Elements
Colour Wheel
Principles
Composition/design
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100
A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.
line
100
Primary colors
Red, Blue, Yellow
100
A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action.
movement
100
A feeling that all of the parts are working together as a team - the quality of wholeness.
Unity
100
Red + Blue =
purple
200
Any three-dimensional object that can be measured by height, width and depth.
form
200
Secondary colors
orange, green, purple
200
An area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention.
focal point
200
A large difference between two things.
contrast
200
The complimentary color of blue.
orange
300
Smoothness, roughness, softness in visual arts
texture
300
Blue, Blue-green, Green is an example of...
cool colours/analogous colours/related colours
300
Both sides of an imaginary line are the same.
Symmetrical balance
300
A common name for colour
hue/pigment
300
The complimentary color of red.
Green
400
Lightness and darkness
tone/value
400
Mixing a secondary and primary color creates this.
tertiary colour
400
The relation of one object to another in size, amount, number or degree.
proportion
400
When a variety of elements work well together.
harmony
400
When you add black to a hue you create this.
shade
500
Negative and positive areas in an artwork
space
500
Mixing two complimentary colours makes this.
neutrals/greys/browns
500
A feeling of stability with different shapes.
asymmetrical balance
500
A visual tempo or beat.
rhythm
500
When you add white to hue you create this.
tint