ELEMENTS OF ART Flashcards
elements of art
building blocks of better works of art; including line, shape, color, form, value, texture, space
what are the two kinds of space
positive space, negative space
what is space
The use of the area in a
work by the artist. Or a sense of
depth. In terms of art, space is the area around, above, and within
an object.
Positive space
Areas of interest
in the work.
negative space
Everything that
is around the focal point.
what are five ways to create space
overlapping objects, placement on the paper/surface, size, detail, perspective
what is perspective
Linear perspective is a drawing method that
uses lines to create the illusion of space on a flat surface. There
are three types of linear perspective.
what is color
The element
of art created when
light strikes an
object and is
reflected back to
the eye. It has three
properties.
what are the three properties of color
hue, value, saturation
what is tint
adding white to a pure hue
what is shade
adding black to a pure hue
what is tone
adding grey to a pure hue
describe shape
flat, two dimensional, has height and width but no depth. It is a line that closes in on itself, or a space defined by other elements of art.
what are tertiary colors
colors created by combining any primary and secondary color
what are the two types of shape
organic and geometric
