Midterm Flashcards
Subject
What is the art about? Can be a person, thing or idea.
Composition
How is the art arranged/organized?
Content
Why was this art created? The intellectual or emotional message
Contour Lines
The outline of an object
Implied Lines
Lines that fade or disappear then reappear in a way that implies where the missing portion is
leading lines
(real or implied) that lead the viewer’s eye to the artwork’s FOCAL POINT an area of emphasis
hatching
repeating strokes of an art tool producing clustered (usually parallel) lines to create values. in cross- hatching, similar lines pass over the hatched lines in a different direction, usually creating darker values
implied/simulated texture
a convincing copy of an objects texture in any medium
actual texture
a surface that can be experience through the sense of touch
impasto
An Italian word for “mixture,” used to describe a painting technique wherein paint is thickly laid on a surface, so that brushstrokes or palette knife marks are visible
invented texture
A texture created from the imagination of the artist. It generally produces a Decorative Pattern
Pattern
A repeating element and/or design that can produce a new set of characteristics
value
the relative lightness or darkness
contrast
the difference between values
high-key value
uses values that are medium grey or lighter ex Monet
