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STUDIO ART VOCAB
Studio Art Review Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |