Elements of Art
This element refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
Value
Red, Yellow, and Blue are known as these types of colors.
Primary
This famous artist is known for painting the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo da Vinci
This is the name for the oven used to fire clay.
Kiln
This principle is the distribution of visual weight; it can be symmetrical or asymmetrical.
Balance
A 2D area with a defined boundary, such as a circle or square.
Shape
You get these three colors (Orange, Green, Purple) by mixing two primary colors.
Secondary
This style of art uses small dots of color to create an image, made famous by Georges Seurat.
Pointillism
An artist uses this flat surface to mix their paints.
Palette
This is created when an artist repeats certain elements (like lines or shapes) over and over.
Pattern or Repetition
When a shape becomes 3D (like a cube or sphere), it is called this.
Form
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel, like Red and Green.
Complementary
Vincent van Gogh is famous for this "Starry" night-time painting.
The Starry Night)
This liquid is used to make clay shiny and waterproof after its first firing.
Glaze
The "center of interest" in an artwork, where the artist wants your eye to look first
Emphasis
This element describes the way something feels or looks like it would feel.
Texture
A color scheme that uses only one color plus its tints and shades.
Monochromatic
This 20th-century artist is famous for his "Cubist" style, where objects are broken up and reassembled in abstract forms
Pablo Picasso
A technique where paper, cloth, and other materials are glued onto a surface.
Collage
This is the feeling of "wholeness" in an artwork, where all parts work together.
Unity
The area around, between, or within components of a piece; it can be "positive" or "negative.
Space
This is what you call a color created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color (e.g., Blue-Green)
Intermediate or Tertiary
This art movement, led by Andy Warhol, focused on everyday items like soup cans and celebrities.
Pop Art
This drawing tool is made from burnt wood and is great for creating deep blacks and soft shadows.
Charcoal
The use of different elements (like different colors or shapes) to add interest to a piece.
Variety