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Visual Art Terms #1
Alpine KB Visual Art Terms #1
| Definition | Art Term |
|---|---|
| Artwork presented in stylized manner that stresses the elements and principles of art. Often objects are distorted beyond recognition | Abstract |
| Simple shapes such as circles, squares, ovals, triangles. | Basic Shapes |
| A method of drawing beginning with a basic shape that most resembles an object's overall shape adding other shapes. Detail is added last | Block-in |
| Any group of colors that are variations of a hue such as red, rose, pink, burgandy | Color Family |
| Colors opposite each other on the color wheel such as red-green, yellow-purple, blue-orange | Complementary |
| The way the principles of art are used to organize the elements of art. | Composition |
| The story, idea, theme, or meaning of a work of art | Content |
| A line drawn to represent the outermost edge of an object, or lines drawn to portray the form or structure of an object | Contour Lines |
| The use of 2 or more elements with a significant difference such as black with white, warm with cool colors, jagged with smooth lines, creating a focal point | Contrast |
| Hues on half of the color wheel with blue in the center | Cool Colors |
| The execution of a piece of art with attention to its final quality such as details, surface beauty, and overall appeal as an art object | Craftsmanship |
| Flat art, such as paintings, drawings, or prints, whose physical dimensions are height and width. | 2-D |
| Artwork in the round, such as sculptures, architecture, or carvings, whose physical dimensions are height, width, and depth. | 3-D |
| Appearance of a 3rd dimension in a flat work of art. | Depth |
| The most basic components used to create and analyze art: line, shape, value, color, form, texture, and space | Elements of Art |
| A principle of art that combines contrasting elements to attract attention to a particular area within an artwork | Focal Point |
| A shape in a painting that has the appearnce of a 3 dimensional object. | Form |
| How artworks are used. Many crafts are used for cooking or fill other useful needs, or religious purposes | Function of Art |
| A name for any group of artworks that are related by subject, media, or style. | Genre |
| Precise shapes that can be described using mathematic formulae. These shapes generally have hard edges, corners, or a machine-like quality | Geometric |
| A gray-in shading that represents light indirectly striking a surface. | Half Tone |
| A method of creating the illusion of depth in a painting or drawing by making the base of objects in the background higher than objects in the foreground | Height Placement |
| The lightest tones in shading that represent the light source directly striking a surface. | Highlight |
| A real or imagined line that represents where the sky meets the flat earth and is always found on the viewer's eye level. | Horizon Line |
| The name of a color such as red, purple, magenta | Hue |
| The appearance of the 3rd dimension in a flat work or art. This is achieved with such methods as linear perspective, overlapping, height placement, size relationships, shading, and aerial or atmospheric perspective | Illusion of Depth |
| Term used to describe the strength and purity of a hue or color | Intensity |
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