Painting Semester Exam Vocabulary Flashcards
Line
Element of art defined by a mark with greater length than width
Tint
Light value of a color, made by mixing the color with white
Texture
Element of art that refers to the way things feel or look as they might feel if touched
Primary colors
Blue, red, yellow
Pigment
Any substance used as a coloring agent
- Earth, mineral, chemicals
Watercolor
Paint composed of water-soluble pigment
Contour line
Continuous line drawn without lifting the drawing tool or looking at the paper
Value
Element of art that pertains to the lightness and darkness of tones of color
Composition
Organization or arrangement of a work of art
Shape
Element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, and has limited height and width
Shade
When black is added to a color to make it darker
Form
Element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume
Kneaded eraser
An eraser that artists use to prevent wearing away the paper
Secondary colors
Colors obtaining by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors
- Orange, Violet, Green
Watercolor paper
Absorbent paper designed for watercolor painting
Hue
Color at its purest intensity
Mixed-media
Painting or other work of art in which more than one medium or material is used
Color
Element of art that is made up of hue, value, and intensity
Flat brush
Hairs laid out in a flat formation
Detailed brush
Fine hairs ideal for a painting thin lines
Round brush
Have a good”belly” at the widest part for holding lots of paint
Landscape
Painting or drawing of natural scenery
Space
Element of art by which positive and negative spaces areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved
Tertiary colors
Color made by mixing a primary color with its adjacent secondary color
Elements of art
Line: Mark with greater length than width; horizontal, vertical, diagonal
Shape: Closed line that is flat and can express width and width; squares and circles
Form: Three dimensional shape expressing length, width, and depth; sphere, pyramid
Space: Area between and around objects
Color: Light reflected off objects; three main characteristics: hue, value, and intensity
Texture: Surface quality that can be seen and felt; can be smooth or rough
List color wheel
Primary colors: Red, blue, yellow
Secondary colors: Violet, orange, green
Tertiary colors: Red-violet, red-orange, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-orange, yellow-green
Importance of creating depth in a landscape and how it is achieved
- Adds dimension to the artwork
- Makes the painting look unflat
- Makes it appear more realistic
- Overlap various elements
- Use less detail and definition in the mid-ground and background of the landscape
- Paint with light values and less contrast for distant elements
- Use cooler colors to push elements further in the background
- Use warmer colors to bring forward elements into the foreground
- Paint objects in the distance in a much smaller scale than elements in the objects in the foreground
- Make sure there is a horizon, foreground, middle ground, and background (fades)
Steps of stretching watercolor paper and why it is done
- Cut enough butcher paper to wrap your board
- Making sure that the glossy side lays up, wrap the board like how you would wrap a present making sure that your folds . Use tape to secure your folds
- Take your watercolor paper and hold it under the faucet making sure you wet both sides of the paper completely
- Place your paper on your wrapped board so that it is centered
- Tape each side of your stretched watercolor paper onto the board
- Allow the watercolor paper to dry for at least 24 hours
- Gives you a flat surface to paint on
- Finished painting will dry relatively flat
- Prevents the paper from buckling
