Line
This element of art refers to "the path of a point moving through space".
What is line?
A two-dimensional enclosed space with boundaries. Measuring with only height and length.
What is a shape?
The Element of Art that artists use to create an illusion of depth in two-dimensional artworks.
What is space?
The element of art refering to the lightness or darkness of a color.
What is value?
The use of color to help describe a subject. Usually showing the viewer what something actually looks like in real life.
What is a descriptive color?
The element of art that describes how something feels or looks like it could feel.
What is texture?
Lines that run from left to right.
What are horizontal lines?
Regular shapes, often created with math formulas, man-made. Examples: circle, triangle, square, etc.
What are geometric shapes?
The illusion of space achieved by partially covering one object with another.
What is overlapping?
Adding white to a hue or color. The more white you add the lighter the color will be.
What is a tint?
Tool artists use to help make choices about color. Shows the relationship between colors.
What is the color wheel?
The texture added to the surface that actually is felt by physically touching or is tactile.
What is real texture?
These lines run up and down.
What are vertical lines?
Irregular and often uneven shapes. Often found in nature, not defined mathematically.
What are freeform or organic shapes?
The layer closest to the viewer. (often nearest to the bottom of the page)
What is the foreground?
Adding black to a hue or color. The more black you add the darker the color will be.
What is a shade?
Red, Yellow and Blue, set of colors that when combined can make the rest of the colors on the color wheel.
What are the primary colors?
Artists use other elements of art to help achieve the illusion of texture.
What is implied texture?
Lines that run a combination of up and down and left to right at the same time. They are slanted
What is a diagonal line?
A three-dimensional object which encloses volume. It has height, width, and depth. Example; Cube, Cylinder, Sphere, etc.
What is form?
Refers to the size of one object in relation to another object.
What is a scale?
Adding gray to a hue or color. Usually resulting in making the color dull or muted.
What is tone?
Colors purposely placed in a group.
What is a color scheme?
The artist that painted "Starry Night" creating a textured surface by applying thick paint to the surface.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
Adding weight to a line by making it thick, thin, short, long, smooth, or rough.
What is line varition?
Three-dimensional objects with irregular or broken contours. They have negative space within their form.
What is an open form?
Things that are closer will appear to have more detail than things further away.
What is detail?
Collection of dots to create value. Dots further apart appear lighter, while dots placed closer together appear darker.
What is stippling?
Group of color pairs sitting across from each other on the color wheel. Considered "opposites" and boost contrast they placed next to each other. Example; Red and Green
What are complementary colors?
Artists that mastered the illusion of shiny skin and glasses in his detailed drawing titled "Mark".
Who is Chuck Close?