unit 1 Flashcards
form
the volume and shape of a three-dimensional work, perhaps including unfilled areas that are integral to the work as a whole.
medium
material of the art object, technical process, ex. painting, sculpture, drawing are each a different medium.
content
subject matter, the ideas included in a work
style
characteristics that identify work or make it distinctive, kind of work , consistent use of form and composition, one’s style.
formal elements
purely visual aspects, such as line, shapes, color, texture, spatial qualities and composition.
line
a mark that defines shape that is more or less continuous. A mark that follows an edge or a contour.
edge
the characteristics of the boundaries between objects, how the medium of an artwork describes the border of an object or area
drafting
the act of representing an image on a surface by means of adding lines and shades, as with a pencil, crayon, pen, chalk, pastels, etc. to make sketches, studies, cartoons or more complete works
shading
used to build atmosphere or volume
crosshatched
Crosshatched lines can also be used to create atmosphere or volume
contour line
an outline that depicts the edge of a figure or volume
implied line
the suggested lining up of juxtaposed objects
shape
the external appearance of an object as opposed to its structure; an area which stands out from the space next to it or around it because of a defined boundary of a difference of value, color, or texture.
biomorphic shape
Biomorphic forms or images are ones that while abstract nevertheless refer to, or evoke, living forms such as plants and the human body
geometric shape
an object with a fixed structure
