Elements of Art
Principles of Design
Clay Days
Color Wheel
Days from the Year
100

This element defines a space using height and width, and can be geometric or organic.

What is shape?

100

This principle is about creating stability in a composition and can be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial.

What is balance?

100

This method of hand-building involves rolling clay into long snake-like shapes and stacking them to form walls.

What is coiling (or coil method)?

100

These three colors cannot be made by mixing other colors.

What is primary colors?

100

The movie we watched that centered around a young boy who wields a magical musical instrument and whose left eye was stolen during infancy. 

What is Kubo and the Two Strings?

200

This element can be actual (like sandpaper) or implied (like brushstrokes painted to look rough).

What is texture?

200

This principle draws attention to a specific part of a work, making it stand out.

What is emphasis?

200

The #1 enemy of clay.

What is Air.

200

These colors are created by mixing a primary and a secondary color and are also called intermediate colors.

What is tertiary colors?

200

The movie we watched that centered around a young girl who unlocks a door in her family's home and is transported to a universe that strangely resembles her own.

What is Coraline?

300

This element refers to the illusion of depth and volume in a two-dimensional artwork.

What is form?

300

This principle relates to the size relationship between objects in a work of art.

What is proportion?

300

When the clay dries for the first time and becomes extremely delicate, it is in which state?

What is greenware?

300

This term describes colors opposite each other on the color wheel, often used to create contrast.

What is complementary colors?

300

The game we played that involved two teams to guess what a member was drawing.

What is Pictionary?

400

This element can be used to create contrast, emphasis, or mood and is affected by how light hits a surface.

What is value?

400

This principle is achieved when the elements of a piece work together to create a sense of wholeness.

What is unity?

400

Mixing water and clay together creates what term?

What is slip?

400

This color scheme uses three colors equally spaced on the color wheel, forming a triangle, and can create strong visual harmony.

What is triadic colors?

500

This element can be described as positive or negative and is critical to composition; it's often overlooked but frames and defines the subject.

What is space?

500

This principle involves a planned or random repetition of elements to enhance surfaces or create visual interest, and it's often used to imply movement or rhythm.

What is pattern?

500

Type of mineral based paint that contains little rocks that pop and splash color onto the pottery.

What is crystal glaze?

500

Another name for a color.

What is a hue?