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actual shape

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a positive area with clearly defined boundries (as opposed to an implied shape)

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amorphous shape

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a shape without clear definition, formles, indistinct, and of uncertain dimension

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biomorphic shape

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irregular shape that resembles the freely developed curves found in live organisms

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cubism

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painting style invented by pablo picasso and georges braque

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curvillinear

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shape whos boundries consist of predominately curved lines; the opposite of rectillinear

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decorative (shape)

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ornamenting or enriching, stressing the 2d nature of an artwork or any of its elements

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equivocal space

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see more than one set of relationships between art elements or depicted objects "optical illusion"

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implied shape

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a shape that does not physically exist but is suggested throug the psychological connection of dots, lines, areas, or their edges

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geometric shape

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a shape that appears related to geometry

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kinetic art

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from the greek word kinesis, meaning motion.

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mass

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in graphic art, a shape that appears to stand out three dimensionally from the space surrounding it or that appears to create the illusion of a solid body of material. in plastic arts, the physical bulk of a solid body of material.

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objective

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that which is based as closely as possible on physical actuality or optical perception. opposite of suggestive.

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perpective

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graphic system used to create the illusion of 3d images and or spatial relationships in which the objects or their parts appear to diminish as they reced into the distance

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planar

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having to do with planes

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plastic

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elements as using in such a manner as to create the illusion of the third dimension.

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rectilinear shape

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a shape whose boundaries usually consist of entirely straight lines. opposite of curvilinear

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shape

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and area that stands out form its surroundings because of a defined or implied boundary. or because of its differences in color, texture, or value.

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silhouette

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the area between or bounded by the contours, or edges, of an object; the total shape.

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subjective

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that which is derived from the mind, instead of physical reality, and reflects a personal bias, emotion, or innovative interpretation; the opposite of objective.

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surrealism

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a style of artistic expression, influenced by freudian psychology that emphasizes fantasy and who's subjects are usually experiences revealed by the subconscious mind through the use of automatic techniques.

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3-D

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depth height and width

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2D

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height and width

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void

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an area lacing positive substance and consisting of negative space

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volume

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a measurable area of defined, 3D space.

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arris

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the shar edge or ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an angle.

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calligraphic lines

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lines that possess the qualities found in the kind of writing called calligraphy

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calligraphy

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elegant, decorative writing. "calligraphic"

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contour

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the line that definies the outermost limits of an object or a drawn or painted shape. "outline" indicates an edge

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cross contour

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a line that cross and defines the surface undulations between, or up to the edges of shapes or objects

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expression

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the manifestation through artistic form of a thought, emotion, or quality of meaning. "expression" synonymous to content

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gestural lines

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lines that are drawn freely quickly. without inhibition.

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hatching

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reapeated strokes of an art tool producing clusterd lines usually parallel that create values.

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implied line

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lines that are dim, fad, stop, or disappear. the missing portion is implied.

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line

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the path of a moving point made by a tool, instrument, or medium as it moves across an area.

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abstract texture

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texture derived from the appearance of an actural surface but rearranged and or simplified by the artist to satisfy the demands of the artwork

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actual texture

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a surface that can be experienced through the sense of touch

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assemblage

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a technique that combines grouping actual items (3D) in a display "in situ"

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atmospheric perspective

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the illusion of depth produced in graphic works by lightening values, softening details and textures, reducing value contrasts, and neutralizing colors in objects as they recede

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collage

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a technique in picturemaking in which real materials possesssing actual textures are attached on the picture plane surface, often in combo with painted or drawn passages.

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genre painting

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subject matter that concerns everyday life, domestic scenes, family relationships, and the like.

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invented texture

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a created texture whose only source is in the artist imagination. it generally produces a decorative pattern and should not be confused with abstract texture.

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paint quality

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the intrinsic character of a painting medium - thickness, glossiness, and so forth - which can enrich a surface through its own textural interest.

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papier colle

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a visual and tactile technique in which scraps of paper having various textures are pasted to the picture surface to enrich or embellish those areas. the printing of text or images on those scraps can further provide visual richness or decorative pattern.

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pattern

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any artistic design. a repeated element or design that is usually varied and produces interconnections and obvious directional movements.

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simulated texture

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a convincing copy or translation of an objects texture in any medium.

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tactile

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a quality that refers to the sense of touch.

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texture

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the surface character of a material that can be experienced through touch or the illusion of touch.

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trompe l'oeil

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literally "deceives the eye" the copying of nature with such exactitude as to be mistaken for the real thing

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4D space

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a highly imaginiative treatment of forms that gives a sense of intervals of time or motion

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fractional representation

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a pictoral device used by the egyptions in which several spatial aspects of the same subjects are combined in the same image

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infinitie space

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a concept in which the picture frame acts as a window through which objects can be see receding endlessly

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installations

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interior or exterior settings of media created by artists to heighten the viewers awareness of the environmental space

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interpenetration

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the positioning of planes so that they appear to pass through each other

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intuitive space

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the illusion of space that the artist creates by instinctively manipulating certain space-producing devices, including overlapping, transparency, interpenetration, inclined planes, disproporionate scale, fractional representation, and the inherent spatial properities of the art elements

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isometric projection

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a technical drawing system in which a 3d object is presented 2dimensionally; starting with the nearest vertical edge,

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linear perspective

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a system used to depict 3d images on a 2D surface

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oblique projection

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a technical drawing system in which a 3d object is presented 2 dimensionally; the front and bak sides of the object are parallel to the horizontal base

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orthographic drawing

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graphic representation of 2d views of an object, showing a plan, vertical elevation, and or a section

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perspective

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any graphic system including atmospheric perspective and linear perspective

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relief sculpture

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an artwork, graphic in concepts but sculptural in application, that utilizes relatively shallow depth to establic images. view frontally

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reverse perpective

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a graphic system for depicting 3d images commonoly see in east asian art, in which the parallel lins of obects seem to converge toward th view

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space

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the interval or measurable distance between points or images.

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structured ambiguity

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a condition in which the positive figure and negative background seem to reverse roles

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transparency

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a visual quality in which a distance image or element can be seen through a nearer one

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achromatic value

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relating to differences of light and dark, without regard for hue and intensity

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cast shadow

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the dark area that occurs on a surface as a result of something being placed between that suface and a light source

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chiarascuro

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distribution of lights and darks in a picture. develop the illusion of mass, volume, or space.

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chromatic value

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the values (degree of lightness or darkness) demonstrated by a given color

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closed value composition

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composistion in which values are contained within the edges or boundaries of shapes

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high key value

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a value that is middle gray or lighter

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highlight

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the portion of an object that receives the greatest abmount of direct light

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local value

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the relative lightness and darkness of a surface. seen in the ojective world.

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low key value

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a value that is middle gray or lower

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open value composition

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a composition in which values are not limited by the edges

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plastic value

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value used to create the illusion of volume and space

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sfumato

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a technique devised by leonard da vinici of softly bending areas from light to dark

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shadow

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the darker value on the surface of an object that gives the illlusion that a portion of it is turned away from or obscured by the source of light

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shallow space

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the illusion of limited depth

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tenebrism

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a technique of painitng that exaggerates or emphasized the effects of chiaroscuro

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value

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the relative degree of lightness or darkness

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value pattern

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the arrangement or organization of values that control compositional movement and create a unifying effect throughout a work of art