Art Final Exam Study Guide
positive space
area occupied by the subject of the artwork
contrast
arrangement of opposite elements
balance
arrangement of the parts in an artwork to give a sense of overall equality in visual weight
folk art
art of people who have had no formal, academic training, but whose works are part of an established tradition of style and craftsmanship
Color Wheel
chart that shows all hues
analogous color scheme
color scheme that uses hues next to each other on the color wheel
tertiary colors
colors formed by mixing equal parts of a secondary color and its neighboring primary colors
secondary colors
colors made by mixing two primary colors
complimentary colors
colors opposite on the color wheel
primary colors
colors that cannot be created by mixing
line
continuous mark on a surface that creates a shape or outline
unity
creates a consistent overall visual effect in the product design.
shade
darker value of a color, created by adding black to the color
value
darkness or lightness of a color
contour lines
define the outer edges of shapes
implied lines
don't physically exist, but seem real to viewers
pointillism
dots of pure color that tend to mix in our eyes to produce the illusion of color mixtures
observational drawing
drawing what you see
space
element of art that indicates areas between, around, above, below, or within something
color
element of art that is derived from reflected light
negative space
empty spaces surrounding shapes and forms
composition
how you arrange a piece of art
variety
inclusion of differences in the elements of a composition to offset unity and add interest to an artwork
Pablo Picasso
known for doing Cubism or abstract paintings
George Seurat
known for doing pointillism
Edgar Degas
known for his Impressionism on dancers
Jim Dine
known for his Pop Art
Georgia O'Keeffe
known for painting flowers up-close
Salvador Dali
known for the striking, bizarre, and beautiful images in his surrealist work
M.C. Escher
known for woodcuts and tessellations
tint
lighter value of a color, created by adding white to the color
converging lines
lines that are coming together to meet at a point
craftsmanship
neatness or attention to details an artist takes his/her work
emphasis
one element or a combination of elements create more attraction than anything else in a composition
monotype
one of a kind print made from painted or inked surface
still life
painting that has inanimate objects as the subject
vanishing point
point in space where parallel edges of an object appear to converge
actual lines
real lines that can actually be seen
rhythm
repetition of visual movement of the elements
geometric shapes
shapes that are man made, not natural
organic shapes
shapes that have irregular border
proportion
size or weight relationships among structures or among elements in a single structure
intensity
strength of a color
actual texture
texture you can actually feel
form
three-dimensional object or the illusion of three dimensions
printmaking
transferring of an inked image from one surface to another
shape
two dimensional area that is defined in some way
monochromatic color scheme
use of different tints, shades, & intensities of one color
visual texture
appearance of texture
