The Element table but for art
This element refers to how light or dark something is.
What is Value?
This principle refers to the arrangement of elements to create stability.
What is Balance?
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel.
What are Complementary colors?
The oven used to fire clay.
What is 'kiln"?
When all elements work together harmoniously.
What is Unity
This element is created when a line connects back to itself.
What is Shape?
This principle uses big differences to create visual interest.
What is Contrast?
Mixing all colors together usually results in this—not a rainbow.
What is Brown?
The glass-like coating applied before the final firing.
What is Glaze?
This color is NOT a primary color: red, blue, green
What is Green?
This element describes how something feels or looks like it feels.
What is Texture?
This principle makes one part of an artwork stand out.
What is Emphasis?
Using small dots of color to create an image.
What is Pointillism?
Removing air bubbles from clay by kneading it.
What is Wedging?
A single-color scheme using tints and shades.
What is Monochromatic?
This element has height, width, and depth, making it 3D.
→ What is Form?
This principle refers to repeated elements creating movement or pattern.
What is Rhythm?
The method of painting on wet plaster.
What is Fresco?
Liquid clay used as glue between pieces.
What is Slip or Slurry?
A line that outlines the edge of a shape.
What is Contour line?
This element refers to the area around and between objects.
What is Space?
This principle ensures all parts of an artwork feel connected.
What is Unity?
A technique where paint is applied thickly so brushstrokes are visible.
What is Impasto?
This stage of clay feels cool, looks dry, but will explode in the kiln if fired.
What is Bone dry with trapped moisture (or not fully dry)?
In one-point perspective, all lines recede to this single location.
What is the Vanishing Point?