Unit 5 Lesson 1 Flashcards
It is the basic building block of visual design.
it is
the path left by a moving point or can be thought of as an extended mark.
Line
Functions of Line
-It is used by an artist to control our vision by creating direction.
- It is used to make an outline and define form.
-It implies movement and emphasis.
-It creates pattern and texture.
- it creates shading and modelling (value and chiaroscuro)
Are those actual lines which are shown when they are emphasized by making them
thick and bold, implied lines which are formed when lines are suggested through formation
of objects, and lines formed by edges to separate objects.
General Types of Line
are those straight and curved lines (vertical, horizontal, diagonal).
Vertical lines suggest aspiration, poise, exaltation, power and force, horizontal lines suggest
calm and repose, infinity and stability, and diagonal lines suggest movement, action and life.
Curved lines are lines of beauty.
Specific lines
It is the most appealing element and one of the most expressive elements
because its quality affects our emotions directly and immediately.
Color
is the characteristic of a color that refers to that color’s position on the color wheel.
Hue
Primary Hues
Red, Yellow, Blue
Secondary Hues
Orange, Green, Violet
Tertiary/Intermediate Hues
Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Red-Orange, RedViolet, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet
denotes the lightness or darkness of color, or the quantity of light a color
reflects.
Value
is the quality of light in a color.
Intensity
Four Ways of Changing the Intensity of Colors.
- When white is added to any hue, the tone becomes lighter in value, but it also loses
its brightness or intensity of color. - When black is added to a hue, the intensity diminishes as the value darkens.
- When gray of the same value is mixed with the color, the intensity diminishes while
its value remains the same. The color becomes less bright but will not get lighter or
darker in tone. - When complementary hues such as yellow and violet, red and green, blue and orange
are mixed, it will result in a neutral grey.
is composed of one color and two colors on either side
of its complement.
Split complementary scheme
is composed of three neighboring colors in the color wheel,
partly derived from a common color.
Analogous color scheme
is the result of using different value of color.
Monochromatic color scheme
Red, orange and yellow are often associated with the sun
and are considered ______________.
warm colors
color containing blue such as violet, green or bluegreen are associated with the air, water and sky and are called ______________.
cool colors
cool, dark, or
somber colors are generally _______
depressing.
_____ colors make us feel happy and gay,
Light, bright
is happy and exciting. It also symbolizes
danger, anger, war, etc
Red