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Art Terms 3

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Principles of Design how the elements of art are used in a composition
unity to achieve visual harmony where all elements are working together in a composition
emphasis creating a focal point by making something stand out
grayscale to only use shades of gray in a piece of artwork
blending combining two or more colors together to create a new value
highlight the area of an object that has the lightest value
shadow the area of an object that has the darkest value
vibrant bright
gradation the change in color and or value
Impressionism a style of painting developed in the 1860s in France that is mainly characterized by short brush strokes of bright colors to represent the effect of light on objects
Impressionist Painters portrayed overall visual effects instead of details, and used short, broken brush strokes of mixed and pure unmixed color that was not blended smoothly or shaded to achieve an effect of intense color vibration
pointillism a painting style in which hundreds of thousands of small, primary colored dots are used to create a complete image
stippling a technique that uses several layers of small dots
art criticism an organized approached for studying a work of art
description size of the work, subject, object, details, and elements of art used in work
interpretation what message thee artwork communicates, what the meaning or mood of the work is
tactile texture texture you can feel
visual texture the illusion of a 3D surface
rhythm the repetition of elements creating a feeling of visual motion in an artwork
unity the quality of seeming whole and complete, when all the parts of artwork look right together
emphasis importance given to certain objects or areas in an artwork to create dominance, contrast, or a focal point
Created by: jamielcoley
 

 



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