Fine Arts Flashcards
realia
real objects
color
surface quality revealed by reflected light
hue
name of color
value
lightness or darkness of color
intensity
saturation, brightness or dullness of color
texture
visual or actual feel of object
shape
two dimensional are defined by lines, colors, or values
form
three dimensional quality of objects
line
mark made by moving a tool across the surface
space
area that surrounds shapes and forms
emphasis
principle of design (focal point)
contrast
unlikeness in quality
pattern
repeating motif or symbol
rhythm
the way repeating, varying, and spacing elements can create the equivalent of notes and pulses in music. repetition of visual element - lines, spaces, shapes
balance
principle of design - formal, informal, symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial
proportion
relation of one thing to another in size, degree, or amount
unity
principle of art - when all fundamental principles of art are used
drawing
using any linear art materials pencil, markers, charcoal, ink, chalk
paintings
more color intensive than drawings, tempura paint, water-soluble acrylics, watercolors
printmaking
any technique that produces multiple copies, including woodcut, serigraph (silk-screen), etching, lithography
construction
creating or building artwork pottery, sculpture, clay, ceramics
ceramics
clay or other media to form shapes