Elements of Art
Principles of Design
Color Theory
Art Vocabulary 1
Art Vocabulary 2
100

The surface quality of an object. This can be visual or physical.

Line

100

A large difference in two elements of an artwork.

Movement

100

Name the primary colors.

Blue, Red, and Yellow

100

Shapes and forms that are regular, such as a circle or sphere.

Geometric

100

Spaces or areas around objects in a work of art.  

Negative Space

200

Created by the response of vision to wavelengths of reflected light, having three qualities: hue, value, and intensity. Examples are primary, secondary, and intermediate.

Texture

200

Used to create wholeness in a work of art.

Proportion

200

Name a cool color.

Blue, purple, green

200

Type of art created with media including watercolor and acrylic.

Painting

200

Natural representation of people, places, or things in a work of art.

Realism

300

Lightness or darkness of a color (i.e hatching, cross-hatching, shading)

Space
300

The focal point in a work of art.

Balance

300

What color would you mix with red to form its tertiary (intermediate) color?

Orange

300

Subject matter that focuses on objects set on a surface.

Still Life

300

The materials used to create a work of art.

Media

400

Mark made by a moving point, having direction & thickness (i.e. contour & outline)

Shape

400

When you place a light color next to a dark color

Contrast

400

What is tint?

Adding white to a color to make it lighter.

400

These are made by blending equal amounts of two primary colors.

Secondary Colors

400

Color scheme containing mixtures of one color, black, and white.

Monochromatic 

500

Three-dimensional area with height, width & depth (i.e. cube, sphere)

Value

500

The arrangement of the parts of an image to create a sense of motion by using lines, shapes, forms, and textures that cause the viewer’s eye to                 move throughout the work.

Emphasis

500

What is shade?

Adding black to a color to make it darker.

500

Subject matter that focuses on places and environments.

Landscape

500

Shapes and forms that are curvy or irregular, such as a cloud.

Abstract