module 3 Flashcards
It is a series of connected dots or a prolongation of a point to show
the shape or form of any piece of art.
LINE
An element of visual arts associated with the sense of touch; the surface characteristic of an area.
TEXTURE
It is the external appearance of clearly defined area. It contributes
to the final form of the artwork.
SHAPE
It is the area or the surface occupied by the artwork. A painting covers
a flat surface such as a wall.
SPACE
It is allied to space, it is the amount of space occupied by an
object in three dimensions.
VOLUME
It is synonymous with point of view, angle of vision or frame of reference. It is the point where the
artist stands to view his subject as he creates his artwork.
PERSPECTIVE
It refers to the overall composition of the artwork. It describes the entire shape or organization of the thing or object created.
FORM
It refers to the amount of light or shades of light on the flat surface
VALUE
It is the most important and most noticeable of all the elements of visual arts. Dependent on the presence of light, it is that property of an object that makes it appealing to the visual sense.
COLOR
THREE DIMESIONS OR CATEGORIES OF COLORS:
HUE
VALUE
INTENSITY
THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF COLORS
primary
secondary
tertiary
are those colors situated next to each other in the color wheel.
ADJACENT COLORS
are three or four neighboring colors with one color in all mixtures.
ANALOGOUS COLORS
are those colors situated opposite to each other in the color.
COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
are any three colors forming a Y in the color wheel.
SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
