Art Class Flashcards
Value
The lightness or darker of a color
Gradation
A shading technique in which there is a gradual change in value from light to dark.
Blending
A shading technique that shows value without seeing lines
Hatching
A shading technique that shows value by drawing closely spaced parallel lines
Crosshatching
A shading technique that shows value by drawing layers of parallel lines that go in various directions
Hue
Another word for color
Color wheel
A circular diagram of the spectrum used to show the relationships between the colors
Primary colors
These colors from the basis for color theory or color mixing
Tertiary colors
A color frowned when a primary color is mixed with an adjacent secondary color
Tints
The result of adding white to a hue to produce a lighter hue
Shades
The result of adding black to a hue to produce a darker hue
Printmaking
The process of designing and producing prints using a printing block
Secondary color
A color produce by making two primary colors
Raw clay
Wet, fresh and manageable clay
Leather hard
Clay that is dried enough to be stiff, but is still damp enough to appear other pieces
Greenwash
Ware that is ready to be fired
Bisqueware
Ware that has been fired once
Glazeware
Ward that has been glaze fired