Question | Answer |
Medium | the material an artwork is made of |
7 Essential Elements of Art: | Line, Shape, Texture, Form, Color/Value, Space, Light |
Line | may be regarded as the most basic visual element |
Line | has one dimension and is the path of a moving point |
2 Categories of Line: | Actual, Implied |
Actual | A seen line |
Implied | an imagined line where two different elements meet |
Visual Lines | convey strength, dignity, spirituality |
Horizontal Lines | Conveys calmness, rest, earth |
Diagonal Lines | conveys action, motion, conflict |
Curved Line | Conveys softness, joy |
The presence of line is often implied even when _____________. | it is not actally used to describe form |
________ represent line in its purest form. | Drawings |
Collectors treasure drawings because they seem to reveal the artist's ______________. | inspiration with unmatched freshness |
_________ help in documenting the evolution of work from its inception to the finished piecec. | Drawings |
____________ has traditionally been admired for its descriptive value, so that its expressive potential is often overlooked. | Line |
__________ is capable of creating a broad range of effects. | Line |
Shape | is created when a line crosses itself and encloses a space |
An entire work can be made of ________, having various porportions and relationships to each other and to the whole work . | Shape |
There are 2 dimensions of shape: | Length, Width |
2 Categories of shape : | Geometric and Organic |
Geometric Shapes | circles, squares, triangles, rectangles; usually precise and rigid; man-made |
Organic Shapes | fluid irregular, free, flowing, found in nature |
Texture | involves both the optic and the tactile senses |
_________ describes how a subject looks or feels to the touch | Texture |
2 Types of Texture: | Actual, Implied or Simulated |
Actual | can be felt with the fingers |
Implied | cannot be felt, seen, or imagined ( i.e. something drawn to appear rough or smooth |
Texture of the medium | the finished surface of the work |
Impasto | paints applied in a thick texture |