Elements of Art
A point moving through space
What is a line?
Visual repetition that is organized and consistent
What is pattern?
Created by mixing two primary colors together
What are secondary colors?
Colors that are located opposite of each other on the color wheel
What are complementary colors?
The first step of art criticism
What is description?
A 2 dimensional area that is defined in some way
What is a shape?
A motif or single element appears again and again
What is repetition?
When you add white to a color you create
What is a tint?
Colors that are located next to each other on the color wheel
What are analogous colors?
The second step of art criticism
Objects having 3 dimensions
What is a form?
Refers to the focal point or most important area of a work of art
What is emphasis?
Created by mixing one primary and one secondary color
What are intermediate/tertiary colors?
An arrangement or combination of colors
What is a color scheme?
The third step of art criticism?
What is interpretation?
the eye's response to different wavelengths of light
What is color?
The distribution of visual weight.
What is balance?
Mixing two complementary colors together makes
What is a neutral gray/brown?
Using a single color plus its tints and shades
What is a monochromatic color scheme?
The fourth step of art criticism?
Refers to the emptiness or areas between, around, above, below, or within objects
What is space?
The look and feeling of action and to guide the viewer’s eyes throughout the work of art
What is visual movement?
The three properties of color
What are hue, value and saturation/intenstity
Colors that create all other colors but can not be created
What are the primary colors?
Which step of art criticism? "Since the artist used blue and brown, it gives off a sad mood"
What is interpretation?