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Chapters 3-5 Flashcards

1
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a mark left by a moving point, actual or implied, and varying in direction, thickness and density.

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line

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a line created by movement or direction, such as the line established by a pointing finger, the direction of a glance, or a body moving through space.

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Implied line

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A pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that cross each other to make uniform squares or rectangles

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gird

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the perceived lines that mark the border of an object in space

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contour lines

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paint applied very thickly to canvas or support

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impasto

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the edge of a shape or figure depicted by an actual line drawn or painted on the surface

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outline

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A tradition of still-life painting, especially popular in northern Europe in the seventeenth century, reminding the viewer of the frivolous quality, or vanity, of human existence.

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vanitas

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a genre of painting that has as its subject objects of the table, such as food, dishes, and flowers, and which in French is called nature morte

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still life

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any solid that occupies a three-dimensional volume

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mass

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the way in which the picture plane- the flat surface of the canvas- functions as a window through which a specific scene is presented to the viewer

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perspective

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the modification of perspective to decrease distortion resulting from the apparent visual contraction of an object or figure as it extends backward from the picture plane at an angle approaching the perpendicular

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foreshortening

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12
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the relationship between a work of art (figure) and the surface upon which the work is made (ground)

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figure-ground relation

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13
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the figure in a figure-ground relation

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positive shapes

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a version of linear perspective in which there are two (or more) vanishing points in the composition

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two-point linear perspective

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two dimensional area, the boundaries of which are measured in terms of height and width. The form of any object or figure

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shape

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empty space, surrounded and shaped so that it acquires a sense of form or volume

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negative shape or space

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in linear perspective, the point on the horizon line where parallel lines appear to converge

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vanishing point

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in linear perspective, the point where the viewer is positioned

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vantage point

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a version of linear perspective in which there is only one vanishing point in the composition

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one-point linear perspective

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In perspective, when the lines recede to a vanishing point to the right or left of the vantage point

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diagonal recession

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In perspective, when the lines recede to a vanishing point directly across from the vantage point

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frontal recession

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an early twentieth-century art movement, characterized by its desire to celebrate the movement and speed of modern industrial life

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futurism

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23
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in Chinese landscaping painting, the foreground, far below the viewer’s position, to which the eye is drawn downward

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deep distance

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in Chinese landscape painting, the space that recedes into the distance, drawing the eye into its limitlessness

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level distance

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in Chinese landscape painting, the height to which the eye is drawn upward

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high distance

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the fact that when different hues of colored light are combined, the resulting mixture is higher in key than the OG hues and bright- gets closer to white

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additive process in color

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the process in which form is built up, shaped, and enlarged by the addition of materials, as distinguished from subtractive sculptural processes, such as carving.

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additive process in sculpture

28
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pairs of colors- adjacent to each other on the color wheel

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analogous colors

29
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color that has no realistic or natural relation to the object that is depicted, but have emotional or expressive significance

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arbitrary color

30
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suggest three dimensional space in the two dimensional space of the picture plane, and in which forms and object distant from the viewer become less distinct and often bluer in color.

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atmospheric perspective

31
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in chiaroscuro, the shadow cast by a figure, darker than the shadowed surface itself

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Cast shadow

32
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the use of light and dark to create the effect of three-dimensional, modeled surfaces

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chiaroscuro

33
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circular arrangement of hues based on one of a number of various color theories

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color wheel

34
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colors directly across from each other on color wheel

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complimentary colors

35
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the darkest area on a form rendered by means of modeling or chiaroscuro

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core of the shadow

36
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two or more sets of roughly parallel and overlapping lines, set at an angle to one another, in order to create 3d, modeled space

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cross-hatching

37
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area of closely spaced parallel lines to create the effect of shading or modeling

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hatching

38
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the spot or one of the spots of highest key or value in a picture

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highlights

39
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a color

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hue

40
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the relative purity of a colors hue also known as saturation

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intensity

41
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the range of colors between primary and secondary colors

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intermediate colors

42
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the actual hue of a thing, independent of the ways in which colors might be mixed or how different conditions of light and atmosphere might affect color

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local color

43
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material used to create a work of art- in painting, a liquid that when added to paint makes it easier to manipulate

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medium

44
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the shaping of a form in some plastic material such as clay or plaster

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modeling in sculpture

45
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the rendering of a form, usually by means of hatching or chiaroscuro, to create the illusion of a 3D form

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modeling in drawing painting, and printmaking

46
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a color composition limited to a single hue

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monochromatic

47
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Board with a thumb hole upon which the artist lays out and mixes colors; the range of colors used by the artist

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palette

48
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palette employing only a few colors

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closed or restricted palette

49
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palette using the full range of hues

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open palette

50
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color as perceived by the eye

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perceptual color

51
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A style of painting consisting of small points of pure color juxtaposed with one another, in the belief that they might mix together in the viewers eye

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pointillism

52
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a color composition consisting of a variety of hues

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polychromatic

53
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hues that cannot be created from mixing other hues and from which all other hues are created

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primary colors

54
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hues created by combining two primary colors

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secondary colors

55
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a hue modified by the addition of another color resulting in a darker hue

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shade

56
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a hue modified by the addition of another color resulting in a lighter hue

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tint

57
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unlighted surface of a form rendered by modeling or chiaroscuro

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shadow

58
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property of complementary colors when placed side by side, resulting in the fact that both appear brighter and more intense than when seen in isolation

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simultaneous contrast

59
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colored bands of visible light created when sunlight passes through a prism

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spectrum

60
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when different hues of colored pigment are combined, the resulting mixture is lower in key than the original hues and duller as well, and as more and more hues are added, the resulting mixture is closer to black

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subtractive process in color

61
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the process when form is discovered by the removal of materials, by such means as carving, as distinguished from additive sculptural processes

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subtractive process in sculpture

62
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relative warmth or coolness of given hues

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temperature

63
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From the Italian tenebroso, meaning murky, a heightened form of chiaroscuro

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tenebrism

64
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a French expression meaning “in the open air” used to specifically refer to the act of painting outdoors

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plein-air painting

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