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Midterm Flashcards

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An object, person, scene, or event that an artwork depicts

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Subject matter

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It does not depict recognizable objects

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Non-representational

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What is another term for non-representational art?

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Non-objective art

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Specific quality or shape of an artistic expression

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Form

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Includes all the visual aspects of the work that can be isolated and described

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Form

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It is also the shape by which the artist projects his subject matter

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Form

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Means by which an artist translates his feelings and thoughts into form. Also refers to the substance the artwork is made from.

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Medium

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How an artist communicates his idea

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Medium

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9
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Give an example of medium that an architect uses

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Wood, bamboo, bricks, stone, concrete

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Give an example of a medium that a sculptor uses

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Steel, marble, bronze, metal, wood

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11
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Give an example of a medium that a painter uses

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Wood, canvas

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12
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Give an example of a medium that a writer uses

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Words

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Give an example of a medium that a musician uses

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Instruments

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14
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Mediums that can be seen and occupy space

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Visual Arts

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Mediums that can be heard and which are expressed in time. These are music and literature.

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Auditory Arts

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Mediums that can be both seen and heard and which exist in both space and time.

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Combined arts

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17
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How an artist controls his medium to achieve the desired effect.

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Technique

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18
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Ability to fulfill the technical requirements of his particular work of art. It has something to do with the way he manipulates his medium to express his ideas in the artwork.

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Technique

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19
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What is the distinction between art and craft?

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Based on the techniques used

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It is difficult to handle because producing warm and rich tones using this medium proves to be challenging. On the contrary, it invites brilliance and a variety of hues.

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Watercolor

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An opaque watercolor, painting the major effects of which are caused by the whitepaper itself.

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Gouache

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What is the mixture in a gouache?

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Zinc white with regular watercolor paints

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It must be done quickly because it is an exacting medium

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Fresco

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24
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Where is fresco done?

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Moist plaster surface

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Mineral pigments mixed with egg yolk or white and ore. Characterized by its film forming properties and rapid drying rate.

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Tempera

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Stick of dried paste made of pigment ground with chalk and compounded with gum water.

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Pastel

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Why are pastels less popular than other mediums?

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Preserving the finished product in its original state is difficult

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28
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It is the heaviest of painting mediums

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Oil

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Its distinctive characteristic is that it dries slowly compared to other mediums, and the painting may be changed and worked over for a long period of time.

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Oil

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30
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Medium used popularly by contemporary painters because of the transparency and quick drying characteristics of watercolor and flexibility of oil combined.

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Acrylic

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31
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Do acrylics break easily?

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No

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32
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Art of putting together small pieces of colored stones or glass called “tesserae” to create an image.

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Mosaic

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33
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Often cut into squares and glued on a surface with plaster or cement.

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Tesserae

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34
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Common in gothic cathedrals and churches. Made by combining small pieces of colored glass, held together by bands of lead. It is also kind of a patchwork.

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Stained glass

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35
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What do stained glass often depict?

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Lives of saints and serves as a means of religious instructions among Christians

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36
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Fabric produced by hand-weaving colored threads upon a warp. The woven designs often end up as pictorials, wall hangings, and furniture covers.

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Tapestry

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37
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During the middle ages, they were hung on the walls of palaces and in cathedrals on festive occasions to provide warmth.

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Tapestry

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38
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Usually done on paper using pencil, pen and ink, or charcoal. It is the most fundamental of all skills necessary in arts.

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Drawing

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39
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Why is drawing considered good training for artists?

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Because it makes on concentrate on the use of lines.

40
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Graded in different degrees of hardness or softness.

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Pencil leads (graphite)

41
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One of the oldest techniques used in application.

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Ink

42
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This comes in liquid form and is the favorite medium of comic strip illustrators and cartoonists.

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India ink

43
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Comes in solid sticks that are dissolved in water before they are used.

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Chinese ink

44
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It is a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of oxygen. It is used in representing broad masses of light and shadow.

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Charcoal

45
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This charcoal produces the darkest value

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Soft charcoal

46
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This charcoal produces the lightest tone

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Hard charcoal

47
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Brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood and often used in pen and wash drawings

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Bistre

48
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Anything printed on a surface that is a direct result from a duplicating process

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Lithography

49
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Hard and brittle substance formed from mineral and earth material.

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Stone

50
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Granular igneous rock

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Granite

51
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Limestone in a more or less crystalline state. Easier to carve than granite.

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Marble

52
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Fine stone usually colored green and used widely in ancient China

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Jade

53
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Main parts of the tusks of elephants, hard white substance, billiard balls, head of saint statues.

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Ivory

54
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Mostly seen in contemporary artworks

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Metals

55
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One of the oldest alloys

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Bronze

56
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Sculpting medium that is not popularly used by contemporary artists because of limitation as medium

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Brass

57
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Sculpting medium used as a costing medium

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Copper

58
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Used as casting materials for small objects like medals

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Gold and Silver

59
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Used for casting and forging

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Lead

60
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Composed of lime, sand, and water

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Plaster

61
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Natural earthly material that is plastic when wet; baked earth

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Clay

62
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What does “terra cotta” mean?

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Baked earth

63
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Hard, brittle, non-crystalline, more or less transparent substances.

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Glass

64
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Easier to carve than any other medium available

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Wood

65
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These are the vocabulary of art

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Elements of art

66
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What are the primary hues?

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Red, Blue, and Yellow

67
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What is value in colors?

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Lightness and darkness

68
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Brightness and dullness in colors

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Intensity

69
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What are the types of color schemes?

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Monochromatic, Analogous, Warm or Cool

70
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These are different values of a single hue. Ex: Dark green, light green…

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Monochromatic

71
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Side by side on the color wheel and share a hue

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Analogous

72
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Path of moving point through space

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Line

73
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Line that is parallel to the ground

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Horizontal line

74
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Line that runs up and down

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Vertical line

75
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Line pertains to action and movement

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Diagonal

76
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Combined diagonal line, confusion or action

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Zigzag

77
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Line that is graceful and flowing away

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Curved line

78
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Shapes are limited into two dimensions

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Length and width

79
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Shapes made with a ruler or drawing tools

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Geometric

80
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What are the five basic geometric shapes?

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Square, circle, triangle, rectangle, oval

81
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Shapes that are free-form, not regular or even, curved or angular

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Organic shapes

82
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Distance between, around, above, below, and within things

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Space

83
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Empty spaces between shapes

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Negative spaces

84
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Element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as though they might feel it touched.

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Texture

85
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Principle of art concerned with arranging elements so no one part of the work overpowers, or seems heavier than any other part

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Balance

86
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Type of balance that balances the 2 halves

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Formal balance/symmetrical

87
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Kind of balance that balances the two unlike elements seem to carry equal weight

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Informal balance/asymmetrical

88
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Kind of balance that portrays symmetry in different directions

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Radial balance

89
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Principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements to create interest by adding slight changes. It can also heighten the visual appeal of the work.

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Variety

90
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Artists avoid chaos in their works by using this principle. It is concerned with blending elements to create a more calm and restful appearance.

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Harmony

91
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To attract a viewer’s attention to an important part of the work. This is an element that stands out.

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Emphasis

92
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Concern lies within the relationship of one part to another and the whole

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Proportion

93
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Used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide a viewer’s eye throughout the work of art

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Movement

94
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Repeating the element to make work seem active or suggest vibration. An artist will repeat not just an element but also the same exact object over and over again.

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Rhythm

95
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The piece of artwork together as a whole. It is the arrangement of elements and principles with media to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness.

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Unity

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