BCHS Intro Fall Quiz #2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Medium | A material used to make art. |
| Line | An element of art that is the path of a moving point through space. |
| Cross Hatching | A technique of shading involving drawing lines which cross (grid effect). |
| Stippling | Shading that creates dark values by means of a dot pattern. |
| Shape | A 2D area enclosed by a line that establishes contour. |
| Organic Shape | Free-form shapes found in nature. |
| Geometric Shape | Shapes such as square, circle, or triangle that can be made with tools. |
| Focal Point | Where the artist wants your eye to go. |
| Elements of Design | The basic components, or building blocks used by the artist when producing works of art. |
| Art Criticism | A systematic discussion of characteristics of an artwork, usually involving four stages: description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. |
| Contour Line | a line that defines the outer edges of forms and surfaces within a form, such as shapes or wrinkles and folds. |
| Hatching | shading done by drawing tiny, closely set parallel lines. |
| Positive Shape | figure or foreground shape |
| Negative Shape | the space around the subject; surrounds positive shapes |
| Composition | The act of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole. |
| Value | Relative darkness or lightness of a color. |
| Tint | Created when white is added to a color. |
| Shade | Adding black to a color. |
| Color Wheel | A circular chart used to describe color relationships. |
| Primary Colors | Red, Yellow, Blue. |
| Secondary Colors | Orange, Green, Violet. |
| Intermediate/Tertiary Colors | The colors made by combining primary and secondary colors. |
| Complementary Colors | Colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel. |
| Analogous Colors | Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. |
| Monochromatic | Different tints and shades of one color (hue). |
| Intensity | The brightness or dullness of a color. |
| Shading | the use of light and dark values to create the illusion of form |
| Spectrum | colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism |
| Hue | the property of color that distinguishes one gradation from another. |
| Color Harmonies | combinations of colors that are considered satisfying or that produce certain effects |
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