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Art Final Exam
Term | Definition |
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Texture | Refers to the tactile qualities of a surface. This element of art deals with the way objects feel or the way it looks like they would feel. |
Actual texture | is the feeling of a surface that can be touched. |
Implied texture | how you would imagine a surface feeling like in a photograph. |
Shape | An enclosed two-dimensional area of space created through lines or other elements of the composition. |
Geometric shapes | are defined by names such as: circle, triangle, square... |
Organic shapes | are imprecise shapes. |
Positive space | is the areas of the artwork filled with the content. |
Negative space | is the space in between the content. |
Color | The visual property of the pigment of an object. |
Hue | is the name of a color. |
Value | Refers to the lightness and darkness of a color. |
Tint | the artist adds white to a color. |
The primary colors | red, blue, and yellow |
Primary colors cannot be | made from other colors. |
The secondary colors are | orange, green, and violet. |
Secondary colors are made from | mixing the primary colors. |
The warm colors are | red, orange, yellow, and anything in between. |
The Cool colors are | blue, green, violet and anything in between. |
Neutrals include | black, white, gray, brown and beige |
A monochromatic scheme consists of | different values (tints and shades) of a single color. |
Complementary colors are | the colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel |
Intensity refers to | the brightness or dullness of a color |
Bird’s eye view | a view as seen from above (looking down) |
Worm’s eye view | a view as seen from below (looking up) |