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19 Cards in this Set
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Formal Elements
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The elements of style (line, shape, color, etc.) used by an artist in the composition of a work of art.
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Style
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In the visual arts, a manner of execution that is characteristic of an individual, a school, a period, or some other identifiable group.
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Convention
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A custom, practice, or principle that is generally recognized and accepted.
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Shading
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Decreases in value or intensity of colors to imitate the fall of shadows when light strikes an object.
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Modeling (2D)
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The use of value to suggest light and shadow, and thus create the effect of mass and weight.
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Modeling (3D):
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The creation of form by manipulating a pliable material such as clay.
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Value
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The degree of lightness or darkness in a hue.
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Positive Shape
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The area that an object or shape occupies.
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Negative Shape
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The area around positive shapes.
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Subject
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The actual elements represented in a work of art, such as figures and objects or lines and colors.
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Content
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The themes or ideas in a work of art, as distinct from its form.
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Representational
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Representing natural objects in recognizable form.
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Figurative
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Representing the likeness of a recognizable human (or animal) figure.
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Naturalistic
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A style of art seeking to represent objects as they appear in nature.
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Realistic
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Attempting to portray objects from everyday life as they actually are.
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Idealized
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The representation of objects and figures according to ideal standards of beauty rather than to real life.
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Stylized
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The distortion of a representational image to conform to certain artistic conventions or to emphasize particular qualities.
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Nonrepresentational/Nonfigurative
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Not representing any known object in nature.
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Abstract
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In painting and sculpture, having a generalized or essential form with only a symbolic resemblance to natural objects.
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