elements of art Flashcards
revise for end of year exam (48 cards)
What does tone refer to?
How light or dark something is
What colour range is tone?
Black-white
Each colour can have almost an (……) range of tone
infinite
When light hits a 3d object, what is created??
Tone
The bright areas on a 3D object are called what?
highlights
The dark areas on a 3D object are called what?
Shadows
Using tone, what can be created in an artpiece?
The illusion of form
Are the different types of tone?
duotone, proggresive tone, illusion of form, chiascaro, monotone
What is form?
An element of art that in 3 dimensianol
What do you use to create form?
measurements
Height, width and depth
With real sculptures/objects what type of form is used?
real form
What is organic form?
A realistic sculpture ect
What is geometric form?
When the features are like mathematical solids
What is implied form?
Form that is not real that you can touch
What is colour relationship?
Are they similar colours or different?
What is colour temperature?
how warm or cold the colours are
What is strength of colour?
lighter tints, darker shades or less vibrant tones used
What are the primary colours?
yellow red and blue
What are the secondary colours?
orange purple and green
What are tertiary colours?
The colours made by mixing an equal amount of a secondary colour with a primary colour
What is an example of a tertairy colour?
magenta, amber, violet ect
What are harmonious colours?
Harmonious colours sit beside each other on the colour wheel.
What is tint?
any colour mixed with white
What is shade?
any colour mixed with black