Color Theory
To organize and show how colors are mixed
Color Wheel
the path a point makes moving through space
line
creation of a focal point, draws the viewers eyes
tiny tiles, or glass, arranged to make an image
mosaic
heavy on one side, light on the other
asymmetrical
pure original color, your base color before mixing
hue
flat, enclosed area, 2D
shape
the distribution of visual weight
balance
using scraps of paper, magazine, or fabric and adhering them to a 2d surface
collage
the part we usually throw out, the part of the image that is NOT the main focus
Negative Space
The inbetween colors
Tertiary colors
the area around, or in-between, sometimes positive and sometimes negative
space
the path a viewers eyes take
movement
painting on wet plaster so that the painting is permanent on the wall or ceiling
fresco
non representational art, simplifying to its most simple aspects
abstraction/abstracting/abstract
light hitting a surface and your eye interprets it
color
has height, width and length
form
gives a sense of harmony, completeness
unity
applying in thick, textured layers
impasto
the arrangement of everything on the canvas
composition
adding gray to a color
tone
lightness and darkness, gradation
value
size in relation to each other
proportion
symbols of death
momento mori
the use of little dots to create value or shading
stippling