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59 Cards in this Set
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line- direction
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horizontal, vertical, diagonal
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line-edge
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2 areas that meet to create an edge
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line-contour
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can define a shape or object
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line- implied
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don't exist physically- created by eye
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shape
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refers to an area of composition
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form
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shapes with volume
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silhouette
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outline or picture which appears 3D due to shape
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organic shape
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a shape based on acutal life- organic
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geometric shape
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a shape which follows the mathematial laws of geometry
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hue
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name for a color - blue shortest- red longest - 400-700 nanometers
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value
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dimension of color which refers to lightness and darkness
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intensity
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brightness and dullness percieved in an image
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color schemes
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color wheel
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simultaneous contrast
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contrast- when colors that are compliments are placed side by side
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color temperatures
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warm or cool colors
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color relationships
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myriad interactions
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smooth
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no bumps or raised areas
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texture contrast
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fuzzy next to smooth
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rough
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varied texture (sand pebbles)
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texture- as pattern
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a repeating design made up of some sort of motif or a small shape
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principles
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the ways that elements work together to structure viewing
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rhythm
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visual beat- how eye moves through image and senses repitition and flow
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legato
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slow, smooth, flowing
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staccato
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small, seperate untis, fast
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alternating rythm
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a sequence thats presented in turn
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balance
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the distribution of visual weight
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symmetrical
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mirror image side to side
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asymmetrical
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no mirror image side to side
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radial balance
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centerpoint with things balanced out from and around the centerpoint
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crystallographic
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balanced evenly all over
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formal balance
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unifying, easy to look at
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emphasis
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attracting attention- gives you a place to stop your eyes- your drawn to it
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contrast
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focal pont- ex:sharp leaf against blurry background
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isolation
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something all by itself (cup on grass)
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directed emphasis
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a way of organizing elements so your eye is directed to something (arrow)
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proportion
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describes the relative size of elements as they are compared to one another or to a standard
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size/scale
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ex:ppl to mount rushmore
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golden mean
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how you divide up a picture plane- comes from nature
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organization
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describes additional structural relationships and phenomenon that guide and direct our veiwing experience
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unity
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parts coming together to creat a whole
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proximity
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group things that are close to one another
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similarity
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things that look similar
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continutation
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moves eye around visual field based on things that point you in a certain direction like a line
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closure
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about our desire to make shapes out of everything- close shapes off
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illusion
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"tricks" used to help create a sense of reality
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relief
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statues coming out of walls- 3d sense
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tromp l'oeil
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when someone does something intentional to make you think that something is real (ex: plastic deer in yard)
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facade
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a fake front (of building)
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motion
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an organizational strategy used to create compositions that portray motion
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kinestetic
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empathy- feel body in motion
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multiple image
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one pic after another- show body movements
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blurred outline
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can tell what is still and what is in motion
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space
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spacial relationships and illusions of depth
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space- size
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indicator to depth (ex. objects in front and bacK)
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overlapping
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ex: bike rack
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atmospheric perspective
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blurrier the farther away you get- closer more defined
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amplified perspective
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something close is big-further away is smaller
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linear perspective
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lines converge to one point
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vertical location
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things further away are higher
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