SAS#5 & 6 Flashcards

1
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The visual elements are
These are the building blocks of composition in art

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LINE
SHAPE
TONE
COLOR
PATTERN
TEXTURE
FORM

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2
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Most images begin their life as

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LINE DRAWINGS

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3
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Lines cross over one another to form

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SHAPES

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4
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A shape may be projected into_______to create form

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3 DIMENSIONS

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5
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Is the foundation of all drawing

It is the first and most versatile of the visual elements of art

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LINE

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6
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Can be natural or man-made, regular or irregular etc….

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SHAPE

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7
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The angles and curves of shapes appear to change depending on our viewpoint.
The technique used to describe this change is called

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PERSPECTIVE DRAWING

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8
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Squares and rectangles can portray

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STRENGTH AND STABILITY

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9
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Can represent continuous movement

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CIRCLES AND ELLIPSES

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10
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Can lead the eye in an upward movement

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TRIANGLES

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11
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Can create a sense of imbalance and tension

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INVERTED TRIANGLES

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12
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The lightness or darkness of a color

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TONE

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13
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artwork can be adjusted to alter it’s expressive character

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TONAL VALUES

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14
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Suggest comfort and ease

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CURVED LINES

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15
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Suggest distance and calm

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HORIZONTAL LINES

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16
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Suggest height and strength

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VERTICAL LINES

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17
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Suggest turmoil and anxiety

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JAGGED LINE

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18
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Can express the personal energy and mood of the artist

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FREEHAND LINES

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19
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Can express are rigid control

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MECHANICAL LINES

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20
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Can led the eye in certain directions

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CONTINUOUS LINES

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21
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Ephemeral or the insubstantial

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BROKEN LINES

22
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Can express strength

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THICK LINES

23
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Can express delicacy

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THIN LINES

24
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Is the visual elements that has the strongest effect on our emotions

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COLOR

25
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is made by repeating or occurring the elements of an artwork to communicate a sense of balance harmony contrast rhythm or movement

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PATTERN

26
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Pattern in art Is often based on the inspiration we get from observing the _________that occur in nature.

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NATURAL PATTERN

27
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Pattern in art is used for both structural and decorative purposes

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MAN-MADE PATTERN

28
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Is the surface quality of an artwork

The roughness or smoothness of the material from which it is made

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TEXTURE

29
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We experience texture in two ways

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OPTICALLY (THROUGH SIGHT)
PHYSICALLY (THROUGH TOUCH)

30
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An artist may use his or her skillful painting technique to create the illusion of texture

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OPTICAL TEXTURE

31
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an artist may paint with expressive brushstrokes who’s texture conveys the physical and emotional energy of both the artist and his or her subject

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PHYSICAL TEXTURE

32
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This is a third category of textures who’s fleeting forms are subject to change like clouds is smoke lens bubbles and liquids

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EPHEMERAL TEXTURE

33
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Is the physical volume of a shape and the space that it occupies.

It can be representational or abstract

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FORM

34
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Can be modelled (added form)
Carved (subtracted form) and constructed (build form)

it can be created from sculptural materials like play rock lester wood stone concrete cast and constructed metal plastic resins glass and mixed media

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THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM

35
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Construct the illusion of 3d in 2d media by a skillful manipulation of the visual elements

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TWO DIMENSIONAL FORM

36
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Are essentially a set of criteria which are used to explain how the visual elements are arranged in a work of art.

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THE PRINCIPLES OF ART

37
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The principles of art help combat this gray area to some.they allow us to communicate what makes a great painting great with an element of

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OBJECTIVITY AND CONSISTENCY

38
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Refers to the visual weight of the elements of the composition.

It is a sense that the painting feels stable and “feels right”.

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BALANCE

39
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in which both sides of a composition have the same elements in the same position as in a mirror image or the two sides of a face

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SYMMETRY

40
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In which the composition is balance due to the contrast of any of the elements of art.

For example a large circle on one side of a composition might be balanced by a small square on the other side

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ASYMMETRY

41
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In which elements are equally spaced around a central point as in the spokes coming out of the hub of a bicycle tire

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RADIAL SYMMETRY

42
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Can be achieved by juxtapositions of any of the elements of art

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CONTRAST

43
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Among the first places that are viewers is drawn

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CONTRAST

44
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Is an example of contrast

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NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SPACE

45
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The artist creates an area of the composition that is visually dominant and commands the viewers attention

This is often achieved by contrast

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EMPHASIS

46
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Is the result of using the elements of art such that they move the viewers eye around and within the image.

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MOVEMENT

47
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Is the uniform repetition of any of the elements of art or any combination thereof.

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PATTERN

48
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Created by movement implied through the repetition of elements of art in a non-uniform but organized way.

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RHYTHM

49
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You want your painting to feel unified such that all the elements fit together comfortably

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UNITY/VARIETY

50
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A bit vague compared to some of the other principles

generally speaking it refers to how well all the visual elements work together in a work of art

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HARMONY