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D031
ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ELEMENT | the basic ingredients that an artist uses separately or in combination to produce artistic imagery |
| LINE | a basic element of art referring to the path between two points that can make shapes, show movement or mood |
| SHAPE | a flat enclosed space with edges made by line, color, value, or texture |
| FORM | a shape in 3-dimensions (width, length, depth) |
| VALUE | the range from light to dark of a color |
| COLOR | element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye |
| TEXTURE | the real or simulated surface quality or "feel" of an object, its smoothness, roughness, softness |
| SPACE | the area around, above, and within an object |
| PERSPECTIVE | technique used to create an illusion of space and depth on a flat surface |
| OVERLAPPING | When objects partially overlap other objects, the foreground objects appear visually closer than the covered objects. |
| ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE | the earth's atmosphere makes distand objects appear less distinct and more bluish |
| DIMINISHING SIZE | distant objects appear smaller than objects that are in the foreground |
| LINEAR PERSPECTIVE | a depth cue that occurs when parallel lines (like train tracks) seem to converge to a single vanishing point in the distance. |
| HORIZON LINE | the most distant line marking the junction of earth and sky |
| VANISHING POINT | the point on the horizon line at which lines or edges that are parallel appear to converge. |
| ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE | lines that converge to a single vanishing point on the horizon line giving the illusion of three dimensional space |
| TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE | using two vanishing points on the horizon line to give the illusion of three dimensional space. |
| POSTIVE SPACE | the areas in a work of art that are the subjects, or areas of interest |
| NEGATIVE SPACE | the area surrounding the subjects |
| CONTRAST | the arrangement of opposite elements to create visual interest, excitement and drama |
| BALANCE | the distribution of the visual weight of elements such as colors, texture, and space to create stability and equilibrium |
| EMPHASIS | giving importance to certain elements to communicate a message |
| PATTERN | "a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement to add visual interest or symbolism |
| VARIETY | the use of several different elements of design to add visual interest and to guide the viewer’s eye |
| UNITY & HARMONY | all elements of the artwork combine to create a sense of completeness, singleness or wholeness |
| RHYTHM & MOVEMENT | "when elements are used repeatedly to create a feeling of movement to guide the viewers eye through the artwork |
| PROPORTION | the relationship between the size and scale of objects in a design |
| ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE | When visual weight in an image is balanced by use of colors, shapes, and lines |
| SYMMETRICAL BALANCE | When an image is the same on either side of the center (i.e. mirror image) |
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