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20 Cards in this Set
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2D Form
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Form existing on a picture plane, having only dimensions of height, width or diagonal
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Achromatic
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without hue; in black, white, gray
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Actual color
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The innate color of an object or surface regardless of light source
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Allegory
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Representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete/ material forms
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Ambient Light
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General effect of illumination in a space; shadows and light are soft, undefined
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Asymmetrical
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Imbalanced or unequal in relation to a real or imagined axis
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Axes
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Conceptual lines around which a plane or other form is organized
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Cast shadow
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Area of darkness occurring when one form prevents light from reaching another form or surface
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Chiaroscuro
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Use of light(chiaro) and dark(scuro) to create the illusion of solid form in space
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Contour line
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A line showing either the outside edge of a form or the 3D form of it's interior surface
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Contour overlap
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The interruption of one contour by another, suggestive of spatial overlap
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Contraposto
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The shift in balance to one leg of the human figure that causes a tipped angle in the horizontal axis of pelvis and shoulder
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Converging
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Coming together
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Cross contour
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Lines drawn following the implied surface of forms, bridging the outside contours
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Dry media
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Drawing materials that work through abrasion, rubbing off onto the tooth of the paper
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Ellipse
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A foreshortened circle
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Eye level
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The height of the artists eye, expressed as the horizon line in drawing
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Figurative
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Representational with recognizable subject matter or motif
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Field
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The graphic surface on which a drawing is made, as defined by its borders
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Dynamic tension
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Balanced opposition between forces (asymmetry, value contrast, positive/negative shape, opposition) in composition
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