Glossary of Art terms

Question 1

Describe the 2 types of colours and the terms tertiary and complementary

Answer 1

primary - red, blue and yellow - can’t be mix other colours to make them.

secondary - green, purple and orange - made from mixing 2 primary colours together.

tertiary - 3 colours mixed together = brown (primary = 1 colour, secondary = 2 colours)

complementary - opposite colours on the colour wheel

Question 2

describe the glossary of art terms and their meanings (15)

Answer 2

elements of art - lines, shapes, colour, texture and space

medium / media - materials used to make a picture

tone - lightness or darkness of a picture (white and black = tones)

texture - the surface or how a picture feels

translucent - allows light to pass through

composition - arrangement, how you make up your picture

focal point - centre of interest, where your eyes go

distort - twisted out of shape, recognisable but not realistic

still-life - ordinary everyday object, inanimate object

portrait - picture of a person, usually the face

landscape - country scene, background, calm

collage - picture made by various materials pasted on to it

geometric - mathematical, man-made shapes, shapes with names

organic - natural

perspective - scene of depth, more realistic, feeling of space on a 2D surface