review

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Is a way artists create the illusion of depth. When one object covers part of another object, the object in front looks closer to the viewer.

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Overlap

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(of lines, planes, or surfaces,) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

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Parallel

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Having height and width but not depth.

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Two-dimensional

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a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5).

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Fraction

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A path connecting two or more points moving through space or across a surface. Can vary in width, length, curvature, color, or direction.

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Line

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characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.

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Dynamic

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The drawing of an object as though the drawing tool is moving along all the edges and ridges of the form.

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Contour drawings

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the outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

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Edge

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a two-dimensional area or plane that may be open or closed, organic or geometric.

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Shape

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standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright.

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Perpendicular

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The size relationships of one part to the whole and of one part to another.

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Proportion

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Area of a two-dimensional work of art between foreground and background.

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Middle Ground

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Part of a two-dimensional artwork that appears to be nearer the viewer or in the front.

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Foreground

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Sensory components used to create works of art: line, color, shape/form, texture, value, space.

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Element (of art)

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Shapes or spaces that are or represent solid objects.

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Positive space

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Refers to shapes or spaces that are or represent areas unoccupied by objects.

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Negative Space

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Lines that denote the boundary of an object

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Firm Lines

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The drawing of lines quickly and loosely to show movement in a subject.

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Gesture drawing

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To reduce or distort in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye.

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Foreshorten

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The drawing of an object as though the drawing tool is moving along all the edges and ridges of the form.

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Contour drawings

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Total visual effect in a composition achieved by the careful blending of the elements of art and the principles of design.

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Unity

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A system to show three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. The illusion of space and volume utilizes one vanishing point on the horizon line.

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One-point perspective

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In perspective drawing, a point at which receding lines seem to converge.

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Vanishing Point

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Go or move back further away from a previous position; gradually diminish.

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Receding

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art theory is a horizontal line that runs across the paper or canvas to represent the viewer’s eye level, or delineate where the sky meets the ground.

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Horizon Line

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A three-dimensional volume or the illusion of three dimensions (related to shape, which is two-dimensional).

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Form

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Lightness or darkness of a hue or neutral color.

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Value

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The surface quality of materials, either actual (tactile) or implied (visual). It is one of the elements of art.

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Texture

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The dark band visible where light and shadow meet. The area of an object that turns away from light.

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Core Shadow

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The shadow that falls on a surface.

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Cast shadow

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Refers to a color’s lightness or darkness. Black is at one end of the value scale and white at the other.

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Value contrast

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a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a body or figure, especially a circle or sphere.

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Diameter

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occurs where the object’s main shadow meets the cast shadow, and is usually very dark

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Occlusion Shadow

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when the light is reflected onto an object, from the surface it sits on

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Reflected light:

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involves covering an area with dots.

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Stippling

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Line strokes that are done quickly or loosely.

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Scribbling

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Anything repeated in a predictable combination.

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Pattern

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Refers to balance that is achieved by arranging elements on either side of the center of a composition in an equally weighted manner.

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Symmetrical Balance

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perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis; upright.

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Vertical

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The space within a form

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Volume

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The angle from which the viewer sees the objects or scene.

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Point of view

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A balance of parts on opposite sides (not alike) of a perceived midline, giving the appearance of equal visual weight.

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Asymmetrical Balance

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Refers to the process of joining a series of parts together to create a sculpture.

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Additive

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Refers to sculpting method produced by removing or taking away from the original material.

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Subtractive

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Relative size, proportion. Used to determine measurements or dimensions within a design or work of art.

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Scale

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colors that are in the middle of the tonal spectrum, neither dark nor light.

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Mid-tone

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Artwork in which the subject matter is stated in a brief, simplified manner. Little or no attempt is made to represent images realistically, and objects are often simplified or distorted.

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Abstract

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The organization of visual details to create an overall impression.

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Presentation

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refers to the colors red, yellow and blue. From these all other colors are created.

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Primary Colors

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Colors that are mixtures of two primaries. Red and yellow make orange, yellow and blue make green, and blue and red make violet.

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Secondary

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A mixture of a primary and an adjacent (close to) secondary color.

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Tertiary Colors

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Color lightened with white added to it.

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Tint

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Color with black added to it.

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Shade

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Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Red/green, blue/orange, and yellow/violet.

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Complementary

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A graphic system used by artists to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface. The lines of buildings and other objects in a picture are slanted, making them appear to extend back into space.

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Linear perspective

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Also called chroma or saturation. It refers to the brightness of a color.

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Intensity

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the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body.

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Length

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the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length

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Width

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recognizable shapes made of only a few lines or curves.

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Simple shapes

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shapes that are not easily defined

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Complex shapes

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referring to materials used to make art; categories of art (e.g., painting, sculpture, film).

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Media

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a system for displaying three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. The illusion of space and volume uses two vanishing points on the horizon line.

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Two-point perspective