s Flashcards
Associated with the body’s axis as it moves towards different directions
Line
straight up and down lines that are moving in space without any slant and are perpendicular to horizontal lines
Vertical Lines
They suggest hieght and strength because they extend towards the sky and seem unshakable
Vertical Lines
Straight lines that slant in any direction except horizontal and vertical
Diagonal lines
When in use they suggest movement or lack of stability
Diagonal lines
series of diagonal lines joined at ends
Zigzag Lines
They convey action and excitement, as well as restlessness and anxiety
Zigzag Lines
Lines that bend and change direction graduallly
Curved Lines
This line conveys the feelings of comfort and ease, as well as sensual quality as they remind us of the human body
Curved Lines
Can be long or short
Length
goes from thin to thick
Width
Continuous change of width and by varying it one can capture energy, movement and even suggest when one object is in fornt of the other
Wieght
depend on how smooth or rough an art is
Texture
Refers to continuous, dotted, dashed or implied lines
Style
What part of the color wheel does red, yellow, and blue belong
Primary Color
What part of the color wheel does orange, green and violet belong
Secondary color
What part of the color wheel does Red-Orange, Yellow-Orangw, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet and Red-Violet belong
Tertiary Color
Developed by Isaac Newton by taking the color spectrum and bending it into a circle
Color Wheel
Second part of color of color theory that deals with values
Color Values
Its a way colors are put together in an intellegent way
Color Scheme
Means one color and a color scheme is made of ones color and its shades and tints
Monochromatic
color scheme that uses colors that are next to each other in the color wheel
Analogous Colors
color scheme that uses colors found directly across each other on the color wheel
Complementary Colors
Color shcheme that consist of three colors found on the color that are spaced apart from each other
Color Triads
color schemes are made up of a color and it’s complements closest analogous colors
Split complementary
colors that associated with warm things
Warm Colors
colors that associated with cool things
Cool Colors
Elements of art derived from reflected light. We see it because light waves are reflected from objects to your eyes
Color
The most basic colors of the color wheel
Primary Color
Colors that are made by mixing two primary colors
Secondary Color
Colors that are made by mixing secondary color with a primary color
Tertiary Color
the name of the color
Hue
the brightness and dullness of a color
Intensity
created by adding white to the color
Tints
created by adding dark to the color
Shades
color that people actually percieve
Optical color
colors chosen by the artist to express feelings or moods
Arbitrary color
refers to the way an object feels to the touch 2-D texture
3-D Texture
the illusion of an 3-D surface simulated
Visual Texture
reflects light unevenly
Rough textures
reflects light evenly
Smooth Textures
Surface that reflects a soft, dull light.
Matte
A painting technique in which the paint is built up on the surface to create a texture
Impasto
it refers to the distance between the area
Composition in space
It’s the area or part of the composition that an object or subject occupies
Positive Space
an empty or open space that sorround the object
Negative Space
occurs in two dimensional design as rhythm or through recurrence of motifs
Movement
