Art 1 Vocab
3 pairs of complimentary colors
(blue & orange)(red & green)(violet & yellow)
color wheel
a chart that shows colors in an order that illustrates relationships among colors and progression through the spectrum
shade
a dark value of a color made by adding black
format
a general arrangement or plan for the pictorial space
split-complimentary
a hue and the two colors on each side of its complement
tint
a light value of a color made by adding white
self-portrait
a painting, drawing, etc. of oneself done by oneself
color
an element of art. the way something looks, when light strikes it, apart from its size and shape
critique
an evaluation of a work of art
contour line
an outer-edged line
hue
another word for color
organic
any living or natural shape that isnt geometric
triadic
any three colors that are an equal distance from each other on the color wheel
3-D
artwork that is NOT flat. it can be measured in three ways" height, width, and depth
2-D
artwork that is flat and is measured in only 2 ways: height and width
hatching
characterized by parallel lines
cross-hatching
characterized by two or more interesting series of parallel lines
examples of geometric shapes
circle, square, triangle, etc
secondary
color made by mixing two primary colors- orange, green, violet
complimentary
colors opposite each other on the color wheel (such as blue and orange)
analogous
colors which are closely related to each other and in which a common color can be found; for example, blue, blue-violet, violet
drawing techniques
different styles for applying mediums to acheive values and textures (smooth-shading, hatching, cross-hatching, stipple)
visual field
foreground, midground, background
tertiary
intermediate colors made by mixing a primary color with a neighboring secondary color (such as red-orange)
4 basic elements of art
line, color, shape, texture
secondary colors
purple (violet), green, orange
tertiary colors
red-orange, yellow-green, blue-violet
clay techniques
scorching, pinching
geometric
shapes that have smooth, even edges and specific names (oval, square, etc)
illusion of depth techniques
size variation, overlapping, value, detail variation
negative space
space that surrounds a shape or form
form
the 3-D structure of an object
composition
the arrangement of the elements within the pictorial space
spectrum
the band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism
space
the empty place or area in which something exists. areas in a work of art; both positive and negative
shape
the form characteristic of a particular person or thing
primary
the hues from which all other spectrum colors can be made-red, yellow, blue
value
the lightness or darkness of a color
medium
the materials used to create artworks
line
the path created by a moving point
local color
the pure hue as seen when unaffected by any other colors
depth
the real or illusionary feeling of near and far. foreground, midground, and background
texture
the way an object feels when it is touched; the way an object looks like it feels, such as rough or smooth
color
the way something looks, apart from its size and shape, when light strikes it; a "hue"is a name for a color such as red or blue
neutral
tints and shades of black, white, gray, and brown
monochromatic
tints and shades of one color
smooth shading
used to suggest form, characterized by smooth value variations
stipple
using flecks or dots
warm and cool colors
warm are orange, red, yellow; cool are blue, green, violet
