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Conn Art 6th vocab
1st 6 wks -6th grade vocab
Question | Answer |
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Visual Art | a way to express ideas, thoughts and feelings, using a variety of materials |
Visual Culture | Images you see, read and bring meaning to that add to your every day life. |
Art Criticism | viewing and understanding artwork using a four part process: Describing, Analyzing, Interpreting, and Judging. |
Imagination | comes from an older word meaning mental image and can help you turn your ideas into something real |
Sketchbook | a binder or journal of light drawings or plans for future artwork |
Elements of Art (Design | Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Space, Form, and Value |
Horizontal Lines | Line that run from side to side and often appear peaceful and calm |
Line | is the path of a point moving through space |
Line Quality | The special character of any line, like thick or thin, smooth or rough, continuous or broken |
Vertical Lines | Line that run up and down and can appear strong and powerful |
Diagonal Lines | Lines that slant or lean and suggest movement and excitement |
Zigzag Lines | Lines that are slanted in different directions and come together at sharp angles and can show confusion or excitement |
Curved Lines | Lines that change direction without sharp angles and move in a graceful way |
Contour Lines | Lines that are on the edges of an object |
Actual Lines | Real lines that can actually be seen in a drawing |
Implied Lines | Lines which are imagined rather that seen, when two colors or shapes touch |
Shape | a flat, two-dimensional area with height and width |
Geometric Shape | is a precise, mathematical shape (drawn with a ruler or protractor) like a square, triangle, or a circle |
Organic Shape | is also called “free-form” shape and is irregular, uneven, and often found in nature |
Detail | a small or special part of a piece of artwork |
Form | is an object with three dimensions, height, width, and depth |
Geometric Form | a form such as a sphere, cube, and pyramid that resemble a circle, square and triangle |
Organic Form | a form with irregular or uneven edges such as an apple, tree, or animal |