Art Vocab

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Actual Texture

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A surface that can be experienced through touch

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Aesthetic

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Visually based, beautiful, or pleasing in appearance

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Allegory

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An image or story that refers to a related or overarching concept

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Appropriation

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The act of borrowing to create something new

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Atmospheric Perspective

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The illusion of depth

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Balance

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Equilibrium within the composition

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Cast Shadow

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The dark area on a surface as a result of another object placed between it and a light source

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Chromatic Value

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The relative degree of lightness or darkness demonstrated by a given color

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Collaboration

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A working arrangement between an artist and another artist, group, or institution.

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Collage

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Where real materials with actual textures are attached or combined on the picture surface

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Concept

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The location, informatiin, or time-frame that informs how an art piece is viewed and what it means

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Contour

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The line that defines an objects outermost limits

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Craftsmanship

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Aptitude, skill, or quality workmanship in the use of tools and materials

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Elements of Art

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The basic ingredients used to produce imagery

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Expression

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The manifestation through artistic form of a thought, emotion, or quality of meaning; concept

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Form

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The total appearance or organization

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Genre

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A category based know style, form, and subject matter

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Hue

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The common name of a color and it's position on the color wheel

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Identity

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How one views oneself, how others perceive you, and how a society as a whole defines groups of people

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Illusion

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A visually misleading or perceptually altered space or object

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Implied Lines

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Lines that dim, fade, stop, and/or disappear

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Juxtaposition

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The state or position of being placed close together or side by side

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Local Color

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The color seen in the objective world

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Metaphor

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A relationship between disparate visual or verbal sources where one kind of object, idea, or image is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.

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Monochromatic Color

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A color with only one hue from white to black

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Narrative

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The representation in art, by form and content, of an event or story

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Nonrepresentational Art

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Abstract art

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Objective

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Based on physical actuality

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Perspective

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A visual that creates the illusion of depth

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Picture Plane

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The flat surface an artist draws on

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Principles of Organization

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7 principles that guide the use of the elements of art

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Process

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The steps an artist takes to make a work of art

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Proportion

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The comparative size relationship between the parts and the whole

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Realism

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The representation of reality in art

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Representational

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Art that depicts recognizable people, places, or things

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Scale

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The comparative size of an object next to another

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Silhouette

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An outline drawing of a shape

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Stylized

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Art that conforms to imagined or invented visual rules

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Subjective

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A reflection of one's personal viewpoint, bias, or emotion

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Tactile

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A quality that refers to the sense of touch

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Technique

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The manner and skill artists use tools and materials

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Two Dimensional

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Possessing the dimensions of height and width

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Value Pattern

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The arrangement or organization of values

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Vantage Point

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A point of view

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Volume

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A measurable area of defined or occupied space