Making Landscapes
Color
Elements of Art
More Elements of Art
100

It's the surface upon which the artist creates the visual representation of the subject, whether it's a painting, drawing, or other visual medium. (it can be canvas, wood, paper, etc.)

the picture plane

100

These colors cannot be created or mixed but are used to create all the other colors (except for black and white).  As a group, they are called what?

Primary colors

100

This is a dot that goes for a walk.  

line

100

This describes what our eyes see when light bounces off an object.  

It's a fundamental element of art, and includes hue, value, and intensity, and it significantly influences the mood, tone, and overall impact of an artwork. 




Color

200

In a drawing or painting, the part of the picture that appears closest to the viewer

foreground

200

There are the 3 primary colors

yellow, blue, red

200

This describes how light or dark a color is.

Value

200

A 2-dimensional shape that has an outline.  Can be geometric or organic

Shape

300

This area of a picture sits between the foreground and background.  Often it is the area where the main subject of the painting can be found.

Middle Ground

300

The colors are creating by mixing two primary colors.  As a group, they are called what?

Secondary Colors

300

This gives the illusion of depth in a painting.

Space

400

In a picture, the area furthest from the viewer, often containing less detailed elements or a sense of distant space.

background

400

What are the 3 secondary colors?

orange, violet, green

400

This can be real or implied and suggests how something would feel if touched.

Texture

500

The technique where one shape or form is placed on top of another, partially blocking it.  It looks like one object is in front of another.

Overlapping

500

These colors are created by mixing a primary and a secondary color.  As a group they are called what?

Tertiary colors

500

This is a 3-Dimensional shape that has height, length and width.

Form