Art Appreciation Module 3A Quiz

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primary

a color that can't be created by mixing

expressive

a curved line

shape

a flat area created by line, color, or value; can be positive or negative

contrast

a large difference between two things: for example, rough and smooth or black and white

equiliuminance

visual effect when two colors are next to each other and share the same intensity

additive

a color created by mixing light

subtractive

a color created by mixing paints or inks

secondary

a color created by mixing two primaries

cool

a color ranging from green to violet on the color wheel

triadic

a color scheme using three colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel

value

an element of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color

analogous

another name for related colors; found next to each other on the color wheel

split compliment

color scheme using three colors, two of which are on both sides of the first color's compliment on the color wheel

warm

colors ranging from yellow to red on the color wheel

complimentary

colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel; when mixed together, they make a natural gray or brown

color

elements of art produced when a wavelength of light strikes an object and reflects back to the eyes

perspective

geometric pictorial construct using a single vanishing point to give the illusion of receding space on a two-dimensional surface

space

The empty or open area between, around, above, below and within objects

texture

the element of art that refers to the surface quality or feel of an object

saturation

the purity or intensity of a color

monochrome

the use of variations of a single hue

figure/ground relationship

the visual reaction between a mark and the surface its created on

spectrum

visible bands of the sequence of colors

line

a mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface

negative

a shape adjacent to a more significant object or form

form

a shape or three-dimensional volume that has or gives the illusion having weight, density, or bulk

positive

a shape that defines an actual object

point

a singularity in space

plane

a surface area in space

implied

line created by the visual connection between two or more areas


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