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35 Cards in this Set
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Line
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Path of a moving point. May be explicit of implied, think, think, dotted
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Shape
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an identifiable area distinguished from surrounding or adjacent areas. may have straight lines (geometric) or free-formed (organic), combinations of contours (borders) colors
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Texture
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the surface quality of an area, object (rough, smooth)
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Value
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degree of lightness or darkness (light blue, dark blue) also applies to black and white. Most white photographs will have a wide range of values.
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Composition
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The way a picture is arranged, structured or composed.
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Monochromatic
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one color. A monochromatic painting may have many values. It may be many values of red for example. Black and white is part of a monochromatic color scheme. A picture with many values of one color may have black and may have white and still be monochromatic. A black and white photo is monochromatic by definition.
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Painterly
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drippy. Paint aplied loosely and seemingly spontaneously.
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Gestural
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painting with the arm and body as apposed to the fingers and wrist.
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accent
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a color of shape which is different or non-conforming. A triangle in a painting is consisting of only squares. An orange flower in a field of green grass
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Content
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the underlying idea or conceptual basis of a work of art
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expressionistic
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art based primarily on feelings and emotions
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figurative
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usually involving a human (or animal) form as the major characteristic of the work
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hue
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the name of a color (red, blue, green etc)
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intensity
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the brightness or dullness of a color (as opposed to lightness and darkness)
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non-objective
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art based on abstract prnciples as opposed to objects around us
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representational
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having the quality of resemblance which we recognize
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non-repersentational
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similar to non objective. art which chooses not to represent things around us
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avant-garde
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artists in the forefront of new activity
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aesthetic
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pertaining to what is considered "beautiful"
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balance
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a sensed quality of structural stabitly in a work of art based on the overall composition
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rhythm
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repetition of forms, colors, etc. Waves create a strong sense of visual rhythm as they flow to the shore.
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proportion
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the relationship in scale between one element or another, or between a whole or one of its parts.
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negative shape, negative space
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the non-drawn or non painted parts of a work of art. A void inside a sculpture. In terms of perception, negative shapes and positive shapes are of equal importance.
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complimentary
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colors opposite one another on the color wheel. may reinforce or neutralize.
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simultaneous contrast
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identical colors may appear to be different depending on adjacent or surrounding hues
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tint
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color mixed with white
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tone
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color mixed with black
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shade
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color mixed with black AND white
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primary color
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yellow, red, blue. the colors from which all colors are mixed.
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format
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the size of a design
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achromatic
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without color
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content
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the idea inherit in a design or work of art
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amorphous
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without form
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pigment
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the material which contains the color of the paint, ink cartridge, ect.
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medium
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thematerials employed in a work (oils, watercolor, laser print, etc)
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