Elements of Art/Principles of Design
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jessiedoyle233 on May 26, 2007
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 line | the path of a moving point, left by a tool. |
| colour | The way light reflects off surfaces. Light must be present. |
| shape | An area enclosed by line, or seen as an area because of color or value changes. 2-dimensional. They can be geometric or organic. |
| tone/value | The relative lightness or darkness of a surface. Helps define the form of objects being drawn or painted. |
| texture | Refers to the surface quality in a work of art. It can be the actual surface feel of an area or the simulated or implied appearance of roughness or smoothness. |
| form | 3-dimensional. They occupy space, but can also give the illusion that they occupy the space in the case of 2-dimensional art. |
| unity | The way colour, shape and value work together in contrast to create the picture as a whole. |
| proportion | How one object looks in comparison to another in the same space. |
| size/scale | How one object is in largeness to another. |
| space | The open or empty area round, above, between, within, or below objects. |
| rhythm | Shows movement through the artist's repetition of certain Elements Of Art. |
| movement | Artists know that if certain Elements Of Art are used to create a Rhythm, there will be visual movement. The viewer's eye is drawn from one object to the next as they appear over and over in a piece of work. |
| balance | The arrangement of the parts of an artwork to give an overall sense of equality in visual weight. Formal - an imaginary line of symmetry. Informal - an asymmetrical layout is used. Radial - the pattern "radiates" from the centre point. |
| focus | The artist paints to make the viewer look especially at this particular spot - the emphasised point. |
| composition | How everything is layed out in the painting. |
| repetition | A repeated pattern or element used in the painting. |
| contrast | Using complementary colours, opposite tonal values, different shapes etc. |
| harmony | Using related colors, repeating lines and shapes and themes. |
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