Lesson 7 Vocabulary

Front 1

Unity

Back 1

-appearance of oneness
-feeling that all the elements in a work belong together

Hint 1

oneness

Front 2

Variety

Back 2

-counteracts unity
-gives a work diversity

Hint 2

counteracts

Front 3

Symmetrical Balance

Back 3

-near or exact matching of right and left sides

Hint 3

matching

Front 4

Assymetrical Balance

Back 4

-various elements (according to size and meaning) are balanced around a center of gravity

Hint 4

center of gravity

Front 5

Emphasis

Back 5

-used to draw attention to a certain area

Hint 5

attention

Front 6

Subordination

Back 6

-creates an area of lesser interest that keeps the viewer from being distracted

Hint 6

distractions

Front 7

Directional Force

Back 7

-paths for the eye to follow by implied or actual line

Hint 7

paths

Front 8

Focal Points

Back 8

-specific spot or figure an artist wants to emphasize

Hint 8

specific

Front 9

Contrast

Back 9

-juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar things
-light/dark -big/small

Hint 9

dissimilar

Front 10

Repetition

Back 10

-means used to re-emphasize colors, forms, and textures
-creates flow and continuity

Hint 10

re-emphasize

Front 11

Rhythm

Back 11

-regular reccurence of elements with related variations

Hint 11

variations

Front 12

Scale Relationships

Back 12

-size relation of one thing to another

Hint 12

size

Front 13

Proportion

Back 13

-size relationship of parts to a whole

Hint 13

whole

Front 14

Format

Back 14

-refers to size and shape (scale and proportion) of a 2 dimensional picture plane

Hint 14

picture plane

Front 15

Hierarchal Scale

Back 15

-use of unnatural proportions to show importance of figures

Hint 15

proportions

Front 16

Eye Level

Back 16

-imaginary plane
-height of artist's eyes
-where eye level and ground plane converge

Hint 16

converge

Front 17

Vanishing Point

Back 17

-point on the horizon at which parallel lines seem to converge

Hint 17

parallel

Front 18

Intensity, Saturation

Back 18

-this is the relative purity of a color on a scale from bright to dull

Hint 18

purity

Front 19

Analogous

Back 19

-closely related colors

Hint 19

related

Front 20

Complementary

Back 20

-colors that are exactly opposite each other on the color wheel

Hint 20

opposite

Front 21

Primary hues

Back 21

-colors that cannot be created by mixing other colors
-red, yellow, blue

Hint 21

mixing

Front 22

Pointillisim

Back 22

-form of painting using tiny dots of color

Hint 22

dots

Front 23

Secondary Hues

Back 23

-can be made by mixing
-orange, green, violet

Front 24

Chiaroscuro

Back 24

-Italian word meaning light and dark
-used by Rennaisance painters

Hint 24

rennaisance

Front 25

Theories of Color

Back 25

-color groupings that provide distinct color harmonies

Hint 25

harmony

Front 26

Monochromatic

Back 26

-color scheme limited to variation of one hue

Hint 26

variation

Front 27

Crosshatching

Back 27

-drawing one set of hatchings over another in different directions
-darkens an area

Hint 27

darkens

Front 28

Actual and Simulated Texture

Back 28

-actual texture can be felt (wood or sand)
-simulated textures are created to look like something other than paint

Front 29

Cool and Warm Colors

Back 29

-cool colors are blue, green and violet (recede)
-warm are red, orange, yellow (expand)

Front 30

Emotional Effects of Color

Back 30

-red causes hike in blood pressure and nervousness
-blue has calming effect and lowers pulse
-colors effect mental state and work habits