ELEMENTS
The way something feels or looks as if it might feel
What is Texture?
The distribution of visual “weight” to create a feeling of stability
What is Balance?
The fundamental, alliterative ceramic technique used to securely join two pieces of clay together
What is Score and Slip?
The two types of shapes.
What are Geometric and Organic?
A Dutch post-impressionist artist who is famous for sunflowers, starry nights, and cutting off his own ear
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
The lightness or darkness of a tone or color
What is Value?
The repetition of elements to create a visual “beat”
What is Rhythm?
A crystalline form of pure carbon which comes in varying hardnesses and makes really great self-portraits
What is Graphite?
Colors that sit opposite each other on the color wheel. Layer them in order to neutralize or put them side by side in order to emphasize.
What are Complementary Colors?
An Italian Renaissance artist, polymath, engineer, theorist, sculptor, and architect. It’s-a ME!
It is a 3D space that encloses volume
What is Form?
Differences in elements that create visual excitement and add interest
What is Contrast?
From the French word for “outline,” this drawing technique is one of the simplest ways to render a form
What is a Contour Line Drawing?
Derived from the Italian for “light-dark,” this artistic technique, most commonly associated with Caravaggio, uses strong, dramatic contrast for emphasis and dimension
What is Chiaroscuro?
An Italian Renaissance artist who may have painted The Creation of Adam but considered his creation of David and the Pieta to be more important work
Who is Michelangelo?
It is made up of 3 properties: hue, value, and intensity
What is Color?
Ensures all elements are effective and cohesive, preventing chaos
What is Unity?
A messy medium that creates vibrant colors and great texture (and is difficult to wash off of your fingers)
What is Oil Pastel?
An intellectual, artistic, and literary movement originating in the late 18th century that emphasized intense emotion, individualism, and the glorification of nature and the past
What is Romanticism?
A German Renaissance artist who painted the most famous “portrait” of Charlemagne (even though he had never seen him) and whose study of the hands of an apostle are famously praying
Who is Albrecht Durer?
It can be positive or negative; defined by the artist
What is Space?
Using elements such as color or value to create dominance and focus in their work
What is Emphasis?
A reductive drawing technique where the artist “tones” the paper first, then removes the medium to reveal highlights and create dramatic contrast
What is the Subtractive Method?
Our bodies are full of it. It is a mathematical proportion where a line is divided into two parts such that the long part divided by the short part equals the whole length divided by the long part.
What is the Golden Ratio?
An American realist painter whose work heavily featured empty spaces OR The name of this artist's most famous work which portrays four people in a diner late at night as seen through the large window
Who is Edward Hopper? or What is Nighthawks?