Exam 1 Flashcards
Line
A thin, continuous mark that is much longer than it is wide; in art: a moving dot or series of connected dots of the same size
Shape
Two-dimensional area with distinct boundaries; can be communicated with lines, patches of color, or texture
Mass
A three-dimensional object in space with measurable volume and weight
Space
Artists create the illusion of three-dimensions
Light
Can be used to reveal form, color, textures; can suggest mood; can suggest time
Value
The relative lightness or darkness of a color or neutral
4 Functions of a Line
Outline and contour, shading and modeling, texture, and direction and movement
Visual Elements
The building blocks of a work of art; the artist uses them to express themselves in any medium or material
Actual Line
Dots are connected and continuous
Implied line
Suggested by a series of unconnected dots that our brains connect
Outline/Contour Line
Suggests the edges or boundaries of a form or shape
Shading
Creating shadows
Hatching
The creation of an area of shadow or tone with closely spaced parallel lines
Modeling
Creation of the illusion of three-dimensionality or volume on a two-dimensional surface using light and shadow
Geometric Shape
Squares/rectangles
Organic Shape
Shapes found in nature
Figure
“Positive” shape that we distinguish and focus upon
Ground
Background that figure stands out from
Figure-Ground Relationship
Positive-negative visual relationship
Figure-Ground Reversal
Occurs when both perceived shapes appear to be the distinct positive figure
Closed Form
A solid, self-contained, compact form without openings in or projections out from the mass
Open Form
Has openings in the mass or projections out from the mass that activate the space around the object
Chiaroscuro
The use of lights and darks (gradients of value) to create the illusion of three-dimensional form on a flat surface
Hue
Another word for color
