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3D design final exam

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Form
Three-dimensional and encloses volume
Negative space
The area that surrounds and sometimes passes through a work of art
Biomorphic shapes
Shapes or forms derived from living things
Geometric shapes
Man made shapes such as squares and circles
Shape
The element of art which is an enclosed shape defined by other art elements like line, color, and texture shapes: 2 dimensional
Form: 3 dimensional
Line
Can be 2 dimensional (pen on paper) three dimensional (rope or wire) or implied ( an edge)
Hue
Another words for color
Secondary colors
Colors that are made by mixing any two primary colors
Tertiary color
Colors that are made by mixing a primary color with an adjacent secondary color ( always has 2 names)
Tint
A lighter value of s color made by adding white
Monochromatic
Color scheme in which one uses a hue plus it's tints and shades
Contrast
Design principle that refers to difference in value, color, and texture in order to achieve emphasis
Symmetrical balance
A formal type of balance in which both sides of a design appear to be identical
Movement
The main principles of design that a kinetic sculpture contains
Static
A shape or form showing no movement or action
Dynamic
A shape or form showing movement or action
Texture
Element of design the term "tactile" most closely related to. Tactile refers to real texture and implied refers to visual texture
Pattern
The repeating of a motif, shape, line, color in a recognizable organization
Emphasis
The principal of design where one area of an artwork attracts more attention than the rest
Proportions
Relationship between several objects or between parts of a single object or person is called
Composition
Refers to the way lines, shapes, and colors are put together
Medium
Any material used to create artwork. The plural medium is media
Sculptures in the round
Sculptures that can be seen from all sides
Relief sculpture
Sculptures that projects from a background to be seen only from the front and sides
Coiling
Method of hand building in clay
Wedging
Process of kneading and cutting raw clay and then forcibly throwing prices down on top of one another to obtain uniform texture
Scoring
The process of scratching the surface of two pieces of clay to help join them together
Slip
Liquid clay that is applied to help join two pieces of clay
Leather hard
Stage at which clay is stiff but still moist and can be carved without running the risk of collapse the form
Bone dry
Stage at which clay has lost all moisture, is light colored and dusty feeling
Green ware
Any unfired clay object
Kiln
Furnaces for firing ceramic products
Bisque firing
The first firing of a clay form
Bisqueware
Clay which has been fired once and is unglazed
Step to working with clay
1.wedge
2.create
3.dry
4.fire
(If glazing move on)
5.Glaze
6.fire
Glaze
Liquid suspension of minerals that melt in the kiln and produce a glasslike product
Additive
Sculptures process in which materials is applied to build up a form
Subtractive
The term referring to the process of removing material
Maquette
Term for a small model of a sculpture, much like a sketch is to a finished drawing or painting
Armature
Supporting skeletal structure that prevent a sculpture from collapsing during construction
Mass
Solid form with title or no negative space
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