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ART 124A Vocabulary Flashcards

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Additive colors

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Pertaining to the light primaries of red, green, and blue (video color primaries)

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to the philosophy of what is beauty, relating to its nature, creation and appreciation

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Anatomy

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The science of the morphology or structure of animals or plants

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Animation

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A motion picture made by a series of images each showing a different phase of movement

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Asymmetrical

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Without balance, or where one half of the picture is not the mirror image of the other

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Atmospheric perspective

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The effects of impurities in the atmosphere on how we see an object a.k.a. Arial

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Axis

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A real or imaginary straight line on which an object rotates or is regarded as rotating

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Background

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The space behind the subject in a portrait or still life. The part of the scene that is or seems to be the furthest away from the viewer

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Balance

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A state of equilibrium in amount, weight, value, importance between two or more parts of a thing. Or that which suggests the offsetting or contrasting of parts so as to produce an aesthetic equilibrium in the whole

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Carving

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The technique of cutting and abrading the surface of a block of material to shape it into a particular form, the creation of sculpture by cutting away hard materials such as stone or wood

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Chiaroscuro

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A use of light and dark in a painting or drawing to produce illusion of form or solidity

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Color wheel

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A conventional way to show the relationships of paint colors to one another by arranging them in a circle or wheel. Primary colors – red, yellow, blue Secondary colors – orange, green, Violet

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Composition

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The act of putting together a whole by combining parts, the total content of a work of art (includes the design)

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Complementary colors

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Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Mixed together into grays. Mixed in full strength they produce dark gray or brown

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Conceptual art

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Art that may exist only as an idea and not necessarily as a physical reality

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Contrapposto

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Positioning or twisting of the human body so that hips, shoulder and head are turned in different directions to suggest movement and tension between parts of the body

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Contrast

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To compare so as to emphasize the differences

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Craftsmanship

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Skilled in workmanship, how well something is done

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Critique

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And analysis or evaluation of a subject requiring careful judgment

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Cross-hatching

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It text me quit uses intersecting parallel lines to create tone or shading affect

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Cube

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A solid having six equal sides

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Curvilinear

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A type of line that is characterized by curves

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Cylinder

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A solid described by the edge of a rectangle rotated around its axis

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Design

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The skillful layout or the arrangement of parts in a work of art

Elements of design: shape, color, texture, line, direction, value

Principles of design: unity, conflict, dominance, repetition, alternation, balance, harmony, gredation

