Quiz 1 Study Guide Flashcards
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Color
Made of reflected light, response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light
CVS-LFTS
Color, value, shape, line, form, texture, space
Main categories of color
Warm and cool
Hierarchy of colors
Primary (red, blue, yellow)
secondary (orange, green, purple)
intermediate (blue/green, red/orange, yellow/green)
Complimentary colors
Opposite colors (red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple)
Black
Absence of color
White
All colors in the visible spectrum of light
Analogous
Three colors next to each other (green, blue/green, blue)
Tint
A color plus white
Shade
A color plus black
Tone
A color plus grey
Value
The range of lightness and darkness within a picture Shows contrast (light and dark) Can create positive and negative space
High key
All light values
Low key
All dark values
Shape
The area contained within other lines (actual or implied)
Usually 2D
Geometric
Shapes that have names and are identifiable
Organic
Shapes that have no specific names
Irregular borders
Line
A mark made by a pointed tool
Often defined as a moving point
Has length and width
Width is tiny compared to length
Decorative, show direction/action, rhythm
Can define boundaries of specific objects to recognize shape
5 types of line
Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved/zigzag, implied
Form
A shape or object with mass or volume, 3D, describes sculptures or ceramics, 2D with dimentions
Height, width, depth
Can have recognizable shape
Texture
The quality of the surface of an artwork, both visual and actual
Helps to create interest in composition
Helps evoke feelings
Can be found in man made objects and in nature
Visual texture
Texture you can see, not feel
Actual texture
You can see and feel
Space
The distance around, between, above, below, and within an object in composition