Elements
Can be drawn straight, curved, horizontal, vertical, and is used to define shapes
What is Line?
The distribution of visual weight in an artwork
What is Balance?
It has bristles and is used to apply paint
What is a Paintbrush?
Red, yellow, blue
What are Primary Colours?
Spanish artist and pioneer of Cubism
Who is Pablo Picasso?
Two-dimensional and can be geometric or natural
What is Shape?
The arrangement of opposite elements (ex: light vs. dark, large vs. small)
What is Contrast?
Commonly made of graphite, used for drawing and writing
What is a Pencil?
Orange, green, purple
What are Secondary Colours?
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter famous for "Starry Night"
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
Three-dimensional and has volume, height, width, and depth
What is Form?
Involves creating a focal point in an artwork to draw the viewer's attention towards it
What is Emphasis?
Used for correcting mistakes and removing pencil marks
What is an Eraser?
When you add black to a colour to make it darker
What is Shade?
Italian Renaissance artist known for the "Mona Lisa"
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Refers to the lightness or darkness of a colour and is used to create contrast
What is Value?
The repetition of elements
What is Pattern?
Similar to a pencil, however it helps to add colour to sketches and drawings
What is a Pencil Crayon?
When you add white to a colour to make it lighter
What is Tint?
Mexican artist known for her self-portraits
Who is Frida Kahlo?
The surface quality of an artwork, whether actual or created through techniques
What is Texture?
The sense of completeness in an artwork when all elements and principles work together
What is Unity?
A flat surface on which artists can mix their paints
What is a Palette?
A technique used to create the illusion of depth
What is Perspective?
Italian Renaissance sculptor and painter famous for his statue of "David"
Who is Michelangelo?