Art finals

How many layers of glaze do you need?

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Monochrome

A monochrome or monochromatic painting is one created using only one color or hue. A related term, grisaille, is a type of monochrome painting done completely in grays, coming from the French (and Latin and Spanish) term for gray.

Contrast

A principle of art that refers to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement and drama.

Triadic

A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. Triadic color harmonies tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues.

Value Space

A work of art can be analyzed by considering a variety of aspects of it individually. These aspects are often called the elements of art. A commonly used list of the main elements include form, shape, line, color, value, space and texture.

Anomaly

An anomaly is an abnormality, a blip on the screen of life that doesn't fit with the rest of the pattern. If you are a breeder of black dogs and one puppy comes out pink, that puppy is an anomaly. The noun anomaly comes from the Greek word anomolia, meaning "uneven" or "irregular."

Isolation

As it is typically the fate of an artist to work alone, isolation and alienation are frequent themes throughout the history of art. Whether a painting of a solitary figure or a photograph of a barren landscape, these works carry a pervading sense of emptiness or sadness.

Asymmetrical Balance

Asymmetrical Balance is a design that looks balanced despite a lack of symmetry. ... Balance is most easily achieved with symmetry, a technique that uses mirror-like elements that are the same on opposite sides

Fragmentation

At first I wondered if I was looking at deconstruction art, a late 20th century movement where the theory of "Deconstruction", is a form of semiotic analysis. It is characterized by fragmentation, an interest in manipulating a structure's surface, skin and non-rectilinear shapes which appear to distort and dislocate.

. The five parts to a shaded object

Cast shadow, shadow edge, halftone, reflected light, full light

Contour Lines

Contour drawing, is an artistic technique used in the field of art in which the artist sketches the contour of a subject by drawing lines that result in a drawing that is essentially an outline; the French word contour meaning, "outline."

Contrast

Contrast is simply defined as difference. Difference between art elements like color, value, size, texture, and so on can intensify the elements used.

value contrast

Contrast is simply defined as difference. Difference between art elements like color, value, size, texture, and so on can intensify the elements used. As a result, the elements used in a work of art can become more powerful. Although contrast is closely related with variety, it is usually considered a principle of art.

Focus and depth

Depth in art criticism means, multilayered meaning in the art work. Its an opposite to shallow, like there is nothing to it beyond its face appearance. Whereas depth in a painting or photograph might refer to the appearance of depth in the artwork that despite it being a flat object.

Vanishing Point

DescriptionA vanishing point is a point on the image plane of a perspective drawing where the two-dimensional perspective projections of mutually parallel lines in three-dimensional space appear to converge.

atmospheric perspective

DescriptionAerial perspective or atmospheric perspective refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance.

Analogous

DescriptionAnalogous colors are groups of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, sharing a common color, with one being the dominant color, which tends to be a primary or secondary color, and a tertiary. Red, orange, and red-orange are examples

linear perspective

DescriptionPerspective in the graphic arts is an approximate representation, generally on a flat surface, of an image as it is seen by the eye.

Tones

DescriptionTone in an artistic context refers to the light and dark values used to render a realistic object, or to create an abstract composition. When using pastel, an artist may often use a colored paper support, using areas of pigment to define lights and darks, while leaving the bare support to show through as the mid-tone

Produce more accurate illusion of space

Embrace all things monochrome. While you may love to bathe your rooms in colour, this could be making them appear a lot smaller and overcrowded. ... Use mirrors. ... Be selective with your furniture. ... Create large expanses of floor space. ... Use curtains and drapes strategically. ... Keep the lights low.

emphasis

Emphasis is defined as an area or object within the artwork that draws attention and becomes a focal point. Subordination is defined as minimizing or toning down other compositional elements in order to bring attention to the focal point. ... Therefore, the red circle is the focal point of the composition.

Proportions

In art the size relationship between an object and the human body is significant. In experiencing the scale of an artwork we tend to compare its size to the size of our own bodies. Proportion refers to the relative size of parts of a whole (elements within an object).

Size

In art the size relationship between an object and the human body is significant. In experiencing the scale of an artwork we tend to compare its size to the size of our own bodies. Proportion refers to the relative size of parts of a whole (elements within an object).

Absence of focal point

In art, areas depicted in sharp focus will be dominant. Depth of field is the range from near to far in which objects appear to be in focus. ... Absence of Focal Points - If a work has no real focal points, then the work as a whole becomes the focal point.

Shades

In color theory, a tint is a mixture of a color with white, which reduces darkness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness. Both processes affect the resulting color mixture's relative lightness. A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

Tints

In color theory, a tint is a mixture of a color with white, which reduces darkness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness. Both processes affect the resulting color mixture's relative lightness. A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

picture plane

In painting, photography, graphical perspective and descriptive geometry, a picture plane is an image plane located between the "eye point" (or oculus) and the object being viewed and is usually coextensive to the material surface of the work.

Texture

In the visual arts, texture is the perceived surface quality of a work of art. It is an element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs and is distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties. Use of texture, along with other elements of design, can convey a variety of messages and emotions.

Framing

In visual arts and particularly cinematography, framing is the presentation of visual elements in an image, especially the placement of the subject in relation to other objects. Framing can make an image more aesthetically pleasing and keep the viewer's focus on the framed object(s).

