Visual Terms

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Slant, or way of looking at or presenting something (can be high, low or eye level)

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Angle

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the onlooker is low looking up at the image, a tall powerful character, high cliffs or tall building

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Low angle

Question 3

the onlooker is looking down at the image.

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High angle

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an equal view between the image and onlooker.

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Eye level

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The arrangement of the parts of a work of art as to form a unified, harmonious whole

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composition

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What your eye is drawn to; the main element in a composition (an area of interest, emphasis, or difference within a composition that captures and holds the viewers attention)

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Focal Point

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Balance in which the parts are visually unequal

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asymmetrical balance

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The juxtaposition of opposing elements

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Contrast

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The part of a scene, landscape, etc. that is near the viewer

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foreground

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Also called hue; helps create mood and can provide contrast

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Color

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An object representing a feeling, idea, etc

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symbol

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The distant part of a landscape; surroundings, especially those behind something, and providing harmony and contrast

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background

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The illusion of creating dimensional views of objects; creating depth through intersecting lines and by carefully spacing objects

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perspective

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When an object or objects are the same on the left and right sides of a central axis

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symmetrical balance

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The size or apparent size of an object seen in relation to other objects, people, etc. (in the world around them) (note: proportion is a similar term but is the relationship of sizes between different parts of a work)

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scale

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A single section of a comic, showing one moment in a story being told

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panel

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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

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balance

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the size, type, etc. of text

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font

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The distinctness or clarity of an image; often used to create a focal point

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focus

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A sense of energy in a visual, determined by the spaces between shapes and by the shapes themselves

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movement

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The type of visual (ex. caricature, collage, comic strip, editorial cartoon, painting, poster, etc.)

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form

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A mirrored image or reflection; a shaded area in a picture or photograph

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shadow

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The linear marks made with a pen or brush, or the edge created when two shapes meet; often communicates emotion and states of mind through its character and direction

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line