Art Flashcards
(55 cards)
Aesthetic
stuff made to look or feel nice. It’s about creating things that make you think, feel, or just enjoy looking at them
Architecture
The art and science
of designing and
building buildings
Artist
someone who makes things to show creativity or express ideas.
Field
The area in which a
design, decoration, or painting is made on
Idealization
when you make something seem better or more perfect than it really is.
Landscape
A work of art that
shows the features of
the natural
environment
Medium
A material used by an
artist
Mixed-media
An art technique
that uses more than
one medium
Modeling
the act of shaping or creating something,
Still life
a group of inanimate objects arranged to be painted or drawn
Style
The way an artist creates
their work,
Horizon Line
The line where the sky
meets the ground. It’s the farthest point you can see in a landscape
Vanishing point
The point where
parallel lines seem
to meet
Hatching
Parallel lines used
for shading
Pointillism
Painting with small
dots
Wash
A thin, transparent
layer of paint
Colour
The visual
property of light.
Complementary
Colours
Colours that are
opposite from
eachother on the
colour wheel
Cool Colours
Colours like green
blue and purple
Warm colours
Colours like red
yellow and orange
Gouache
A type of watercolor paint
that is thick and
not see-through.
Hard-Edge
Sharp, defined
edges in painting.
Hue
pure colours
Impasto
thick, textured
paint application