Art Midterm

Colors that have no chroma.

Achromatic

In art, this term means moving or not at rest.

Active

Colors that are from the same family or are located next to each other on the color wheel.

Analogous color

This occurs when one side of a composition does not reflect the design of the other. Parts of a design are organized so that one side differs from the other without destroying the compositions overall harmony.

Asymmetrical

The part of a drawing or painting that is farthest away from the viewer is called the what?

Background

This refers to the way the elements of art are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work; a pleasing or harmonious arrangement.

Balance

A line that is thick and then thin is called what?

Calligraphic

A plan for organizing colors in a work of art is called what?

Color scheme

Colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel, such as red and green, blue and orange, and violet and yellow.

Complementary

When two color's are located directly opposite one another on the color wheel they form what?

Complimentary

The plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work which can be pleasing or in some other ways expressive.

Composition

A comprehensive idea, thought, or notion conceived through mental activity.

Concept

This term refers to a way of juxtaposing elements of art to stress the differences between them with the intension to excite, emphasize, and direct attention to points of interest.

Contrast

Lines that slant and appear to be rising and falling are what?

Diagonal

Line, shape, color, value, texture, space, and form are all examples of this.

Elements of art

The portion of an artwork's composition on which interest or attention centers, usually the most interesting part.

Focal point

The surface of a drawing or painting is called what?

Foreground

Shapes that are defined by a mathematical formula, often man-made, and which are very regular are called?

Geometric

What is the compliment of red?

Green

When mixing blue and yellow together, the resulting color is:

Green

This principle of design refers to an aesthetic way of combining elements of art to accent their similarities and bind the picture parts into a whole.

Harmony

In art a line that is created side to side is:

Horizontal

Colors that enhance the temperature of a drawing or painting.

Hot and cold colors

The property concerned with the brightness and dullness of a color is what?

Hue

When an artist overlaps shapes or images by placing one object in front of another he/she creates what effect?

Illusion of depth

The true color of an object as seen in typical daylight, rather than its color as seen through atmosphere or imagination of the artist.

Local color

Consisting of only a single color or hue; may include its tints and shades.

Monochromatic

The space between and around 2D shapes and 3D forms is what?

Negative space

What is the compliment of blue?

Orange

When mixing red and yellow together, the resulting color is:

Orange

Shapes with a natural look and a flowing and curving appearance, typically irregular or asymmetrical and are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.

Organic

In real life these lines are parallel to the ground plane however in a drawing or painting they appear to meet at a vanishing point on the eye level.

Orthogonal

The repetition of anything such as shapes, lines, or colors.

Pattern

Balance, rhythm, movement, proportion, emphasis, unity, variety are examples of this.

Principles of art

What is the compliment of yellow?

Purple

When mixing red and blue together, the resulting color is:

Purple

When complements are mixed together they form the neutral colors. Which are the neutral colors?

Red, yellow, blue

This visual tempo or beat produces the look and feel of movement. It is often achieved through the careful placement of repeated components which invite the viewers eye to jump rapidly or lid smoothly from one to the next.

Rhythm

The size or proportion of elements or components of art or of architecture----- relative to the perceived sizes of other such works or objects of known or assumed size.

Scale

A color that has modified by adding black is called what?

Shade

The area between, above, below, and within an object is what?

Space

In art, this term means very still, not moving.

Static

The parts of an image or object organized so that one side duplicates or mirrors the other.

Symmetrical

This element of art is the surface quality or feel of an object, its softness, smoothness, roughness. Textures may be actual or simulated.

Texture

A form has how many dimensions?

Three

A color that has been modified by adding white to it is called what?

Tint

A shape has how many dimensions?

Two

The quality of wholeness of oneness that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of design. A totality that combines all of its parts into one complete, cohesive whole.

Unity

The element of art that refers to darkness or lightness is:

Value

The visual elements that refers to the lightness and darkness of an object is what?

Value

A series of spaces filled with the tints and shades of one color, starting with white or the lightest tint on one end, and gradually changing into the darkest shade or black on the other.

Value scale

In the study of linear perspective, the point toward which receding parallel lines appear to converge is called what?

Vanishing point

A principle of design that refers to a way of combining elements of art through the use of diversity and change to increase the visual interest of their work.

Variety

In art a line that is created top to bottom and at a right angle to the horizon line is what?

Vertical