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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. Refers to closely related colors; a color scheme that combines several hues next to each other on the color wheel.






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






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






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






5. A way to show three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. Lines appear to go away from the viewer and meet at a single point on the horizon known as the vanishing point.






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






7. The drawing of lines quickly and loosely to show movement in a subject.






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






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






10. Colors selected and used without reference to those found in reality.






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






12. 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.






13. The importance of the emphasis of one aspect in relation to all other aspects of a design.






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






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






16. A system to show three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. The illusion of space and volume utilizes two vanishing points on the horizon line.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Refers to closely related colors; a color scheme that combines several hues next to each other on the color wheel.






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






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






35. A principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements of art in different ways to create interest.






36. Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Red/green - blue/orange - and yellow/violet are examples of complementary colors.






37. The representation of people - subjects - and scenes from everyday life.






38. Area of a two-dimensional work of art between foreground and background.






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






40. Having height - width - and depth. Also referred to as 3-D.






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






42. Sensory components used to create works of art: line - color - shape/form - texture - value - space.






43. A point moving in space. This can vary in width - length - curvature - color - or direction.






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






45. An idea based on a particular subject.






46. The principle of design dealing with the creation of action.






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






48. 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.






49. Total visual effect in a composition achieved by the careful blending of the elements of art and the principles of design.






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