Visual Terms Flashcards
The arrangement of the parts of a work of art as to form a unified, harmonious whole
composition
What your eye is drawn to; the main element in a composition
focal point
Balance in which the parts are visually unequal
asymmetrical balance
The juxtaposition of opposing elements
contrast
The part of a scene, landscape, etc. that is near the viewer
foreground
Also called hue; helps create mood and can provide contrast
colour
An object representing a feeling, idea, etc.
symbol
The distant part of a landscape; surroundings, especially those behind something, and providing harmony and contrast
background
The illusion of creating dimensional views of objects; creating depth through intersecting lines and by carefully spacing objects
perspective
When an object or objects are the same on the left and right sides of a central axis
symmetrical balance
The size or apparent size of an object seen in relation to other objects, people, etc. (in the world around them)
scale
When an object or objects are not equally distributed on each side of a central axis, but the total weight is balanced left and right
balance
A single section of a comic, showing one moment in a story being told
panel
The size, type, etc. of text
font
The distinctness or clarity of an image; often used to create a focal point
focus
A sense of energy in a visual, determined by the spaces between shapes and by the shapes themselves
movement
The type of visual (ex. caricature, collage, comic strip, editorial cartoon, painting, poster, etc.)
form
