3: The Visual Elements Flashcards

1
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having no color/hue

A

achromatic

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2
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the mixture of colored light

A

additive color mixture

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3
Q

colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel (ex. blue, blue-green, green)

A

analogous colors

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4
Q

type of perspective in which the illusion of depth is created by changing color, value, and detail

A

atmospheric (aerial) perspective

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5
Q

a shape in a work of art that resembles a living organism or an organic shape

A

biomorphic shape

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6
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gradations of light and dark values in two-dimensional images

A

chiaroscuro

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7
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self-contained or explicitly limited form that has a resolved balance of tensions

A

closed form

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8
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set of colors chosen for a work of art in order to promote a specific mood or effect

A

color scheme

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9
Q

two hues directly opposite one another on a color wheel that, when mixed together, produce neutral grey (ex. red and green)

A

complementary colors

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10
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colors whose relative visual temperatures make them seem colder

A

cool colors

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11
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in linear perspective, the implied or actual line/edge placed on a two-dimensional surface to represent where the sky meets the land/horizontal plane

A

eye level

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12
Q

separate shape that lies above a background/ground

A

figure

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13
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any shape enclosed by square or straight/perfectly circular lines

A

geometric shape

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14
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background in a two-dimensional work - area around and between figure(s)

A

ground

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15
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in linear perspective, implied or actual line/edge on a two-dimensional surface representing where the sky meets the horizontal land/plane

A

horizon line

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16
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property of color identifying a specific, named wavelength of light (red, blue, green etc.)

A

hue

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17
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a line in a composition that is not actually drawn; may be sight line of a figure or line along which two shapes align

A

implied line

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18
Q

relative purity or saturation of a hue (color), on a scale from bright (pure) to dull

A

intensity

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19
Q

art that incorporates actual movement as part of the design

A

kinetic art

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20
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long, narrow mark; usually made by drawing with a tool or a brush, but may be created by placing two forms next to each other

A

line

21
Q

system of perspective in which parallel lines appear to converge as they recede into the distance, meeting at a vanishing point on the horizon

A

linear perspective

22
Q

color of an object as we experience it, without shadows or reflections

A

local color

23
Q

physical bulk of a solid body of material

A

mass

24
Q

color scheme limited to variations of one hue

A

monochromatic

25
Q

a background/ground shape seen in relation to foreground or figure shapes

A

negative shape

26
Q

not associated with any single hue; can be made by mixing complementary hues

A

neutrals

27
Q

perspective system in which all parallel lines converge at a single vanishing point

A

one-point perspective

28
Q

form whose exterior is irregular and which has a sense of growth, change, or unresolved tension

A

open form

29
Q

an irregular, non-geometric shape

A

organic shape

30
Q

system for creating an illusion of depth or three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface

A

perspective

31
Q

the two-dimensional picture surface

A

picture plane

32
Q

a figure or foreground shape, as opposed to a negative ground or background shape

A

positive shape

33
Q

red, yellow, and blue - pigment hues that cannot be produced by mixing other hues

A

primary hues

34
Q

orange, green, and violet - hues produced by mixture of two primaries

A

secondary hues

35
Q

a hue with black added

A

shade

36
Q

a two-dimensional or implied two-dimensional area defined by lines or changes in color

A

shape

37
Q

mixture of colored pigments in the forms of paints, inks, pastels, etc.

A

subtractive color mixture

38
Q

hues located between and composed from primary and secondary hues (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet)

A

tertiary hues

39
Q

tactile qualities of surfaces, or the visual representation of those qualities

A

texture

40
Q

having height, width, and depth

A

three-dimensional

41
Q

a hue with white added

A

tint

42
Q

having dimensions of height and width only

A

two-dimensional

43
Q

perspective system in which two sets of parallel lines appear to converge at two points on the horizon line

A

two-point perspective

44
Q

relative lightness and darkness of surfaces

A

value

45
Q

in linear perspective, point on the horizon line at which lines or edges that are parallel appear to converge

A

vanishing point

46
Q

position from which the viewer looks at an object on visual field

A

vantage point

47
Q

method for suggesting the third dimension of depth in a two-dimensional work by placing an object above another in the composition

A

vertical placement

48
Q

the space enclosed or filled by a three-dimensional object or figure

A

volume

49
Q

colors whose relative visual temperature makes them seem hotter

A

warm colors