Incising

Incising is to engrave a design by cutting or scraping into the clay surface at any stage of drying, from soft to bone dry. ... Incising is useful for making textures. Note: Incising becomes sprigging when it goes through the clay, leaving a hole.

approximate symmetry

It may also be referred to as formal balance. When the elements are arranged equally on either side of a central axis, the result is Bilateral symmetry. ... There is a variant of symmetrical balance called approximate symmetry in which equivalent but not identical forms are arranged around the fulcrum line.

Layered space

Layering for painting is a simple concept yet is thrown around a lot in the painting world, and can get very confusing. It is used to refer to multiple concepts and can have different meanings depending on which medium you are using to paint. Here's my take on layering for painting

Leading lines

Leading lines refers to a technique of composition where the viewer of your photos attention is drawn to lines that lead to the main subject of the image. A leading line paves an easy path for the eye to follow through different elements of a photo.

Perspective lines

Linear perspective, a system of creating an illusion of depth on a flat surface. All parallel lines (orthogonals) in a painting or drawing using this system converge in a single vanishing point on the composition's horizon line.

Multiplication

Mrs. Gaal has been teaching her 5th grade math students different methods of multiplication. One of those methods is a Japanese visual representation of an equation. Lines are drawn to represent a number by 1000's, 100's, 10's and 1's and are intersected by the other number represented the same way.

Needle Tool

Needle Tools are long, needles set into wooden, metal, or plastic handles. They are one of the most versatile tools used in making pottery. Needle Tools are used for cutting, piercing, incising, measuring depth, scoring, and finishing fine details.

Neutrals

Neutral Colors. In the context of interior design, neutral means without color. Neutrals such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, gray and shades of white appear to be without color, but in many applications these hues often have undertones. Be aware of these underlying tones as you match colors or choose paint

One Point or Linear Perspective

One point perspective is a type of linear perspective. Linear perspective relies on the use of lines to render objects leading to the illusion of space and form in a flat work of art. It is a structured approach to drawing. One point perspective gets its name from the fact that it utilizes a single vanishing point.

overlap

Overlapping in art is the placement of objects over one another in order to create the illusion of depth. Painting is a two-dimensional artistic expression. ... It is necessary, therefore, for artists to provide viewers with some sort of perspective in establishing size and distance in paintings.

Radial Balance

Radial balance is any type of balance based on a circle with its design extending. from center. A star, the iris around each pupil of your eyes, a wheel with spokes, and a daisy (among many flowers and other plant forms) are examples of radial.

. Slip, Score, Weld

Scoring and slipping. Clay pieces that are drier and harder, or that you want to join together without blending or altering their forms, traditionally must be scored and slipped (or slipped and scored). In this process slip, a liquid mixture of clay and water, is used to help weld the pieces together.

Location

Site-specific art is artwork created to exist in a certain place. Typically, the artist takes the location into account while planning and creating the artwork.

Split Complementary

Split-complementary is a color scheme using one base color and two secondary colors. Instead of using a complementary color, two colors placed symetrically around it on the color wheel are used. ... The closer they are, the more similar to the complementary color scheme will be the result.

Subordinate

Subordination is defined as minimizing or toning down other compositional elements in order to bring attention to the focal point. Focal point refers to an area in the composition that has the most significance, an area that the artist wants to draw attention to as the most important aspect.

types of balance

Symmetrical Balance. Asymmetrical Balance. Radial Balance. Crystallographic Balance.

Domintant

The greater its visual weight, the more an element will attract the eye and exhibit dominance. You create dominance through contrast, emphasis and relative visual weight. Identical items can't dominate each other. To exert dominance, an element has to look different from the elements it's meant to dominate

Horizon Line

The terms "horizon line" and "eye level" are often used synonymously. Horizon line/eye level refer to a physical/visual boundary where sky separates from land or water. It is the actual height of the viewer's eyes when looking at an object, interior scene, or an exterior scene.

Placement

There are six ways an artist can create the illusion of space on a 2-Dimensional surface. Overlapping - occurs when objects that are closer to the viewer prevent the view of objects that are behind them. Placement on the paper - Objects placed higher within the picture plane will appear further away.

Size variation

These are line, shape, color, value, form, texture, and space. The principles of art represent how the artist uses the elements of art to create an effect and to help convey the artist's intent. The principles of art and design are balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity/variety.

Dry Foot

To keep the foot of a piece of ceramic work clear of glaze. Keeping glaze from the underside of ceramic objects allows them to be fired without fusing to the shelves they sit on. An alternative is to glaze those undersides, but place them on stilts or triangles (kiln furniture placed under ceramic wear) that leave litle or no mark on any surface they touch.

Weight

Visual Weight. Physical weight is a measure of the force that gravity exerts on an object, but two-dimensional objects (such as elements on a web page) don't have mass and, therefore, don't have any physical weight. Visual weight is a measure of the force that an element exerts to attract the eye.Dec 12, 2014

Complementary

complementary color. A secondary color that, when combined with the primary color whose wavelength it does not contain, produces white light. Thus yellow, which is produced by mixing the primary colors red and green, is the complementary color of blue

Metal Rib

defining profiles, wringing out water or adding decorative touches.

symetrical balance

established when both sides of the compositoin are exactly equal. Formal balance

Fettling Knife

fettling knife. A sharp instrument with a flexible blade tapering to a point; used in ceramics for carving of clay models, sgraffito, removing mold marks, and miscellaneous other purposes.

Balance

refers to how the elements of art (line, shape, color, value, space, form, texture) relate to each other within the composition in terms of their visual weight to create visual equilibrium. That is, one side does not seem heavier than another.