Elements 1
Elements 2
Elements 3
Principles 1
Principles 2
100
Colors that are across from each other on the color wheel.
What are complementary colors.
100
A flat 2-Dimensional enclosed space.
What is a shape.
100
The area between and around objects.
What is space.
100
The striking differences of any element in a work of art.
What is contrast.
100
The place on the artwork that is the most important and where your eye travels to first.
What is a focal point.
200
A range and variety of lights and darks of a single color.
What is value.
200
A 3-Dimensional enclosed space.
What is a form.
200
The space around objects is often called this.
What is negative space.
200
The size of an object related to the size of something else.
What is proportion.
200
This is illustrated when an element occurs more than twice in an artwork. It can form a pattern if it is predictable.
What is repetition.
300
Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
What are analogous colors.
300
Artists use this technique to make a shape look like a 3-D form.
What is shading.
300
This is used in an artwork to show how something would feel to the touch.
What is texture.
300
This shows actions or the path the viewer’s eyes flows through the artwork.
What is movement.
300
This is the harmony of all the visual elements in an artwork. This could be color scheme, repetition of shapes, lines or objects.
What is unity.
400
Yellow- green, blue- green, blue- violet, red- violet, red- orange and yellow- orange are these types of colors.
What are tertiary colors.
400
Square, circle, rectangle and triangle are this type of shape.
What are geometric shapes.
400
These come in many different thicknesses, lengths and directions. They can also be used to describe directions, illustrate weather, mark a path, separate a mass or define an edge.
What is line.
400
When items are the same on both sides of the work.
What is symmetrical balance.
400
This can be random, regular, alternating, flowing, and progressive using shapes, colors, or lines.
What is rhythm.
500
The quality of brightness and purity of a color.
What is intensity.
500
Shapes associated with nature, like plants and animals, are called this.
What are organic shapes.
500
Three areas in an artwork that create a sense of space and depth.
What is foreground, mid ground and background.
500
This is created by centering items on a single point.
What is radial balance.
500
When different items balance the artwork.
What is asymmetrical balance.