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Visual Arts Vocab

Subject : visual-arts
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1. The part of the picture plane that seems to be farthest from the viewer.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Color lightened with white added to it.






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






15. A three-dimensional work of art either in the round (to be viewed from all sides) or in bas relief (low relief in which figures protrude slightly from the background).






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






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






18. A guide for judgment or scoring; a description of expectations.






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






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






21. 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).






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. The angle from which the viewer sees the objects or scene.






30. 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.






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






33. Ideas that express ideas and moods.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Color with black added to it.






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






47. 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.






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






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