Please copy the following on the first page of your sketchbook. Please write neatly.
Vocabulary
Elements of Art – the basic things that can be seen in artwork
Line - is a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin. Types of line can include actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, zigzag, curved, spiral, thick, thin, dashed, continuous, and contour lines.
Contour - the outline or boundary of a form, or the illusion of a line enclosing form
Shape - A defined area. Two-dimensional shapes are areas that stand apart or out from the space around them because of a definite boundary or difference of value, color, or texture. Shapes may be geometric, organic, or composite. There are positive and negative shapes which are also referred to as a figure-ground relationship. A figure-ground reversal occurs when the eye switches from seeing a shape as foreground and sees it instead as background.
Form - Element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses space. Form has length, width, height, and depth.
Space - The area around an object. Mass and forms occupy space. It can be actual (3-dimensional) or implied on 2-dimensional surfaces.
Perspective - a technique of representing volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.
Horizon – the lineor circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky
Vanishing Point – (in the study of perspective in art) that point toward whichreceding parallel linesappear to converge
Foreshorten - to reduce or distort (parts of a represented objectthat are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye, often done according to the rules of perspective.
Value – a gradation of tone from light to dark or of color luminosity
Stipple – to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches
Hatch – to mark with lines, especially closely setparallel lines, for shading in drawing or engraving
Cross-hatch – to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines
Tint – to change a color by adding white to it
Tone – to change a color by adding gray to it
Shade – to change a color by adding black to it
Color Wheel – a schematic chart or scale of colors
Primary color – a color (like red, yellow, or blue) which whenmixed with anothermakes other colors
Secondary color – a color produced by mixing two primary colors together (yellow + blue = green); green, orange, violet
Tertiary color – a color produced by mixing a secondary color and primary color that are close together on the color wheel; (yellow + green = yellow-green);yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green
Color Scheme - an arrangement or pattern of colors or colored objects that work together as one
Complementary–a set of primary,secondary, or tertiary colorsthat are opposite each other on the color wheel; examples:green/red, orange/blue, or violet/yellow
Monochromatic – tint, tones, and shades of one color
Split Complement –one color plus the two colors on each side of its complement
Triadic – three colors, equal distance, on the color wheel; (primary, secondary, or one of two sets of tertiary color)
Analogous – three colors side by side on the color wheel; like yellow-orange, orange, and red-orange
Texture - the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something
Simulate - to give or assume the appearance or effect of something often with the intent to deceive
Principles of Art – the rules, tools and/or guidelines that artists use to organize the elements of art in an artwork
Pattern – a decorative design; forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement
Rhythm – a patterned repetition at regular or irregular intervals in the same or modified form
Balance – equal distribution of weight, color, or objects; three kinds (symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial)
Emphasis – something that draws the eye to one specific area of an artwork
Harmony – a consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement of parts/objects
Variety – a number of different types of things, especially ones in the same general category: a large variety of fruits
Unity – a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one