Elements of art definitions
Form
Any three dimensional object that can be measured by the height, width, and depth
Emphasis
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention
Neutrals
Black, gray, brown and white
Tertiary
Colors made by mixing a primary with a secondary color.
Hue
Common name for a color
Complementary
Cookies that are directly opposite on Tue color wheel. When mixed together they make brown
Color
Element of at produced when a wavelength of light strikes an object and reflects back to the eyes
Monochromatic
Made of only a single color or hue and it's tints and shades
Color spectrum
A band of colors produced when white light shines through a prism
Unity
A feeling that all if the parts are working together as a team- the quality of wholeness
Shape
A flat figure created when actual or implied like surround a source- cab be geometric or organic
Contrast
A large difference between two things
Line
A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface
Rhythm
A visual tempo or beat- often described as alternating, regular, flowing, progressive or jazzy
Movement
A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action- or implied motion
Value
An element of art that refers to the lightness it darkness of a color
Analogous
Another name for related colors- have one color in common. Next to each other on the color wheel
Secondary colors
Orange green and purple
Balance
Principle of design referring to the way the elements are arranged to create a feeling or stability on a work
Triad
The colors evenly doesn't on the color wheel
Texture
The elements of arty that refers to the surface quality or feel of an object
Space
The empty or open area between, around, above, below, and within objects
Proportion
The relation of one object to another in size, amount, number or degree-scale
Primary colors
The three basic colors that cannot be made by mixing colors
Variety
The use if different lines, shapes, textures, colors and other elements if design to create ingest in a work of art