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Elements And Principles Of Design

Subject : design
Instructions:
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1. Refers to light and dark areas. It depends on how much light a surface reflects. It also is one of the three properties of colors






2. Associated with fire such as yellow - orange and red.






3. Red - yellow - and blue. All other colors can be mixed from these.






4. Leads the viewer to sense action in a work or it can be the path a viewer's eyes follows throughout a work






5. A means of maintaining visual equilibrium.






6. Shows how things feel or they look like they might feel.






7. Associated with water such as green - blue - and purple.






8. Connects two or more points






9. Combining one or more elements to create interest.






10. Three-dimensional and encloses space. Like a shape - it has a height and width - but it also has depth






11. Refers to differences in values - colors - textures - and other elements in an artwork to achieve emphasis and interest






12. A means of maintaining visual equilibrium.






13. A decorative visual repitition.






14. Opposite colors on the color wheel. They neutralize when mixed.






15. Associated with water such as green - blue - and purple.






16. Blending elements in a pleasing way






17. An enclosed area determined by line - value - texture - space - or any combination of these elements. Has two-dimensions - height and width. Can be described as organic or geometric






18. Three or more neighbor ing colors on the color wheel.






19. Concerned with repeating an element to make a work seem active or suggest vibration.






20. Three-dimensional and encloses space. Like a shape - it has a height and width - but it also has depth






21. Combining one or more elements to create interest.






22. Associated with fire such as yellow - orange and red.






23. Concerned with the relationship of one part to another and to the whole.






24. An area in a work that attracts the viewer's attention






25. The arrangement of elements and principles of media to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness






26. Red - yellow - and blue. All other colors can be mixed from these.






27. A series of gradual changes






28. A color scheme that uses only one color and varying amounts of white - gray - and black.






29. Opposite colors on the color wheel. They neutralize when mixed.






30. Obtained by mixing two primary colors. They are orange - green - and purple.






31. Derived from reflected light. The sensation of color is aroused in the brain by the response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light. Has hue - intensity - and value.






32. Derived from reflected light. The sensation of color is aroused in the brain by the response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light. Has hue - intensity - and value.






33. Refers to differences in values - colors - textures - and other elements in an artwork to achieve emphasis and interest






34. Three or more neighbor ing colors on the color wheel.






35. Obtained by mixing two primary colors. They are orange - green - and purple.






36. Refers to light and dark areas. It depends on how much light a surface reflects. It also is one of the three properties of colors






37. A color scheme that uses only one color and varying amounts of white - gray - and black.






38. An area in a work that attracts the viewer's attention






39. Blending elements in a pleasing way






40. Refers to emptiness or area between - around - above below - or within objects.






41. The arrangement of elements and principles of media to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness






42. Leads the viewer to sense action in a work or it can be the path a viewer's eyes follows throughout a work






43. Refers to emptiness or area between - around - above below - or within objects.






44. A decorative visual repitition.






45. Concerned with repeating an element to make a work seem active or suggest vibration.






46. Concerned with the relationship of one part to another and to the whole.






47. Shows how things feel or they look like they might feel.






48. Connects two or more points






49. An enclosed area determined by line - value - texture - space - or any combination of these elements. Has two-dimensions - height and width. Can be described as organic or geometric






50. A series of gradual changes