Question | Answer |
_______ is one of the most noticeable art elemens. | color |
Of all the visual elements, ______ is the most expressive. | color |
color is more _______; line is more_____ | emotional; thinking |
the means of making visible the lines and shapes in a work of art and is used by architects and artists to acheive emotional qualities in their work | color |
the color itself | hue |
the lightness and darkness of a color | value |
the purity or brilliance of a color | intensity |
the relative darkness or lightness of a color | value |
can project moods with its darkness ( sad, brooding, heavy) and its lightness ( happy, airy, excitement) | value |
red, yellow, and blue; these colors cannot be made from any other color | primary colors |
orange, green, violet; these are created by mixing equal amounts of 2 primary colors | secondary colors |
black, white, grey, tan, and brown; these are considered neutral hues and are not in the color spectrum | neutrals |
using one color only with its tints, shades, and tones | monochromatic color |
using 2 colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel | Complementary color |
Color sensations are a result of 2 things: | 1. what is color physically? 2. What is it to the brain? 3. What is it to the eye? |
Colors on the red side of the specturm are ______. | warm and stimulating |
Colors on the blue-green end of the specturm are ______. | cool and relaxing |
Warm colors are also called_________. | advancing colors |
Cool colors are also call ___________. | receding colors |
Art is usually concerned with ________ light effects rather than_____ light. | reflecting; radiant |
_________ is sometimes indicated by golden rays, and at other times by a halo or aura | Divine Light |
A _______ may be depicted as the sorce of light in a dark interior or night scene | light or torch |
The most common methof of painting light is not to show radiant light directly, but to suggest its presence through a change in the value or ________. | reflected light |
sharp contrast in light; Italian, litterally meaning "light/dark" | chiaroscuro |
Light can also be implied through _________. | color |
the area in which an artist creates a work of art; the area surrounding shape | Space |
Space in a painting can be divided into 3 parts: | foreground, middleground, background |
Division of space adds _______ to the composition. | depth |
the combination of elements in a painting or other work of art so that they seem satisfactory to the artist | composition |
Characteristics of space: | open, closed, deep, shallow, narrow, wide, large |
the area of the surface that is occupied by definate forms or shapes, usually the subject of study | positive space |
the area of the surface that is empty or unoccupied by a definate form or definate shapes, usually referred to as the background of the study | negative space |
2 types of space: | postive and negative |
evolves from shape with the addition of 3rd dimension: depth | form |
it is this element that moves an expression into art and out of the realm of design | form |
used to create the illusion of depth on a flat surface | form |
Ways to create form: | line( used in perspective) , colors ( used in contrast), contrasting textures, overlapping and contrasting sizes of shapes |