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98 Cards in this Set
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How do we perceive things?
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Our Senses
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Do we perceive what actually exists?
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Sometimes, but not always
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Do we retain what we perceive?
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Mostly important things
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Line
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The path of a point/moving through space
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Point
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A position in space; beginning or ending of a line
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Variation
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Differences; To have variety
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Horizontal
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Left to Right; Rest
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Vertical
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Up down; Height
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Diagnol
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Combination of horizontal and vertical; Activity
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Dynamic
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To have a wide range
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Spontaneous
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Without Warning
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Curvature
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Part of a circle or oval
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Organic
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Has to do with life and nature
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Transition
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Change from one thing to another
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Converging
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To meet up
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Contour
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Shape or outline of something
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What does a line do?
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Outlines and Details
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Five ways to vary line
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Length
width Direction Curvature Texture |
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Surface
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Outside or covering of an object
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Rough
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A broken, uneven surface; offers resistance to touch.
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Smooth
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Unbroken, even surface; Offers no resistance to touch.
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Matte
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Soft, Dull Surface/Shine
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Highlight
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Bright spots reflect light; very irregular
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Contrast
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Differences
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Harmony
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Things that go together
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Why do we use texture?
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To add realism, Make it interesting, appeals to the senses; eyecandy
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How do we distinguish texture?
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Feel it, see it, use our senses, but not all of our senses
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How can we create texture?
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Lifting, Drawing
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Motif
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A single unit or shape
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Pattern
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A regular repetition of a motif
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Reversal
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Dark against light and light against dark.
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Pattern Scaffolding
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The framework for a pattern; made up of lines (vertical and horizontal)
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Radial
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Has to do with a circle
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Radial Scaffolding
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Framework for a Circle; Coming from the Center
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Geometric motif
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Triangle, Rectangle, Square, Circle, and Diamond
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Regular Patterning
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The Same Size, Shape, and Spacing
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Irregular Patterning
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Difference in size, shape, or spacing
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What quality must all pattern have?
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********RHYTHM********
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Where can patterns be found?
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Anywhere-Natural and Artificial Things
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Five elements that can be organized to form pattern
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Shape, Size, Color, Value, Texture
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Value
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The qualities of light and dark
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Intermediate Value
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Shades of Gray
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Black
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Darkest Value, NO LIGHT
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White
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Lightest Value, NO DARKNESS
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Foreshortening
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A distortion caused by perspective
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Cast Shadow
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The result of an object standing in the path of light.
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How many values are there?
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Infinity
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How does light travel?
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Straight Lines
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What color is a shadow?
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Darker version of the surface it falls on.
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Composition
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An orderly arrangement
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Complex Composition
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Uses more than one object.
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Points of Interest
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The area that draws attention
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Normal Balance
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Unequal # of weight and/or objects
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Movement
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What draws the viewer's eyes through path
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Positive Space
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Space taken up by an object
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Negative Space
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Space that is surrounding by an object
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What quality must all compositions have?
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Balance
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What is a thumbnail Sketch?
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Quick and Rough
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Five elements that enable you to develop a composition
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Selection
Shape and Size Balance Movement Value |
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Spectrum
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The range of colors in a composition; Rainbow
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Primary
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First set of colors, red yellow blue, cannot be made
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Secondary
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Made from combining 2 primary colors; Green Purple Orange
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Tertriary
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Third Set; Made from mixing primary and secondary colors; Blue Violet, Red Violet, Red Orange, Yellow Orange, Yellow Green, Blue Green
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Intermediate
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Set of colors mixing a primary/secondary with a tertiary.
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Hue
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Color
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Intensity
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Dull and Bright quality of color
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Advance
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To move forward
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Recede
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To move backward
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How can you change the value of a color?
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Add white or black
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How can you change the intensity of a color?
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Add its compliment or add more of its color
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What is color?
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Light
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What is color temperature?
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How warm (red, orange yellow) or how cool (blue, green, purple) a color is.
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Monochromatic
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One family of color; all have same family name;
EX: RV R RO |
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Analogous
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Between 3-5 colors; Neighboring colors; not less than 3, nor more than 5;
EX: B, BG, G, YG, Y |
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Triad
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3 Colors; 3 Primary or Secondary Colors;
EX: R, B, Y |
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Complimentary
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2 colors directly opposite on the wheel;
EX: Y <----> V |
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Split-Complimentary
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Primary or Secondary color and two Tertiary Colors surrounding its compliment:
EX: G <-----------> RO I I I-----> RV |
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Double Split Complimentary
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4 Tertiary colors that surround a set of compliments;
BG ^ I I BV<-------I-------->YO I I I V RO |
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Plane
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Surface or a Side
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Convex
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Curves Outward
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Concave
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Curves Inward
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2D
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Flat; Length and Width
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3D
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Stands Out; Depth and Form; Length, Width, and Depth
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Sphere
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Simple Form; 1 Plane
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Cylinder
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Complex Form; single curving surface with two ends; 3 planes
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Cone
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Complex Form; More than 1 plane; sides of cylinder ending to a point; 2 Planes
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Pyramid
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A cube tapered to a point; 5 planes or 4 planes
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Cube
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Complex Form; All 6 Planes are Identical
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Three ways to create the illusion of dimension
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Value and Color, Lines and Perspective, Overlapping
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Difference between shape and form
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Shape: 2D
Form: 3D |
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Five Forms
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Sphere, Cube, Pyramid, Cylinder, Cone
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Five Types of Forms
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Simple, Complex, Open, Repeated, Variety Form
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Interplay
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Way the parts work
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Repetition
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Using something over and over again
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Related
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Similar in some way
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Inventive
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Creative; Imaginative
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Modes of Organization
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Repetition, Alternation, Radiation, Graduation, Variation
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To create harmony
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Limit, Repeat, Relate,
to Color, Shape, Size |