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What are the elements of design? |
the building blocks used to create a work of art |
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What are the principles of design? |
describe the ways that artists use the elements of art in a work of art |
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What is the principle repetition? |
repeating visual elements (pattern) |
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How does texture affect color? |
highs and lows of the texture will create shadowing, ultimately changing the color in different shades |
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What do curved lines suggest? |
gracefulness, softness, feminine |
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What is the difference between horizontal, vertical, and radial balance? |
Horizontal: Vertical: Radial: |
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What do diagonal lines suggest? |
excitement, action |
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What is space? |
the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move |
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What are the four types of rhythm? |
1. radation 2. gradation 3. radiation 4. continuous line |
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What is asymmetrical balance? Example? |
containing visual balance but lacking physical balance Ex: a love seat on one side of a coffee table, and 2 chairs on the other side |
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What is the difference between horizontal and vertical lines? |
horizontal lines go east to west while vertical lines go north to south |
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What is the golden mean? |
A series of division of perfect squares within a space to create the perfect proportions |
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What is the difference between shape and form? |
shape is two dimensional while form is three dimensional |
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What are the five types of balance? |
1. Horizontal Balance 2. Vertical Balance 3. Symmetrical Balance 4. Asymmetrical Balance 5. Radical Balance |
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What does unity or harmony mean? |
Harmony is when the elements of design are all working together and the principles are guiding the use of these elements |
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What are the two things that texture involves? |
tactile and visual |
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What are the four types of line? |
1. horizontal 2. vertical 3. curved 4. diagnol |
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What is proportion? |
Tells how the design is visually divided |
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Which of the five types of balance suggests excitement or interest? |
diagnol |
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What is symmetrical balance? Example? |
creating a mirror image |
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What is emphasis? What is another name for it? |
The focal point. The part that you want to draw the most attention to. |
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What happens when you see a continuous line? |
your eye follows it until the edge of the paper |
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What is another name for symmetrical balance? |
Formal Balance |
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What is another name for asymmetrical balance? |
Informal Balance |
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What is the difference between gradation and radiation? |
Gradation means starting out small and then getting larger as your eye moves along. Radiation is starting from a focal point and then moving outwards from that central point. |