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Dominance
In design theory the resolution of conflicting ideas make one idea more important than the other. For example, in a drawing containing both circles and triangles, one or the other should be more important
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Emphasis
Special attention given to something in order to make it stand out. To be given a particular prominence
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Eye level
A plane parallel to the ground and passing through the observers eyes
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Focal point
A center of interest in a picture
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Font
The assortment of a type in size and in style. A set of glyphs or images representing the characters from some particular character set in a particular size and typeface
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Foreground
The part of a scene or picture that appears nearest to the viewer
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Foreshortening
To represent some lines of an object as shorter than they actually are in order to give the illusion of proper relative size, in accordance with the principles of perspective. To shorten a detail so it appears to have depth.
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Form
The three-dimensional characteristics of an object, it's height, width and depth
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Format
The generalize arrangement or plan of something whether it be shape, size or type
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Frontal
Of the front, the part of something that faces forward or is regarded as facing forward
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Geometric forms
Forms that are characterized by straight lines, triangles, circles, or similar regular forms
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Gesture
A movement or movement of the body or of its parts that express or emphasize ideas or emotions
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Gesture drawing
Any drawing technique intended to capture an action, movement or attitude of a person or animal. Usually such drawings are quick, sketchy and spontaneous
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Graphic art
A type of art including painting, drawing, printmaking that are expressed on flat surfaces
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Ground
The bass, the background surface over which a coating is applied before the application of paint
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Harmony
A state of agreement or proportionate arrangement, a combination of parts in a pleasing whole
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Horizon line
The imaginary line where sky and ground meet
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Hue
The name of a particular color
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Implied line
Alina is expressed in directly or suggested by allusion
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Intensity
The degree or extent of something, it's relative strengths
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Line
A thin continuous mark as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface, a locus of points
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Line quality
The expressive characteristics of a line
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Medium
Material or technique as use for expression or delineation in art
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Middle ground
In a representational picture it is the area that is neither closest nor furthest from the view
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Mixed media
The use of more than a single kind of material in a work of art
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Montage
And artistic composition made up of different kinds of elements of a similar thing
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Movement
A tendency or trend in our involving many artists aiming at common goals
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Negative space
The space or area around an object in a picture
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Non-Representational
A type of art that does not intend to represent, in recognizable form, objects in the observable
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Objectivity
The quality of being of regarded as independent of the mind, the actual, without bias or prejudice
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One point perspective
Also known as parallel perspective, a system of converging lines towards a single vanishing point that creates the illusion of depth
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Organic shape
Shapes which are derived from living organisms
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Overlapping
A technique for suggesting depth with the object in front is seemingly closer and the object in the back (the one that is partially covered) is seemingly farther away
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Pattern
An arrangement of forms often repetitive or that which serves as a model or a template
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Perspective
A technique for suggesting depth and distance in a picture by making parallel lines meet
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Picture plane
The image area or the surface of a picture
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Plasticity
Capable of being shaped or formed, pliable
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Positive space
The space or shape that is occupied by the subject in a drawing or a painting (the occupied space)
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Process
The procedure or steps taken to achieve a particular goal
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Proportion
The comparative relationship between parts, things, or elements (with respect to size, amount, degree) relative to the whole
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Rectilinear
Characterized by straight lines
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Render
Rendering in visual art and technical drawing means the process of creating, shading and texturing of an image, especially a photo realistic one. It can also be used to describe the quality of execution of that process. This is synonymous with illustrating. The emphasis of the term is on the correct reproduction of light and shadow and the service properties of the depicted objects, not on the emotional impact, composition, or other more generic qualities, more often it is used in relation to the more exacting, meticulous techniques like pencil or airbrush.
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Repetition
A design principle of reoccurring theme such as size, shapes, colors and so on in order to contribute to the unity of a work of art
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Representational
To put tray or depicts a likeness, and recognizable form, objects in the observable world
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Rhythm
A flow of movement or activity characterized by regular recurrence of these elements
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Scale
The size ratio between the represented and that of the actual object (the relative size)
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Sfumato
The use of careful transitions in value to help define form. Like chiaroscuro but finer and more delicate and often characterized by a smoky quality
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Shape
The contour, outline or the two dimensional quality of an object, which is the height and width
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Sketch
Any quick preliminary drawing or painting not necessarily intended as a final product
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Space
The areas in which things exist occupy or move
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Sphere
A round solid having the service equally spaced from the center of all points
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Subjectivity
Accepted by or produced by the mind or a state of mind resulting from the feelings or temperament of the individual or having to do with the perception or conception of anything by the mine as opposed to it's reality independent of the mind
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Subtractive colors
These are the colors were objects subtract (or absorbed) from white light reflecting off the remaining color. These primary colors are red, blue and yellow. Associated with pigment colors
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Superficial muscles
Muscles perceivable or of being on the surface
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Surface anatomy
Anatomy which pertains to the outer face or exterior structure
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Symmetry
An arrangement marked by regularity and balance proportions
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Texture
The visual or tactile characteristic of the surface of an object
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Tint
A lighter shade of the color made by dilution or mixing white light
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Two point perspective
Linear perspective that consists onto vanishing points on a horizon line (also known as angular perspective)
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Unity
A design principle that says a work of art is satisfying only if there is a wholeness, and quality of being total or whole, and the state of being one
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Value
The relative lightness or darkness of the color; tone; shade; darker colors have a low value; lighter colors have a high value
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Vanishing point
The point at which a diminishing object seems to disappear
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Variety
The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity. The state or quality of being varied, the absence of monotony or sameness
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Volume
The amount of space that is occupied in three dimensions
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Warm colors
Colors are often described as having temperature Warm: purple, red, oranges, and yellows Warm colors are often associated with fire and sun. They appear on one side of the color wheel, bordered by the neutral colors, and opposite the cool colors. Psychologically, warm colors are said to be stimulating and passionate. Optically, warm colors generally appeared to advance, coming towards the viewer
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Neutral Colors
Colors are often described as having temperature Neutral: violets and greens
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Cool Colors
Colors are often described as having temperature Cool: Blue-greens and blues
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Abstract
Not necessarily related to real forms or objects, art relying on other qualities other than just depiction of things for its impact

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