Line
The path of a moving point through space.
Line
Describes the darkness or lightness of an object.
Value
A two-dimensional area that is defined in some way.
Shape
The emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or within objects.
Space
Derived from reflected light.
Color
This sort of line defines the edges and surface ridges of an object. Also known as the outline.
Contour Line
A shading technique to create value by using crossed lines.
Crosshatching
Objects having three dimensions.
Form
An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched.
Texture
What 3 types of colors make up the color wheel?
Primary, secondary, and tertiary
The five basic types of lines.
Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved, and zig zag.
Other terms for darker and lighter values.
Shades and Tints
What are the 3 dimensions of form?
Height, width, and depth.
The main subject or object in a composition and the area around the subject.
Positive and Negative space
List the primary colors and their compliments.
Red and Green
Blue and Orange
Yellow and Purple
A type of contour line drawing where you do NOT lift your pencil off of the paper AND you do NOT look at your paper.
Continuous Blind contour drawing
Highlights
What type of Shapes are there?
Geometric (regular) and Free-Form (Organic)
Artists use this technique of their point-of-view to create a realistic impression of depth in artworks. Using lines to show distance and depth.
Perspective
Colors next to each other on the color wheel are called...?
Analogous colors
The five characteristics of lines.
Length, width, texture, direction, degree of curve
A guide to creating a range of value, good pieces of art have a full range of value
Value scale
Describe the relation between form and shape.
You can turn a shape into the illusion of form by adding value and you can simplify a form from life into a shape.
When one object covers part of a second object, the first seems to be closer to the viewer.
Overlapping
List the 7 main color schemes and examples of each!!
1. Monochromatic
2. Analogous
3. Complimentary
4. Warm
5. Cool
6. Split Complimentary
7. Color Triads