Elements of Art Flashcards
Most basic of the elements
Line
Conveys different emotions
Line
Visible and clearly expressed lines
Actual Lines
Dotted and dash lines
Implied Lines
Expressive Qualities of a line
Horizontal
Vertical
Curve
Diagonal
Crooked or Jagged
- Rest or calm
- parallelism to the ground and reclined at rest
Horizontal lines
- mean exaltation or aspiration for action
- formal and poised, alert, and elevation or height
Vertical lines
Allude to softness, grace, flexibility or even sensuality
Curve lines
Expresses progression, movement and instability
Diagonal
Reminiscent of violence, conflict or struggle
Crooked or Jagged
Type of line which our mind fills the gap between separated segments and we do not perceive the line as separate but as continuous
Implied lines
Type of line that creates an illusion of depth and focused on a point called vanishing point
Perspective or Perspectival Lines
Lines
- Horizontal
- Vertical
- Curve
- Crooked or Jagged
- Diagonal
- Implied and Actual lines
- Perspective lines
Colors
- Monochromatic
- Achromatic
- Complementary Colors
Type of color scheme that is comprised of variations of one color
Monochromatic Color
Type of color scheme when only black, white, and grey are used
Achromatic Color
Colors that are on the opposite of the color wheel chart
Complementary Color
General term for the shapes which include straight lines or curved ones that progress evenly
Geometric Shapes
Shapes
- Organic or biomorphic
- Abstract
- Nonrepresentational Shapes
type of shapes which include uneven curves, they are sometimes called NATURALISTIC or BIOMORPHIC
Organic Shapes
- shapes are manipulated
- stretched etc.
- geometric shapes exaggerated
Abstract shapes
shapes that does not represent shapes in real life
Nonrepresentational Shapes
Characteristics of a surface
Texture
Feel the surface
Actual texture
