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