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  1. The object is partially covered and is meant to be seen as located behind those covering them.
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Overlapping

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Succesively smaller elements are percieved as being progressively farther away than the largest ones.

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Diminution

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Stacks elements with the higer ones intended to be perceived as deeper in space.

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Vertical Perspective

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Objects in the far distance (often in bluish gray hues) have less clarity than nearer objects. The sky becomes paler as it approaches the horizon.

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Atmospheric Perpective

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Also known as reverse perspective, forms widen slightly and imaginary lines called orthogonals diverge as they recede in space.

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Divergent Perspective

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Also known as scientific, mathematical, one-point and Renaissance perspective is a rationalization or standardizatio of intuitive perspective that was developed in 15th century Italy. It used mathematical formulas to construct images in which all elements are shaped by , or arranged along, orthogonals that converge in one or more vanishing points on a horizon line.

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Linear Perspective

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What are the 2-types of Art?

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2-Dimensional

3-Dimensional

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2 dimensial art includes what 3 things?

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  1. Painting
  2. Graphic Arts
  3. Photography
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3 Dimensional Art Include what 3 things?

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  1. Sculpture
  2. Ephemeral Arts
  3. Architecture
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These categories overlap all the time, but there still useful when thinking about and describing art.

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True

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Elements of Form include what 5 things?

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  1. Line & Shape
  2. Color
  3. Texture
  4. Space
  5. Mass
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What are the 2 types of lines?

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  1. Actual Line
  2. Implied Line
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Shapes are defined by lines called what 2 things?

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  1. Outlines
  2. Contour
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Shapes can be what 4 things?

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  1. Geometric
  2. Biomorphic
  3. Open
  4. Closed
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Outlines or contours of 3-D objects can’t also be percieved as lines.

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False

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Renaissance tried not to use lines why?

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Because lines don’t exist.

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What are 3 types of color?

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  1. Primary
  2. Secondary Colors
  3. Teriary Colors
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Complementary Colors mean what?

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That the colors are directly across each other on the wheel.

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Value is what?

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Relative lightness and darkness of a color.

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Saturation is what?

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Intensity is a color’s quality of brightness or dullness.

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Texture is what?

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Gives the painting an almost touchable aspect.

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Real Texture is what?

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What are 2 types of texture?

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  1. Real Texture
  2. Implied Texture
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Implied Texture is what?

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Composition is what 4 things?

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Arrangement of portions of the work.

Implied lines and implied shapes in the work

Effect suggested by these lines & shapes

Colos Schemas used

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What is a major aspect f composition?

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Spacial Recession

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Spacial Recession

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Suggestions of a 3d world in a flat surface, or picture plane.

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3D works involve what three things?

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  1. Mass
  2. Space
  3. Volume
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Space and volume are technically the same, but whether we percieve space or volume depends on what?

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perception.

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Solid matter that takes up space.

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Mass

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What contains forms or volumes (inside or surroundeds)

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Space

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Is enclosed or defines space

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Volume

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What are 4 types of arcitecture art?

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  1. Plan
  2. Section
  3. Isometric Cutaway
  4. Isometric Projection
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Historians try to detatch themselves from today to get a better view point.

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True

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Art places the work in..

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context.

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Intertcal method used by most art list.

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  1. Assessment of physical properties of work
  2. Analysis of visual or formal structure
  3. Identification of subject manner
  4. Intergration with in cultural context

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