Art 2-D Design

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Line

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The use of line in art is a human invention, a unique method of perceiving and documenting the visible world. Lines vary in weight, width, and emphasis. They may be delicate, bold, static, flowing, rhythmic, ponderous, hesitant or dynamic. They can be achieved through freedom and spontanaety, or thoughtful and deliverate action. They may converge, radiate, run parrallel, meander, twist, skip, criss-cross to create a variety of usual effects (whachowiak & roberts, 2001)

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Linear

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determined or characterized by the use of line

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curvilinear

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consisting of a curved line or lines

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actual line

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the path made by moving a point; a connected and continous series of points

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implied line

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a line that is completed by the viewer; a discontinuous line that the viewer perceives as being continuing. A line suggested by a series of points or dots, or by the endpoints of a series of lines; a line evoked by the movements and glances of the figures in a composition.

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value scale

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white is a reflective color

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chiarscuro

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an artistic technique in which subtle gradiations of value create the illusion of rounded three demensional forms in space.

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hue

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color, the distinctive character styles of a color that enable us to label it

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neutrals

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"colors" that do not contribute to the hue of a color with which they are mixed

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primary color

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a hue, red, blue & yellow that is obtained by mixing other hues. all other colors are derived from primary colors

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secondary color

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a color that is derived by mixing pigments of primary colors in equal amounts

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tertiary colors

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colors derived from mixing pigments or primary colors with secondary colors that adjoin them on the color wheel

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tint

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the lightness of a color as determined by its mixture with white

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shade

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the degree of darkness of a color determined by the extent of its mixture with black

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value

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the lightness or darkness of a color

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complimentary color

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one of the specific pairs of colors that most enhance each other by virtue of their simultaneous contrast. Each pair of complimentary colors contains one primary color and one secondary color.

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black & white

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neutral- value

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standard 4 pallet

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red, yellow, blue, white

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rhythm

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the orderly repetition or progression of the visual elements in a work of art

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brightness gradient

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the relative degree of intensity in the rendering of a nearby or distant object used to create an illusion of debth in a two dimensional object

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mixed media

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the use of two or more media to create a single image

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collage

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an assemblage of two-dimensional objects to create an image; works of art in which materials such as paper, cloth and wood are pasted to a two-dimensional surface such as a wooden panel or

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conceptual space

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space that is depicted as conceptualized by the artist rather than in a realistic perspective

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picture plane

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the flat two dimensional surface of which a picture is created. In much of western art it is seen as a window opening into deep space.

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Support

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a surface on which a two dimensional work of art is made

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media

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the material and methods used to create an object or an image in drawing, painting, sculpture, and other arts

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design

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the combination of the visual elements of art according to such principles as balance and unity

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cezanne

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structure underneath the image

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figurative

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representing the likness of the human and other figures

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figure ground relationship

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the relationship between the primary subject (figure) and other parts of the composition

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genre painting

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simple human representations, realistic figure painting that focuses on themes taken from everyday life

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naturalism

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representation that strives to imitate nature rather than to express intellectual theory

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organic shape

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a shape characteristic of living things, and thus appears soft, curviliniar and irregular

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proportion

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the relationship of the size of the parts as a whole

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relative size

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the size of an object in relation to other objects, figures or the setting

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space

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in art, the area and/or air occupied by activated by, or implied to be in an artwork

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balance

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the distribution of weight, mass or other elements of a work of art so as to achieve harmony

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conceptual space

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space that is depicted as conceptualized by the artist, rather than in realistic perspective

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negative shape

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space that is empty or filled with imagery, that is secondary to the main objects or figures depicted in a composition

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volume

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the amount of space occupied by a three demensional object or region of space expressed in cubic units

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implied mass

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the apparent mass of a depicted object as determined for example by the use of forms or fields of color

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mass

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in a painting, a large area of one form or color

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positive shape

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the spatial form defined by the objects or figures represented in works of art

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interior space

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a ceiling enclosed space

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exterior space

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horizon line

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combo's

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rembrant

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complete loss of structure

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after 1950, 20th century art explodes

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composition

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the organization of the visual elements in a work of art

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ground

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the surface on which a 2-dimensional work of art is created, a coat of liquid material applied to a surface that serves as a base for a drawing or painting. also the background in a composition

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conceptual unity

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unity in a work that is archieved through the realtionship between the meaning and function of the images

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balance

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the distribution of weight, mass or other elements of a work of art so as to achieve harmony

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asymmetrical balance

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balance in which the right and left sides of a composition contain different shapes, colors, textures, or other elements, and yet are arranged and weighted so that the orverall impression is one of balance

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extreme unity

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unification of all elements in a composition

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content

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all that is contained in a work of art, the visual elements, subjet matter, and underlying meaning or themes.

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design

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the combination of the visual elements of art according to such principles as balance and unity

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symmetrical balance

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balance in which imagery on one side of the composition is mirrored on the other side

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emphasis

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a design principle that focuses the viewers attention on one or more parts of the composition by accentuating certain shapes, intensyfying the value, color, feturing directional lines or strategically placing objects or images.