Elements And Principles Flashcards
work well when you want something to stand out.
Complementary color
They usually match well and create serene and comfortable designs
Analogous
often found in nature and are harmonious and pleasing to the eye.
Analogous
tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues.
Triadic color
This rich color scheme offers plenty of possibilities for variation.
Tetradic
It is associated with the body in upright standing position and generally express poise, alertness, equilibrium, firmness, strength, at the same time that it connotes a static position though not without tension.
Vertical lines
On the moral plane, it is translated into qualities of uprightness, integrity, dignity, and formality, as well as the impersonality of law, intellectual order and discipline.
Vertical lines
This indicates rest, repose, calmness, quietness and inaction.
Horizontal line
It is associated with the body forward and charging purposefully towards an objective. It signifies energy, dynamism, impulse, will power, aspiration and passion as well as emotion.
Diagonal line
It shows action, life and energy. It suggests grace and beauty and is associated with the body in movements that create a rhythm of curved lines in space
Curved lines
It is made from combined diagonal lines, can create a feeling of confusion or suggest action.
Zigzag line
is the element of the visual arts which contributes to the final form of the artwork.
Shapw
Five geometric shapes
Traiangle, circle, rectangle, square and oval
Also called free form
Organic shape
synonymous with point of view, angle of vision, or frame of reference.
Perspective
It refers to the overall composition of the artwork.
Form
Also called unity, _____ is achieved when all the elements of a thing are put together to come up with a coherent whole
Harmony
Known as physical equilibrium, _____ is stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the thing.
Balance
It is also called symmetrical balance because the thing displays symmetry (same measure).
Formal balancw
It is present when the left and the right sides of the thing, though not identical in appearance, still display an even distribution of weight.
Informal balance
is the repetitive pattern of a succession of similar or identical items
Rhythm
is the comparative relationship of the different parts in relation to the whole.
Proportion
giving proper importance to one or more parts of the thing or the whole thing itself.
Emphasis
a principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements to create interest by adding slight CHANGES
Variety
Artists use the principle of ______ to lead the viewer’s eyes throughout the work. _______ is the principle of art used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide a viewer’s eye throughout the work of art.
Movement
