Elements Of Art Vocabulary List

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color

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apperence of an object created by the quality of light it reflects; referred to as paint, dye, hue, etc.

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form

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three-dimensional object defined by contour, height, depth, and width

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line

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a mark on a surface that can vary in width, length, direction, color, curve

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shape

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two-dimensional figure created by connecting actual or implied line that encloses an area of space

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texture

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way a surface feels or looks

ex. rough, smooth, shiny, dull

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value

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lightness or darkness of a color

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composition

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arragement of elements of art such as line, shaoe, and color to create balance

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design

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creative, organized arrangement of lines, space, colors, shapes, textures, etc.

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color wheel

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circular chart that shows primary, secondary, and intermediate colors in an order that shows the relationships among the colors

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primary colors

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colors from which other colors are made

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secondary colors

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color created by mixing two primary colors together

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intermediate colors

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when primary color is mixed with secondary color

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hue

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another word for color

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intensity

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brightness or dullness of a color

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value

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lightness or darkness of a color

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shade

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dark value of a color made by adding black

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tint

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light value of color made by adding color to white

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color family

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group of related colors

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cool colors

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blue, green, violet; cool objects, feeling, place

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warm colors

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red, orange, yellow; warm objects, feeling, places

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complemetary colors

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colors that contrast with another; opposite colors on color wheel

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analogous

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colors next to each other in the color wheel

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monochrome

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painting, drawing, or photograph using tints and shades of same hue

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neutrals

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black, white, tints and shades or gray

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palette

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flat board which painter holds mixes of colors

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colorist

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artist who uses color with great skill

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color scheme

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plan for combining colors in work of art

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monochromatic color scheme

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color scheme based on tints and shades of one color

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analogous color scheme

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color scheme based on colors next to each other

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complementary color scheme

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color scheme based on the use of two complementary colors

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split complementary color scheme

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color scheme uses three colors equally

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triadic color scheme

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color scheme uses three colors that are equally spaced around color wheel

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contour

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outline of a shape or the surface of a form

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depth

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technique to show deep space on two-dimensional plane

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edge

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outline of a shape or form

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converging lines

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actual or implied lines that move toward one another and conjoin at a point in space

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diagonal lines

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slanted edge or line

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horizontal

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straight across from side to side rather than up and down

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horizontal line

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represents the horizon

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vertical

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straigth up and down

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zigzag lines

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series of diagonal lines moving in different directionsthat come together at sharp angles

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line quality

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special character or any line

ex. thin, thick, smooth

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movement

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quality that evokes a sense or illusion of motion, created by lines or patterns

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foreground

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front of the scene, closest to viewer

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geometric shapes

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shapes that are precise and mathematical

ex. oval, square

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irregular

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describe shapes and forms that are not geometric (organic)

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organic

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describe irregular shapes and forms, resembling objects found in nature

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outline

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line that forms the edge or any shape or form (contour)

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border

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a frame-like edge around a shape

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negative space

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empty space that surrounds and defines a form or shape

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positive space

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space that a form or shape occupies in artwork

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background

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distance of scene, farthest from viewer

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middle ground

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lie between objects in foreground and objects in background

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detail

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small part of artwork, intresting aspect of an artwork

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overlap

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partly or completely covering one shape or form with another, used to show distance

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linear perspective

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technique that makes use of line to create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface

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horizon line

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line created in an artwork by the meeting of sky and ground

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vanishing point

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using linear perspective, point at which converging line meets

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atmospheric perspective

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technique used to create the illusion of air and space in artwork

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tactile

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texture that can be percived through the sense of touch (texture)

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visual texture

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texture that is perceived by sight rather than by touch

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vaule scale

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series of blocks showing the gradual increase of color shading

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shading

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a way of showing gradual changes in lightness or darkness in artwork

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contrast

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difference between to unlike things

ex. dark color and light color