Art - Principles and Elements Flashcards
(23 cards)
What is balance?
arrangement of forms to create a sense of equilibrium (balance). There are 3 main types
What is formal balance?
similar forms are equally distant from the center.
What is radial balance?
all forms radiate outward from the centre.
define movement/rhythm
*how may rhythm be achieved?
-produced the appearance of movement.
-achieved through repetition, alternating or progression of one or more of the elements of design.
define variety/contrast
*how is created
-created by the arrangement of forms to avoid monotony
-creates interest
-Too much variety may cause confusion
define unity
the sense of wholeness from successful combination of two or more art elements.
define center of interest
the main subject or focus of the artwork being large and near the center, usually in either the foreground or the mid-ground.
define proportion
-the size of relationship of one object to another, or one part to the whole.
-Varying sizes can give the feeling of closeness or distance
define emphasis
-act of focusing extra attention using one or more of the elements of design
-would direct the viewer first to the main feature of the artwork and then to the minor parts.
define harmony
-elements fit well together.
-have something in common harmonize. *harmony + unity
define pattern
*how are they achieved?
-keeping your design in a certain format.
-Patterns are achieved through repetition.
define contrast
showing differences.
what are elements of art
its parts and how they work
what are principles
the ideas that show us how to use the elements
define line
-simplest way of developing a visual image and is defined as the progressing movement and/or deliverance of design.
-path of a moving point through space.
define shape
-lines connected create flat shapes.
-are naturally two-dimensional, measured in terms of length and width.
-categorized as either geometric or organic.
list the characteristics of line
length, width, direction, focus, feeling
define form
-volume or mass is referred to as form.
-naturally three-dimensional and measured in terms of length, width and depth.
define space
-distance between or around shapes and/or masses
-area above, below and within things.
define texture
texture is the surface quality of an artwork either visual (simulated) or tactile (actual)
define color
-depends on the reflection or absorption of light by a given surface and results in a hue.
-may vary in degrees of dullness or brightness (affected by adding another color), or lightness or darkness (affected by adding white or black)
define value
-the degree of light and dark existing in color and in black and white is referred to as value.
-may also be referred to as tone.
how to tint and how to shade
tint - adding white
shade - adding black
