Vocab Flashcards
Form
Refers to an objects shape and structure, either in two or three dimensions
Composition
How an artist organized forms in an artwork
Line
The path of a point moving in space
Additive light
Natural light or sunlight, the sun of all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum
Subtractive light
The painter’s light in art; the light reflected from pigments and objects
Hue
Property giving a color it’s name
Value/Tonality
Degree of lightness or darkness
Intensity/Saturation
Purity of a color, it’s brightness or dullness
Texture
The quality of a surface
Space
The bounded or boundless “container” or objects
Mass/Volume
Describes three-dimensional objects and space
Perspective
Create an illusion of depth or space on a two dimensional surface
Proportion
The relationships of the parts of persons, buildings, or objects
Subtractive
The final form is a reduction of the original mass of a material
Armature
The crossed or diagnose arches that form the skeletal framework
Mold
A hollow form for casting
Casting
Technique in which the artist pours liquid material into a mold
Welded
To join metal parts by heating
Statues
Three-dimensional sculpture
Busts
A freestanding sculpture of the head, shoulders, and chest of a person
Relief
Figures projecting from a background of which they are part.
Plan (architecture)
A map of a floor that shows the placement of a structure’s masses
Section (architecture)
Vertical plan
Lateral Sections
Theoretical slice across a structure’s width
Longitudinal sections
Cutting through a building’s length
Elevation (architecture)
A head-on view of an external or internal wall showing its features and other elements that would be visible beyond or before the wall
Cutaway
Combines in a single drawing an exterior view with an interior view of part of a building
