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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. Color lightened with white added to it.






2. 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.






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






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






5. A color scheme involving the use of only one hue that can vary in value or intensity.






6. 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).






7. Ideas that express ideas and moods.






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Simplified; exaggerated.






15. 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.






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






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






18. A systematic - organized collection of student work.






19. 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.






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






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






22. Also called atmospheric - perspective achieved by using bluer - lighter - and duller hues for distant objects in a two-dimensional work of art.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. The hanging of ordinary objects on museum walls or the combining of found objects to create something completely new. Later - installation art was extended to include art as a concept.






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. Formed or enclosed by straight lines to create a rectangle.






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






50. A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.