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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. 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.






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






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






4. Colors suggesting coolness: blue - green - and violet.






5. Having height and width but not depth. Also referred to as 2-D.






6. A systematic - organized collection of student work.






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. The transferring of an inked image from one surface (from the plate or block) to another (usually paper).






16. A three-dimensional volume or the illusion of three dimensions (related to shape - which is two-dimensional); the particular characteristics of the visual elements of a work of art (as distinguished from its subject matter or content).






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






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






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






20. Color lightened with white added to it.






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






22. An organized system for looking at the visual arts.






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






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






25. A graphic system used by artists to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface. The lines of buildings and other objects in a picture are slanted - making them appear to extend back into space.






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






27. Plural of medium - referring to materials used to make art; categories of art (e.g. - painting - sculpture - film).






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






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






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






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






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






33. An idea based on a particular subject.






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Colors that are mixtures of two primaries. Red and yellow make orange - yellow and blue make green - and blue and red make violet.






43. The transferring of an inked image from one surface (from the plate or block) to another (usually paper).






44. Ideas that express ideas and moods.






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






46. The place in a work of art on which attention becomes centered because of an element emphasized in some way.






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






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






49. Formed or enclosed by curved lines.






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