final Draw A spring 09 flash cards

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Term	Definition
Line	A mark of greater length than width
Shape	An area enclosed by a line or series of lines
Form	A shape that has or appears to have depth (volume or a third dimension)
Color	The response of vision to the wavelengths of light
Value	The amount of light reflected by a surface.
Texture	The way an artwork feels or appears to feel to the touch.
Space	The volume taken up by and surrounding forms or shapes.
Unity	The whole artwork "working". All of the elements working together to create a pleasing whole.
Movement	Arrangement of the elements to lead the viewer's eye around the composition (artwork) instead of having it remain fixed.
Balance	Equilibrium. Any of the elements can be arranged to create this symetrically or asymetrically
Variety	Difference
Emphasis	Drawing special interest to the most important part of an artwork.
Rhythm	A visual "beat" A pattern regularly or irregularly repeated
Proportion	Size or quantity relationships
Principles of Design	Ways the elements of art can be arranged to achieve effective art works
Elements of Art	The basic "building blocks" of every artwork
description	The first step of a 4 step Feldman criticism in which you tell/show the reader/viewer what artwork you are criticizing
analysis	The second step of a 4 step Feldman in which you discuss elements and principles, media and technique
interpretation	The third step of a 4 step Feldman in which you hypothesize about the meaning of the artwork and support that hypothesis with evidence from the artwork
judgment	The last (4th) step of a Feldman in which you determine how successful the artwork is based on at least 2 aesthetic theories
imitation	The aesthetic theory a person uses who judges an artwork based on how realistic or abstract it is
formal order	The aesthetic theory a person uses who judges an artwork based on how well designed or technically crafted it is
instrumental	The aesthetic theory a person uses who judges an artwork based on its utility (usefulness or functionality)
expression	The aesthetic theory a person uses who judges an artwork based how much meaning or feeling it conveys to the viewer
Primary Colors	The 3 colors that cannot be produced by a mixture of other colors
Primary colors	RED YELLOW BLUE
Secondary Colors	The colors obtained by mixing two primary colors.
Secondary Colors	ORANGE PURPLE GREEN
Tertiary Colors	The colors made by combining primary and secondary colors.
Tertiary Colors	Yellow-Orange Yellow-Green Red-Orange Red-Violet Blue-Violet Blue-Green
Primary	When naming a tertiary color do you say the primary or secondary part of the name first?
Analogous Colors	Closely related colors especially those in which we can see on common hue. They usually are adjacent to each other on a standard color wheel.
Complementary Colors	Two colors that are directly opposite one another on a standard color wheel.
Primary	This type of color is complementary to a secondary color.
Warm hues	Subjective description of a color based on association of a particular hue with physical sensations of heat.
Cool Hues	Subjective description of a color based on association of a particular hue with physical sensations of cold.
Triad	A group of three hues that are equidistant from one another on a standard color wheel.
Triad	The three primary colors and the three secondary colors for example each form a ________.
Monochromatic	Different tints and shades of one color (hue)
Tints	Colors (hues) made lighter in value by the addition of white
Shades	Colors (hues) made darker in value by the addition of the complementary color (essentially adding black)
Black	What you get by mixing all 3 primaries with more blue than yellow or red
Brown	What you get by mixing all 3 primaries with more yellow and red than blue.
Translucent	Light can pass through
Opaque	Not clear
Complementary	Juxtaposing a pair of these kind of colors can create a sense of drama or unease called chromatic tension.
Purple or Violet	Mixing Red and Blue gives you?
Green	Mixing Blue and Yellow gives you?
Orange	Mixing Red and Yellow give you?
Dark blue	Mixing blue and a smaller amount of orange gives you?
Dark Orange	Mixing Orange and a smaller amount of blue gives you?
Dark Red	Mixing Red with a smaller amount of green gives you?
Green	What you mix with red to make a darker shade of red?
Orange	What you mix with blue to make a darker shade of blue?
Purple or Violet	What you mix with yellow to make a darker shade of yellow?
Yellow	The complementary color to Purple or Violet?
Blue	The complementary color to Orange?
Green	The complementary color to Red?
Red-Orange	The complementary color to Blue-Green?
Yellow-Green	The complementary color to Red-Violet?
Light Red (pink)	Mixing red with white gives you?
Light Yellow	Mixing yellow with white give you?
water (soap helps too)	What do you use to clean up Acrylic paint.
wax paper	What do we use as a mixing palette in 108
bristles up	After cleaning a brush thoroughly with soap and water, how should you store and dry it?
Acrylic dries fast	Why is is important to keep the storage palettes closed when not in use
Ruins the brush	Why should you not let acrylic dry into a brush?
clean water	If you want acrylic paint to be thinner and more like water color what should you add?
2H	When drawing initial lines and shapes in proportion is it generally considered best to use a 2H or 2B pencil?
2B	When value shading in pencil is it generally considered best to use a 2H or 2B pencil?
10	When drawing contours, what percent of the time is it generally recommended that you look at your paper? ____%
blind contour	What is the exercise called in which one does not look at their paper at all but tries to draw lines and shapes from observation? ______ ______ drawing.