Elements
These are marks with greater length than width. They can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
What is line?
Primary colors
What are red, blue and yellow?
A way of combining visual elements of art to produce a sense of action.
What is movement?
The feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, creating a sense of completeness.
What is unity?
The feeling of unity created when all parts (size, amount or number) relate to well with each other.
What is proportion?
Any three dimensional object that can be measured by height, width and depth.
What is form?
Secondary colors
What are orange, green and violet?
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention; what the artist wants you to see first.
What is emphasis?
This is created by making something strikingly different from something else; opposites for the sake of creating visual interest.
What is contrast?
The complimentary color of blue.
What is orange?
This is the surface quality that can be seen and felt. Examples are rough, smooth, soft or hard.
What is texture?
Red + Blue =
What is violet?
The use of different lines, shapes, textures, colors and other elements of design to create interest in a work of art.
What is variety?
A closed line that can be geometric like a square or cricle, or organic like a free-form or natural.
What is shape?
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel....
What are complimentary colors?
Lightness and darkness of a color.
What is value?
Red, orange and yellow are this....
What are warm colors?
This works with pattern to make a work of art more active. Similar to movement.
What is repetition?
When a variety of elements work well together.
What is harmony?
The area between and around objects, often referred to as negative (the empty area around shapes) or positive (taking up the area with the object).
What is space?
Blue, green and violet are these.
What are cool colors?
Objects in an artwork are not the same on both sides, but work together to create a pleasing work of art.
What is asymmetrical balance?
This is created when one or more elements of art are used repeatedly to create a feeling or organized movement, often creating a mood like music or dancing might.
What is rhythm?