Principles of Art

5. Monochromatic

- a one color painting with white, black, and/or gray added to a color

Shade

- add black to darken it

Tint

- add white to lighten it

Unity

- an artist may use in order to bring a sense of wholeness or completeness to his work

Neutral colors

- black, white, gray, brown

Split Complementary

- complementary colors on either side of its compliment ex. yellow & blue violent, red violet

Proportion

- concerned with the size relationships of one part to another

Contrast / Variety

- differences

Complementary

- directly opposite on color wheel ex. yellow, purple

Tone

- gray mixed into dull it

Variety

- in which many differences among the elements are used to create added interest in the work

Harmony

- likeness, repittion

Analogous

- neighbor color (3-4 colors that touch each other) ex. red violet, red, red orange

6. Warm Colors

- red, violet, red violet, red orange, yellow orange, yellow, yellow green ( advance in a painting: mood = hot, good, happy)

Scale

- refers to relating size to a constant, such as a human body

Emphasis

- refers to the created center of interest, the place in an artwork where your eye first lands

Balance

- visual weight of objects and forms in an artwork

Focal Point

- when contrast is used to draw attention to an area, the area that the artist is calling attention to

7. Cool Colors

- yellow green, green, blue green, blue, blue violet, red violet, violet ( recede in a painting: sad, calmer, cold )

4. Triatic

-creates an equilateral triangle of a color ex: red, blue, yellow // orange, green, violet

Principles of Art

balance, rhythm,movement, proportion,emphasis,unity,variety as a group