Final Terms Flashcards
Triad
Any thre colours that are equidistant on a color wheen and whose connecting path forms an approximate equilaterpial triangle inside a colour wheel.
Vignette
A drawing that gradualy fades into the surrounding paper leaving no definite line at the border.
Picture Plane
The imaginary transparent plane that represents the drawing surface on which the image of a three dimensional object is projected.
Section
A view of an object as it would appear when cut through by an intersecting plane. Sections are drawn to show the interior of a form and are usually done as an orthographic projection to scale.
Eye level
In perspective drawing, the eye level is the same as the horizon line.
Hue
the identification of a colour by name.
Aerial perspective
Visual phenomenon where forms appear less distinct as they recede in space because of the greater density of the air betweeen the viewer and the object.
Analogous
Three related colours. Hues allied t oeach other due to their side by side relationship on the colour wheel.
Value
The range of dark and light. Value also refers t othe location of a colour’s relationship to white and black. A light colour such as yellow is high on the value scale (closer to white) and a dark colour such as violet or blue is low on the value scale (closer to black).
Reflected light
The light that appears on the edge ofa shadowed form because of the reflection of light off an adjoining plane.
Monochromatic
The use of one colour. In this colour shceme the color may vary in hue and chroma from light to dark.
Negative space
The space around an object or the shape of the space between objects.
Drafting
Drawing with the aid of instruments, usually to scale indicating dimensional specifications, also called mechanical drawing.
Gestue drawing
Quick scribbles or marks designed to show movement or action by flowing over and through the interior of a form or composition. Viusal shorthand often used as a foundation for more extended drawing or to establish structure. It is usually developed from the whole to the part.
Intensity
The saturation level of a hue.A fully saturated hue can be described as being more intense than duller colours of the same hue dimension.
Tonality
When using multiple colour schemes, tonality refers to the dominance of a single colour that would be common in each colour scheme.
Tetrad
Any four colours that are equidistant on a colour wheel and whose connecting path forms a square inside a colour wheel.
Linear perspective
A perspective system in which forms get smaller as they recede in space, receding parallel lines converge at a vanishing point.
Primary colours
Red, yellow and blue on the Prang Color Wheel (some other systems of colour organisation use different nomenclature). Colours which cannot be made by mixing other hues.
Station Point
The position of the observer in relation to the object in view.
Analogous with complement
Three colours allied to each other by their adjacent relationship on the colour wheel with the addition of the hue diametrically opposite the central hue of the three.
Contour line
A line that follows the edge of the form, or travels across the surface, without shading or modeling the form.
Entourage
Contextual elements such as people, cars, furniture, plants and landscape features; images of one’s environment or surroundings used to compliment architectural delineation.
Split complementary
Is made up of three colours, one hue and the two colours on either side of the opposite complementary hue of the three.
Trompe l’oeil
A drawing or painting rendered to emphasize the illusion of reality, usually with extreme detail.
Highlight
A line or area of very bright light on the surface of a form directly illuminated by the immediate light source
Colour harmony
The organisation of colours that create a pleasant stimulation.
Cast Shadows
The Shadows projected upon a surface by an object that stands between the surface and the light source.
Tonal drawing
A drawing built primarily of areas of gray as opposed to a line drawing
Paraline Drawing
Any single view drawing characterized by parallel lines remaining parallel to one another.
Horizon line
The line where the earth and sky meet.
Axonometric drawing
A paraline drawing of an axonometric projection with all lines parallel to the three principal axes drawn to scale (includes isometrics), and diagonal or curved lines are distorted. Any pictorial graphic that shows three faces of an object in one orthographic view.
Divider
A mechanical drawing instrument used for dividing space into equal units and is handy for making quick, accurate, repeated measures.
Form
The shape of an object indicating mass. The shapes used in abstract design.
Space
The distance between two points or the area or volume between specified boundaries, negative area between objects.
Tone of line
Creating the illusion of gray or graduated value with black and white. Crosshatching with pen and ink drawing is an example.
Line quality
The appropriate use of line type and weight for good visual communication. Sharp clear lines advance. Light, thin, and broken lines recede. Varied or modulated line weight adds vitality to a freehand sketch, a heavy, even line profiles a paraline drawing and defines space.
Secondary colours
Colours that fall between two primary colours.
Construction Lines
Lines used to organize and simplify complex forms by reducing them to basic geometric shapes.
Fenestration
An architectural opening, the design of a door or window.
Intermediate colours
Colours that fall between a primary colour and a secondary colour.
Elements
The components that make up a drawing, or design- line, shape, form, space, value, texture, and colour.
Spatial profile
Emphasis on object lines depicting the edges where solid form meets spatial void; typically the heaviest line weight in a paraline drawing.
Spatial indicators
The use of line and tone in a drawing to give the impression of three dimensionality and depth.
Monochromatic with complement
The variation of one colour from light to dark or from dark to light used with its complementary colour.
Rendering
A drawing of a building or interior space artistically delineating materials shades and shadows. Usually itis a perspective drawing or painting done for presentation.
Shadow core
The darkest portion of the shaded are on a rounded form.
Perspective
Any of several methods for representing three dimensional objects on a two dimensional surface as they appear to the eye.
Construction drawings
Sometimes called working drawings. These are accurate graphic or pictoral indicaitons of the design, location, dimensions, and relationship of the elements of an architectural project.
Design Drawing
Any drawing made to aid the visualizaiton, exploration, and evaluation of a concept; a drawing made during the design process.
Convention
The use of a common visual language, application of standard rules of drawing for a specific purpose. In drawing architectural plans certain types of lines always mean the same thing, such as short dashed lines used to represent object lines that are hidden from view.
Presentation drawing
A single rendering or set of drawings done to communicate a design proposal for exhibition, review or publication.
Orthographic drawing
A type of pictoral graphic in which all lines of signt are perpendicular to the picture plane. This type of drawing is appropriate for showing measured dimensions.
Composition
The organisation of elements in a pictoral space
Complementary
Colours that are diametrically opposite each other on the colour wheel. When these colours are placed side by side, each makes the other appear more intense. When they are mixed in equal proportion, they neutralize one another.
Poche
Solid areas of a built form that are cut in a floor plan or section drawing, usually indicated in black or by hatched lines.
