Elements of Art
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel- for example blue and orange
What are complementary colors.
the juxtaposition of different elements of design: for example, rough/smooth, dark and light values
What is a contrast?
This element is described as three-dimensional and takes up space.
What is form.
What are primary colors
what artists use to help them remember color relationships
What is color wheel
These colors are made by mixing two of the primary colors together.
What are the secondary colors.
the path a viewers eye takes through a work of art because of the arrangement of elements
What is movement
Red, Orange, Yellow, Red-Orange, Yellow-orange are all what types of colors.
What are warm colors.
a primary color plus a secondary color
What are the tertiary or intermediate colors?
Pleasing to the eye
What is aesthetic?
Can be thick, thin, straight, curvy, wavy, zig -zag, small, big.
What is a line.
the equal visual distribution of weight in a design
What is balance or symmetrical balance
This is described as two-dimensional, for example, triangle, rectangle, or diamond?
What is Shape.
neighbors on the color wheel
What are analogous colors?
when an artwork appears uneven, or the visual weight is heavier on one side
What is asymmetrical balance
This is how an object feels or looks and can be described as soft, hard, bumpy, etc.
What is Texture.
This regular arrangement of alternated or repeated elements in a work of art
What is pattern
These type of shapes are irregular and uneven often associated with things in the natural world.
What is an Organic shape.
This Element of Art is produced when light hits an object and reflects back into the eye
What is color.
what we call the colors black, white, gray and brown
What are neutrals?
This uses a scale to show the lightness and darkness of a color
What is value.
the use of several elements or different types of the same element to add visual interest (opposite to unity)
What is variety?
a color plus white
What is a tint
the 3 main complementary pairs
What are red/green, blue/orange, yellow/violet
combining similar art elements to create a sense of wholeness or completeness is the principle of
What is unity?