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Painting Flashcards

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an enclosed area defined and determined by other art elements; 2-dimensional

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shape

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the element of art that refers to darkness or lightness

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value

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a continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point

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line

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the way a surface feels or appears to feel

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texture

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line, shape color, value, texture, space, and form, and a group called

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elements

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balance, rhythm, movement, proportion, emphasis, unity, and variety, as a group are called the

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principles

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the principle of art which deals with the visual weight of objects and forms in an artwork

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balance

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7
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the principle of art than an artist may use in order to bring a sense of whole ness or completeness to his/her work

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unity

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a principle of art in which many differences among the elements are used to create added interest in the work

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variety

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the type of balance when two halves of a work are identical or very similar

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symmetry

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when contrast is used to draw attention to an area, the area that the artist is calling attention to

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emphasis

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a color’s ___________ is located directly opposite it i. the color wheel

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complement

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12
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a _______________ color scheme uses one color and its tints and shades

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monochromatic

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a ______ is a color with black added to it

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shade

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14
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the property concerned with the rightness or dullness of a hue

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intensity

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15
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plans for organizing colors are called ______ ________

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color schemes

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16
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a ________ is any color with white added

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tint

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17
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a type of paint that is transparent and mixed with water

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watercolor

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18
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when using watercolor paints you can achieve your lightest values by

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adding water

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19
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when using acrylic paints you can achieve your lightest values by

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adding white

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20
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a paint color is said to be __________ when you can see through it

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transparent

21
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list a group of intermediate colors:

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red-orange
yellow-orange
yellow-green
red-violet
blue-violet
22
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complementary colors are ________________________

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opposites on color wheel

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hue refers to a pure ______

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color

24
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list the neutral colors:

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black
white
grey
brown

25
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when mixing red and yellow together, the resulting color is

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orange

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when mixing red and blue together, the resulting color is

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violet

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when mixing blue and yellow together, the resulting color is

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green

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what is the complement of red?

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green

29
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what is the complement of orange?

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blue

30
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what is the complement of violet?

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yellow

31
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a _________ line stands straight up at a right angle to the horizon

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vertical

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a _________ line slants and appears to the rising or falling

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diagonal

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a _________ line changes direction gradually

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sloped

34
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a ___________ line goes from side to side and is parallel to the horizon line

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horizontal

35
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the ________ _____ is the apparent line that separate earth from sky

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horizon line

36
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the principle of design that refers to a regular repetition of elements of art to produce the look and feel of movement

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rhythm

37
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a shape has ___ dimensions

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2

38
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a form has ___ dimensions

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3

39
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the surface of a painting of like drawing itself is called the

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picture plane

40
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the part of a picture closest to the front of the picture plane and to the viewer

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foreground

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the part of the picture plane that is farthest away from you

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background

42
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the angle from which the object is seen is the ____________________ in a work of art

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point of view

43
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the area within an object is a definition of

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positive space

44
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in two and three dimensional art, the space between and around shapes and forms

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negative space

45
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by placing one object in front of another an artist can create an illusion of depth

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overlapping

46
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what makes an object appear farther away from the viewer in a painting or drawing

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depth - smaller, clarity change, dull, overlapping

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a form or shape that can be defined by a mathematical formula and that is very regular

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geometric

48
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a form or shape that is very irregular and uneven

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organic

49
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a _________ is a work of art composed of numerous materials, such as paper, newsprint, photographs, ribbons or other objects attached to background support

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collage

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