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Texture |
The surface quality or actual feel of an object. It's smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. Textures may be implied or actual. |
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Value |
Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. |
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Form |
Refers to an element of art that is 3-D and has an enclosed volume. Cubes, spheres, pyramids, cones, etc. |
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Line |
A mark with length and direction. |
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Shape |
An enclosed space defined and determined by other art elements such as line, color, value, and texture. |
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Color |
When light strikes an object and reflects back to the eyes. When the spectrum is organized on the color wheel, the colors are divided into groups called primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. |
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Space |
Refers to the distance or area between, around, above, below, or within things. |
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Composition |
The placement or arrangment of visual elements in a work of art. |
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Contour Drawing |
An essential technique where a outline defines a form or edge. |
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Realism |
An attempt to represent familiar matter in an accurate manner. |
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Complementary Color |
Pairs of colors, when combined, cancel each other out. |
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Primary Color |
Sets of colors that can be combined to make a wide range of colors. These colors are red, yellow, and blue. |
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Secondary Color |
A color made by mixing two or more primary colors. These colors are purple, orange, and green. |
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Tertiary Colors |
A combination of one primary color and one secondary color. These colors are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet. |
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What art element is needed to create realism? |
Value. |
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When mixing water color paint, to create a color, what color do you begin with? |
The lighter color. |
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When using water color paint, how do you lighten a color? |
Add water. |
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When using water color paint, how do you create different textures? |
Add salt. |
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How can texture affect a water color painting? |
it creates realism. |
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How do you create contrast by using color? |
By adding value and shading. |
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What is the name of a color theory color scheme that creates contrast? |
Complimentary colors. |
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What is surrealism? |
Putting two realistic objects together in a way that makes them unrealistic. |
