Elements of Design
These three colors are made from the primary colors.
What are orange, green and purple. (secondary colors)
This describes when an object is placed over another object to create space or depth in an artwork.
What is overlapping.
He painted "Starry Night"
Who is Vincent Van Gogh.
This word describes a color that is mixed with white to make it lighter.
What is a tint.
An object that is far away and closest to the horizon line is in this part of the image.
What is the background.
This is a mark that moves across the page. Sometimes it can be horizontal, vertical, straight, curvy, or zig-zagged.
What is a line.
This balance is when the visual weight is the same on both sides.
What is symmetry.
He was not trained in art. He created jungle pictures from his imagination.
Who is Henri Rousseau.
A symbol for a company, product or service.
What is a logo.
This has length and width and is flat.
What is two-dimensional (2-D).
These can be geometric, free form or organic.
What are shapes.
This describes when something repeats itself over and over again.
What is repetition.
This artist created a variety of artwork. His famous art consists of broken up shapes or cubes. Often times when he created a portrait, the eyes and noses would be placed in silly places and abstracted. He also used blue to show he was sad and rose colors to symbolize he was happy.
Who is Pablo Picasso.
This describes when something is not realistic and looks like lines, shapes and colors.
What is abstract.
Something that has length, width, and depth (thickness). It pops out at you and is not flat. You can see it from many sides or angles.
What is three-dimensional (3-D)
This describes how something looks like it feels.
What is visual texture.
This describes a balance when things come out from a center or middle point.
What is radial balance.
He painted the "Water Lilies." He tried to capture a moment in time or impression with lights and colors. Up close his art looks like blotches of colors but far away the image unfolds.
Who is Claude Monet.
The object that is closest to the front and the largest in scale in a picture is in this part of the artwork.
What is foreground.
Art that looks like real life.
What is realistic.
This describes lights and darks
What is value.
This type of balance is uneven.
What is asymmetry.
He created art that used color in unusual ways. His portraits would often have unusual colors on them. His painting of the woman with the purple robe used patterns. He also created cutout art by "drawing with scissors."
Who is Henri Matisse.
This kind of texture I can actually feel or touch with my hands.
What is tactile texture.
A texture that I can see but not feel, like in a picture.
What is implied (visual) texture.