CPAR (3rd Quarter) Flashcards
Visual Elements of Art (7)
Line
Color
Shape
Space
Value
Texture
Time and Motion
This refers to a prolongation of a point or a mark on a surface.
Line
can be used in order to define form
Solid lines
are typically used to suggest hidden forms.
Broken lines
This element refers to an area with boundaries identified or drawing lines.
Shape and Mass
A shape may be natural or living forms called an ________ _____ and can be irregular or rounded.
organic shape
It may also be measured forms called
Geometric shape
In contrast to shape which is two-dimensional, it refers to solid portions of a three-dimensional object.
Mass
This refers to visual perception that allows a person to differentiate objects due to the way various wavelengths of light are reflected
Color
is a very important element because it can communicate information and emotion to the viewer
Color
3 Properties of Color
Hue
Value
Saturation
which refers to the basic or pure color, and is represented in the color wheel.
Hue
which refers to the lightness and darkness of color.
Value
is the result of adding white to a hue,
Light color or tint
results from adding black to a hue.
Dark color or shade
which refers to brightness and dullness of color.
Saturation
It is also referred to as purity of the color.
Saturation
can be produced by adding more pigment to the same hue,
Bright color
can be produced by adding gray or the color’s complement to the pigment.
Dull color
is an arrangement of primary, secondary and tertiary colors
Color wheel
It is important tool to identify which colors can work well if used in a certain artwork which is the color schemes or color relationships
Color wheel
Color Schemes (6)
Monochromatic
Analogous
Complementary
Split-complementary
Triadic
Tetradic
involves using the same hue but with different gradients of value.
Monochromatic
entails the use of three or four adjacent colors in the color wheel.
Analogous