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STUDIO ART VOCAB
Studio Art Review Terms
Term | Definition |
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elements of art | a visual vocabulary |
form | Three-dimensional |
shape | flat and Two-dimensional |
value | shading |
expressive lines | lines produced to express an idea, mood or quality |
depth | has volume, length and width in space |
Perpendicular lines | meet at a 90 angle |
Stipple | shading with dots |
Animator | artist who creates animations |
Crosshatch | shading with crossed lines |
Hatch | shading with lines |
Graphic Designer | designs posters and advertisements |
Architect | designs buildings |
Scribble | expressive moving lines |
Overlapping | shapes over shapes |
Mondrian | Primary colors |
Foreshortening | view from an angel |
worm’s eye view | view from below |
Analogous colors | color next to each other on the color wheel |
Henry O. Tanner | high contrast |
Cool colors | blue, violet, green |
horizon line | where the sky meets the land |
worm’s eye view | view from below |
aerial perspective | view of landscape distance |
Aboriginal Artist | Australia |
birds eye view | view from above |
illusion of distance | created by placement or size |
Cartoonist | creates characters |
Focal point | aka emphasis, grabs your attention first |
Symmetrical balance | mirror images |
Geometric shape | perfect, math like |
Organic shape | nature like |
Outline Drawing | flat 2d |
Landscape | outdoor scene |
Contour Drawing | edge and inner details |
Sketch | a quick drawing |
African Adinkra Symbols | social rank |
lines in nature | spider web, tree branches |
Oaxacan sculptures | Mexico |
Chiaroscuro | darks and light values |
Perspective drawing | the look of distance |
1 point perspective | 1 vanishing point |
Foreground | in front |
Background | in back |
simulated texture | texture in 2d flat art |
lines in the man-made environment | wires, cracks |
focal point | emphasis |
lines in nature | spider web, tree branches |
Non-Objective art | art not based on realism |
Abstract artwork | art based upon real things yet not real looking |
Narrative Art | art that tells a story |
gesture drawing | quick sketch of a figure |
Japanese Artist Hokusaai | nautre is stronger than man |