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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. Refers to the colors red - yellow - and blue. From these all other colors are created.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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).






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






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






20. An element of art. Color has three properties: hue - value - and intensity.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Color with black added to it.






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. 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).






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






43. The purpose and use of a work of art.






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






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






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






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






48. The purpose and use of a work of art.






49. 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.






50. 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.