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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. Colors selected and used without reference to those found in reality.






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






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






4. A unit repeated over and over in a pattern. The repeated motif often creates a sense of rhythm.






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






6. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.






7. Personal and thoughtful consideration of an artwork - an aesthetic experience - or the creative process.






8. Refers to an image produced by the imagination and not existing in reality.






9. In perspective drawing - a point at which receding lines seem to converge.






10. Also called color schemes or harmonies. They refer to the relationships of colors on the color wheel. Basic color schemes include monochromatic - analogous - and complementary.






11. Condition of being twisted or bent out of shape. In art - distortion is often used as an expressive technique.






12. Refers to shapes or spaces that are or represent areas unoccupied by objects.






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






14. Special stress given to an element to make it stand out.






15. The drawing of an object as though the drawing tool is moving along all the edges and ridges of the form.






16. Formed or enclosed by curved lines.






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






18. A type of art in which events are planned and enacted before an audience for aesthetic reasons.






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






20. A systematic - organized collection of student work.






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






22. Pertaining to representation of form or figure in art.






23. Color shaded or darkened with gray (black plus white).






24. Computer programs that involve users in the design and organization of text - graphics - video - and sound in one presentation.






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






26. The state of mind or feeling communicated in a work of art - frequently through color.






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






28. Ideas that express ideas and moods.






29. Part of a two-dimensional artwork that appears to be nearer the viewer or in the front. Middle ground and background are the parts of the picture that appear to be farther and farthest away.






30. 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






31. A two-dimensional area or plane that may be open or closed - free-form or geometric. It can be found in nature or is made by humans.






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






33. The space within a form (e.g. - in architecture - volume refers to the space within a building).






34. The organization of works of art. They involve the ways in which the elements of art are arranged (balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - subordination - variation - unity).






35. Message - idea - or feelings expressed in a work of art.






36. Artwork in which the subject matter is stated in a brief - simplified manner. Little or no attempt is made to represent images realistically - and objects are often simplified or distorted.






37. This may be horizontal - vertical - or diagonal.






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






39. A unit repeated over and over in a pattern. The repeated motif often creates a sense of rhythm.






40. Difference between two or more elements (e.g. - value - color - texture) in a composition; juxtaposition of dissimilar elements in a work of art; also - the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture.






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






42. The space within a form (e.g. - in architecture - volume refers to the space within a building).






43. A small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building).






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






45. Images in which characteristics of objects are likened to one another and represented as that other. They are closely related to concepts about symbolism.






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






47. Special stress given to an element to make it stand out.






48. Images in which characteristics of objects are likened to one another and represented as that other. They are closely related to concepts about symbolism.






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






50. An artistic composition made of various materials (e.g. - paper - cloth - or wood) glued on a surface.