| Term | Definition |
| line | distance between two points. |
| shape | closed line. |
| texture | tactile qualities. |
| value | lightness or darkness of a color. |
| color | reflected light. |
| organic | curvy, natural |
| geometric | angular, precise, manmade. |
| blind contour | looking at subject not paper. |
| chairoscuro | system of value. |
| value scale | scale of tones. |
| hue | color name. |
| tint | add white/pink. |
| shade | add black/maroon. |
| tone | gray or compliment |
| unity | tie elements together to create whole composition. |
| repetition | elements variety |
| continuation | visual flow |
| Salvador Dali | famous surrealist |
| sur | above or beyond everday realism |
| Andre Bretont | manafesto working with the subconcious mind |
| Sigmund Freud | theory of sub. mind during 1920's-30's |
| Dada | hobby horse |
| expatriate | leave country for no reason |
| Marchel Duchamp | ready mades |
| selection | picking |
| Man Ray | cameraless photography |
| Max Ernst | free wheeling collage |
| protage | rubbing art |
| collage | compilation of things |
| accident | accident |
| automaticism | auto drawing |
| Georgio Decurico | dream subconcious mind, didnt use same style, individuality |
| Rene Magritte | meaning/representing that meaning |
| characteristics | horizon line, classical lighting, large cast shadow, elongeated figures, biomorphic shapes |
| chinese rank badge | nature, rank, border, silk gold needle point couching |
| rank badge | denotes rank, male child difficult test |
| categories | fantasy, beast, civil servants |
| sculpture 2D | length width heights, form, light, space, negative space (empty) |
| sculpture types | relief-3 sides, in the round-all sides |
| installation | create a new environment room |
| performance art | idea concept |
| mobile | moving sculpture |
| armiture | inside structure |