Vocabulary List #1

Question 0

Analogous color harmony

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A color scheme based on hues that are adjacent on a color wheel.

Question 1

Achromatic neutral

Answer 1

Neutral derived from the mixture of Black and White

Question 2

Blocking-in

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The process of starting a painting by painting a simplified structure of the larger shapes of the composition

Question 3

Broken color

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An effect when paint is applied lightly, with a dry brush effect, over a dried layer of paint, allowing some of the underneath color to show through

Question 4

Chroma (intensity)

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The purity, strength or intensity of a Color

Question 5

Chromatic neutral

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Neutral derived from the mixture of various hues

Question 6

Contour

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The perceived edges of any three-dimensional form

Question 7

Contrast

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The degree of difference between compositional parts or between one image and another

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Ellipse

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A closed curve having the shape of an elongated circle visible when true circles are seen from an oblique angle

Question 9

Figurative art

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Art showing figures of humans or animals

Question 10

Figure/positive shape

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The principle form or forms as distinguished from the background

Question 11

Gestalt

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A theory of visual perception that emphasizes the importance of holistic composition. According to this theory, grouping, containment, repetition, proximity, continuity, and closure are essential aspects of visual unity. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Question 12

Ground

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The surface of a two-dimensional design that acts as the background

Question 13

Grouping

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This is the first step in the Gestalt process. We perceptually group visual elements by location, orientation, shape and color

Question 14

Hue

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The name of a color (such as red or yellow) that distinguishes it from others and assigns it a position in the visual spectrum.

Question 15

Monochromatic color harmony

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A color scheme based on variations in a single hue.

Question 16

Negative space

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Unoccupied areas or empty space surrounding objects or figures in a composition

Question 17

Picture plane

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The two-dimensional surface on which shapes are organized into a composition

Question 18

Pigment

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Finely powdered coloring material used in the manufacture of artist’ paints an drawing materials

Question 19

Proportion

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The relative size of visual elements within an image

Question 20

Representational painting

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A painting that depicts recognizable subject matter. Also a painting that shows aspects of the way things look, or could look, in the physical world

Question 21

Shade

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A hue mixed with black

Question 22

Shape

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An area enclosed by a line or another contrasting area

Question 23

Tint

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A hue mixed with white

Question 24

Value

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The relative lightness or darkness of a color or neutral tone, ranging from black to white

Question 25

Volume

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A 2 dimensional shape with the elements of light and shadow applied with a 3 dimensional visual effect