Fine Arts - Visual Arts Flashcards
basic component or essential part of work of art ; include line, shape, form, space, texture, value and color
element of art
moving point on the surface of a canvas, a paper, a slab of clay, or other media
line
stable, steady, religious
vertical lines
calm, peaceful, lazy
horizontal lines
graceful, gentle, easy-going
Curve
tension, unpredictable
diagonal
busy, active, angry, dangerous
Zig Zag
Shape is a 2D area defined by a boundary
Shape
circles, squares, rectangles, triangles - mathematical proportion
geometric shape
irregular and curvilinear and are usually derived from nature
Organic shape
3 dimensional shapes, having height, width and depth
form
the area between or around shapes and forms
space
the way things feel or appear to feel
texture
can be felt when touched
real or actual texture
refers to the amount of lightness or darkness a color possesses
value
derived from reflected light
color
red, yellow, blue
primary colors
orange, green, purple
secondary colors
the colors that occur when a primary color is mixed with a neighboring secondary color on the color wheel
tertiary color
the name of color
hue
the relative lightness or darkness of a color; white to create a tint of color and black to create shade
value
an essential quality of a work that produces a desired expressive effect; (emphasis, contrast, pattern, rhythm, balance, proportion, unity
principle
stresses one element or area in a work of art to make it attract the viewer’s attention first
emphasis
refers to differences in values, colors, textures, and other elements to achieve emphasis and unity
contrast
another word to describe the visual repetition of elements such as line, shape, and color and can be 2D decoration
pattern
is concerned with repeating an element to make a work seem active or suggest movement or vibration
rhythm
this is a principle of design concerned with equalizing visual forces, or elements in a work of art to create visual equilibrium
Balance
dividing line that works like visual balancing point
central axis
identical on both sides
bi-lateral symmetry
nearly identical on both sides
approximate symmetry
elements of design seem to come out
Radial Balance
this occurs when unlike elements are balanced visually
Informal Balance
concerned with the relationship of one part to another and the whole
Proportion
arrangement of elements and principles with media to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness
unity
