closure
Illusion of mass and volume contrast, Gradient
Value
a shape in three dimensions, and, like shapes, can be geometric or organic.
Form
material used to paint, draw, sketch
Medium
things that are close together appear to be more related than things that are spaced farther apart
Proximity
perceive objects as either being in the foreground or the background
Figure ground
you can use blur, repetition, and lines to show this
Motion
implies change and movement
Time
the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as viewed from a distance.
Atmospheric Perspective
stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist communicate
Elements of Art
An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts
Gestalt Theory