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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. A principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements of art in different ways to create interest.






2. A systematic - organized collection of student work.






3. The act of curving or bending. One of the characteristics of line.






4. The outside size and bulk of a form - such as a building or a sculpture; the visual weight of an object.






5. Shapes or spaces that are or represent solid objects.






6. The plan - conception - or organization of a work of art; the arrangement of independent parts (the elements of art) to form a coordinated whole.






7. Skills learned while observing firsthand the object - figure - or place.






8. The principle of design that combines elements in a work of art to emphasize the similarities of separate but related parts.






9. Refers to sculpting method produced by removing or taking away from the original material (the opposite of additive).






10. The act of curving or bending. One of the characteristics of line.






11. The way in which the elements in visual arts are arranged to create a feeling of equilibrium in a work of art. The three types of balance are symmetry - asymmetry - and radial.






12. The colors black - white - gray - and variations of brown. They are included in the color family called earth colors.






13. Characteristics of colors: hue - value - intensity.






14. Arrangement or work of art showing a collection of inanimate objects.






15. Colors suggesting warmth: red - yellow - and orange.






16. Scale showing the range of values from black to white and light to dark.






17. Refers to the colors red - yellow - and blue. From these all other colors are created.






18. The principle of design that combines elements in a work of art to emphasize the similarities of separate but related parts.






19. Color with black added to it.






20. Also called chroma or saturation. It refers to the brightness of a color (a color is full only when pure and unmixed). This can be changed by adding black - white - gray - or an opposite color on the color wheel






21. Relative size - proportion. Used to determine measurements or dimensions within a design or work of art.






22. Relative size - proportion. Used to determine measurements or dimensions within a design or work of art.






23. Refers to shapes or forms having irregular edges or to surfaces or objects resembling things existing in nature.






24. Refers to the process of joining a series of parts together to create a sculpture.






25. A system for representing three-dimensional objects viewed in spatial recession on a two-dimensional surface.






26. The organization of elements in a work of art.






27. A three-dimensional composition in which a collection of objects is unified in a sculptural work.






28. Refers to the colors red - yellow - and blue. From these all other colors are created.






29. The surface quality of materials - either actual (tactile) or implied (visual). It is one of the elements of art.






30. Includes thinking and communication. Visual thinking is the ability to transform thoughts and information into images; visual communication takes place when people are able to construct meaning from the visual image.






31. Making an element appear to hold a secondary or lesser importance within a design or work of art.






32. A set of characteristics of the art of a culture - a period - or school of art. It is the characteristic expression of an individual artist.






33. The emptiness or area between - around - above - below - or contained within objects. Shapes and forms are defined by the space around and within them - just as spaces are defined by the shapes and forms around and within them.






34. The part of the picture plane that seems to be farthest from the viewer.






35. Intentional - regular repetition of lines of shapes to achieve a specific repetitious effect or pattern.






36. A balance of parts on opposite sides of a perceived midline - giving the appearance of equal visual weight.






37. The visual sensation dependent on the reflection or absorption of light from a given surface. The three characteristics of color are hue - value - and intensity.






38. The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole.






39. Transparent pigment mixed with water. Paintings done with this medium are known as watercolors.






40. Simplified; exaggerated.






41. The visual sensation dependent on the reflection or absorption of light from a given surface. The three characteristics of color are hue - value - and intensity.






42. A work of art for Which more than one type of art material is used to create the finished piece.






43. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.






44. Formed or enclosed by curved lines.






45. Simplified; exaggerated.






46. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.






47. Lightness or darkness of a hue or neutral color. A value scale shows the range of values from black to white.






48. Having no recognizable object as an image. Also called nonrepresentational.






49. Color lightened with white added to it.






50. Refers to the name of a color (e.g. - red - blue - yellow - orange).