2 Line Flashcards
actual line
A line that is physically present in a work of art.
chiaroscuro
A technique in which subtle gradations of value create the illusion of rounded three dimensional forms in space; also termed “modeling”. From the Italian meaning “light” and “dark”.
closure
The psychological tendency to perceive a broken figure as being complete or whole.
continuity
The psychological tendency to perceive a series of points or a broken line as having unity.
contour line
A perceived line that marks the edge of a figure as it curves back into space.
crosshatching
The creation of shading in a drawing or etching through the use of intersecting sets of parallel lines.
diagonal line
A line that runs crosswise; diagonal lines can impart a sense of movement, conflict, or chaos
dot
In art, a point that has a measurable size
hatching
The drawing or engraving of fine parallel lines or crossed lines (crosshatching) to represent shading
horizontal line
A line that runs left and right; horizontal lines can impart a sense of stability
implied line
A line created by a viewer’s perceptual tendency to connect a series of points.
line
The element of art created by the connection of points, either actual or implied
measure of a line
The length and width of a line
outline
A line that marks the outer boundaries of contours of a figure or an object.
pictogram
A picture that represents a word or an idea, as formed in hieroglyphic symbols; a schematized or abstract form of an ancestral image, animal, geometric form, anatomic part, or shape suggestive of a cosmic symbol or microscopic life
pictorial space
The illusionary space that by seeming to recede from the picture plane into the distance provides a sense of depth in a two-dimensional composition
Pop Art
An art style that originated in the 1960s and uses commercial and popular images and themes as its subject matter.
Post impressionism
A late nineteenth century French school of painting that rejected the objective naturalism of Impressionism and used form and color in personally expressive ways.
psychological line
A suggestion of linear direction formed by a viewer’s knowledge of relationships in a work of art, such as the relationship between the glance of a person toward an object
quality of line
The measure of a line (that is, thick or thin), along with its other characteristics (for example, smooth or rough)
Surrealism
A twentieth-century art style whose imagery is believed to stem from unconscious, irrational sources and therefore takes on fantastic forms.
texture
The surface character of materials as experienced by the sense of touch
value
The relative lightness or darkness of a color
vertical line
A line that runs up and down; vertical lines can impart a sense of rising or falling.
volume
The mass or bulk of a three-dimensional work; the amount of space it contains.
