3: The Visual Elements

Question 1

having no color/hue

Answer 1

achromatic

Question 2

the mixture of colored light

Answer 2

additive color mixture

Question 3

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

Answer 3

analogous colors

Question 4

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

Answer 4

atmospheric (aerial) perspective

Question 5

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

Answer 5

biomorphic shape

Question 6

gradations of light and dark values in two-dimensional images

Answer 6

chiaroscuro

Question 7

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

Answer 7

closed form

Question 8

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

Answer 8

color scheme

Question 9

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

Answer 9

complementary colors

Question 10

colors whose relative visual temperatures make them seem colder

Answer 10

cool colors

Question 11

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

Answer 11

eye level

Question 12

separate shape that lies above a background/ground

Answer 12

figure

Question 13

any shape enclosed by square or straight/perfectly circular lines

Answer 13

geometric shape

Question 14

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

Answer 14

ground

Question 15

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

Answer 15

horizon line

Question 16

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

Answer 16

hue

Question 17

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

Answer 17

implied line

Question 18

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

Answer 18

intensity

Question 19

art that incorporates actual movement as part of the design

Answer 19

kinetic art

Question 20

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

Answer 20

line

Question 21

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

Answer 21

linear perspective

Question 22

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

Answer 22

local color

Question 23

physical bulk of a solid body of material

Answer 23

mass

Question 24

color scheme limited to variations of one hue

Answer 24

monochromatic

Question 25

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

Answer 25

negative shape

Question 26

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

Answer 26

neutrals

Question 27

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

Answer 27

one-point perspective

Question 28

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

Answer 28

open form

Question 29

an irregular, non-geometric shape

Answer 29

organic shape

Question 30

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

Answer 30

perspective

Question 31

the two-dimensional picture surface

Answer 31

picture plane

Question 32

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

Answer 32

positive shape

Question 33

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

Answer 33

primary hues

Question 34

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

Answer 34

secondary hues

Question 35

a hue with black added

Answer 35

shade

Question 36

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

Answer 36

shape

Question 37

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

Answer 37

subtractive color mixture

Question 38

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

Answer 38

tertiary hues

Question 39

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

Answer 39

texture

Question 40

having height, width, and depth

Answer 40

three-dimensional

Question 41

a hue with white added

Answer 41

tint

Question 42

having dimensions of height and width only

Answer 42

two-dimensional

Question 43

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

Answer 43

two-point perspective

Question 44

relative lightness and darkness of surfaces

Answer 44

value

Question 45

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

Answer 45

vanishing point

Question 46

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

Answer 46

vantage point

Question 47

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

Answer 47

vertical placement

Question 48

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

Answer 48

volume

Question 49

colors whose relative visual temperature makes them seem hotter

Answer 49

warm colors