Vocabulary Flashcards
Modified Contour
Blind contour; but with looking 5 times and lifting pencil 5 times
Right Left Brain
Right: in control of creativity
Left: Logic
Line
Most basic technique of all of the elements of art
Pure contour
Line drawing with no shading
Gesture drawing
Quick and energetic drawing used to capture the essence of the subject
Pattern
Line, shape color and texture that repeats in a predictable way
Organic shapes
Irregularly shaped and rounded
Geometric shapes
Hard edged shapes with angles
Movement
The pathway that the eye follows as it takes in the info in a work of art
Color repetition
The way to create movement by repeating things in threes
Complementary colors
Two colors that sit across from each other on the color wheel and make neutrals
Value
Darkness or lightness of color and shading
Intensity
The brightness or Dulles of a color; highest is yellow lowest is purple
Gradient
A step in a value scale
Reverse ground shading
Drawing on a dark paper with white media
