Elements of Art
This element is defined as a path made by a moving point and is used by artists to show edge and direction.
What is Line?
This principle refers to the part of the design that catches the viewer's attention first.
What is Emphasis?
Red, Yellow, and Blue belong to this fundamental color group.
What are Primary Colors?
_____________ in art is defined as how light or dark something is.
What is Value?
The imaginary eye-level line across an artwork where the sky meets the ground—and where vanishing points sit—is called this.
What is the Horizon Line?
Shapes like squares, circles, and triangles are called geometric, while free-form shapes are given this name.
What is Organic?
This principle describes the distribution of visual weight in an artwork.
What is Balance?
Created by mixing equal parts of a primary color and a neighboring secondary color.
What are Tertiary Colors?
The Italian term that describes the strong contrast between light and dark values to model 3D form.
What is Chiaroscuro?
In linear perspective, parallel lines that recede into the distance appear to converge at points on the horizon line called these.
What are Vanishing Points?
The two types of texture: one can be physically touched, while the other is painted or drawn to look a certain way.
What are Tactile (or Physical/Actual) and Visual (or Implied) texture?
This principle uses differences between elements to create visual interest.
What is Contrast?
The color scheme created by using Red, Blue, and Yellow together.
What is Triadic?
Shading techniques that use parallel lines only to build up dark values.
What is Hatching?
Artists and designers choose two-point perspective over one-point perspective primarily when viewing an object or building from this viewpoint.
What is an Angle or Corner (rather than flat front-on)?
Unlike a flat 2D shape, this element has height, width, and depth, as seen in spheres or buildings.
What is Form?
The repeating of an element to create a decorative effect is called pattern, while a visual beat or tempo created by repeating elements is called this.
What is Rhythm?
Adding white to a pure hue creates a tint; adding black creates a shade; adding gray creates this.
What is Tone?
Shading using tiny dots to create different value levels is known by this term.
What is Stippling?
In two-point perspective drawing, the vertical line closest to the viewer that represents the nearest edge of a building or box is drawn at this angle relative to the horizon line.
What is 90 degrees (or Vertical / Perpendicular)?
In artwork, the object itself occupies this type of space, while the empty area surrounding the object is called this.
What are Positive & Negative Space?
This principle gives the viewer the overall feeling that everything in the artwork belongs together.
What is Unity?
Colors that sit directly opposite each other on the color wheel (such as Red and Green) form this color scheme.
What is Complementary?
When shading a 3D sphere under a light source, name at least three of the five key value zones.
What are Highlight, Midtone, Core Shadow, Reflected Light, and Cast Shadow?
In perspective drawing, receded angled lines directed toward a vanishing point are called orthogonal lines, while horizontal or vertical structural lines are called these.
What are Transversal lines?