It's Element-ary, Dear Watson
Stick to the Principles
Essentials
Sketch It Out
Potpourri
100
A continuous mark used to delineate an edge or lead the eye through a work of art
What is Line?
100
When elements of art are arranged in a way that gives the impression of equality in weight and importance
What is Balance?
100
Materials used to create a piece of art
What is Medium?
100
The lightness or darkness of a color
What is Value?
100
Another word for free form. Opposite of Geometric
What is Organic?
200
The area around or between the objects
What is Negative Space?
200
The arrangement of opposite elements to create visual interest or drama
What is Contrast?
200
The central or primary focus in a work of art
What is Focal Point?
200
Visual journal which artists use in order to practice
What is Sketchbook?
200
Centrifugal focus
What is Radial Balance?
300
A 2 dimensional flat enclosed area
What is Shape?
300
The focal point of an image, or when one area or thing stands out the most
What is Emphasis?
300
Drawing an object directly in front of you
What is Observation?
300
Artists use this as a guide to reference the gradual movement from black to white
What is Value Scale
300
Casual term that refers to the wavelengths of light and the aspects which define it
What is Color?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!! A 3D object or something in a 2D artwork that appears 3D
What is Form?
400
The relationship between objects with respect to size or number
What is Proportion?
400
Organizing all of the elements to create unity in the total work of art, perhaps in thirds
What is Composition?
400
The lightest pencil to use
What is 2H?
400
The use of reoccurring elements to dance your eye through the image.
What is Rhythm and/or Movement?
500
the actual or implied feel of a surface
What is Texture?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!!!! The repetition of any thing in a consistent regular manner
What is Pattern?
500
This defines an object in space, giving it visual weight
What is Figure/Ground Relationship?
500
The dark pencils have numbers 2 4 6 and sometimes 8. This letter on the dark pencils represent soft graphite.
What is B?
500
All parts of the image work together to be seen as a whole.
What is Unity?