Drawing One Terms Flashcards
abstraction
simplification and/or rearrangement of the appearance of natural objects, or nonrepresentational work arranged by the artist (organization or expression).
acid free
a pH around 7 or neutral (e.g.-papers, paints)
balance
sense of equilibrium of elements of design
chiaroscuro
“light” and “dark”, the use of a range of values
chroma
intensity or purity of a color, and its degree of saturation
composition
total content of the work of art
conceptual
mental concepts, idea
core shadow
band between the halftone and the area of reflected light (see visual) on
a rounded form (also called crest shadow)
design
the layout or arrangement of the parts of a work of art
diffraction
the slight bending of light as it passes the edge of an object
drawing bridge
device that spans the drawing allowing artist to have his/her hand close to the drawing without touching it
ellipse
circle seen in perspective
figurative
involving the human figure
foreground
the part of a drawing/painting that appears closest to the viewer
halftone
any shade between the darkest and lightest part of an image
medium
1) basic kind of art (painting, sculpture, etc.)
2) basic materials used (oil paint, graphite, etc.)
modeling
giving an object drawn/painted on 2-D surface the appearance of depth (3-D) (also called shading)
non-objective
entirely imaginative, not derived from anything visually perceived
objective
physical actuality or optical perception
organic
rounded, flowing, irregular, unpredictable, free-form
scale
size and weight relationships between forms
stippling
drawing/painting with small dots of graphite, etc.
subjective
personal viewpoint, bias, or emotion
theme
group of works related in content, idea, subject matter, etc.
thumbnail sketch
a small, rough design for a picture
value
the relative lightness or darkness of a tone/shade (low value=dark; high value=light)
vanishing point
a point at which receding lines meet in linear perspective
volume
measurable area of defined or occupied space
