Flashcards
Art Terms
Flashcards do conjunto (36)
- 1The center of focus or the most important part of a work of art; where the eye lands first and usually lands last.Focal point.
- 2Where the viewer is visually in the composition - above, below, or with a head on view.Point of view.
- 3A term applied to what the eye sees when light is reflected off an object.Color.
- 4Any one of a group of colors that are near each other on the color wheel e.g. red, orange, and yellow.Analogous colors.
- 5One of a pair of primary or secondary colors opposed to the other member of the pair on the color wheel e.g. orange and blue.Complimentary colors.
- 6Colors associated with fire, heat, sun, etc. e.g. red, orange, and yellow.Warm colors.
- 7Colors associated with snow, water, mountains, etc. e.g. blue and green.Cold colors.
- 8A continuous mark from one point to another.Line.
- 9These give us information. They are used in such things as handwriting, charts and diagrams. They can also be used as decorative elements. They are used in two dimensional work to suggest three dimensionality (i.e. cross-hatching), and texture.Descriptive lines.
- 10Short, long, thick, thin, smooth, textured, broken, flowing, erratic, dark, light, heavy, soft, hard, playful, ordered, even, variable, calligraphic, authoritative, tentative, irregular, smudged, uneven, straight, crooked, choppy, ghostly, graceful; the variety is endless.Expressional lines.
- 11Organic vs. geometric lines.Organic lines = types of lines found in nature. They are irregular, curved, and often fluid.
Geometric lines = - 12Lines used to suggest 3-dimensionality.Crosshatching.
- 13Any visually perceived area of value, texture, color, or line.Shape.
- 14Shapes with straight edges.Geometric shapes.
- 15Shapes taken from nature that usually have curvy lines.Biomorphic.
- 16The interval or measurable distance between points or images.Space.
- 17Occurs when objects that are closer to the viewer prevent the view of objects that are behind them.Overlapping space.
- 18In simple terms the _______ is what you notice and the _______ is everything else.figure; ground.
- 19A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.Shadow.
- 20A shadowing technique that adjusts degrees of light and ark to create the illusion that an object/figure has mass and occupies three dimensional space.Shading.
- 21The combination of color, line, and shape that gives a sense of balance.Composition.
- 22The type of composition in which the figure is completely in the frame.Closed composition.
- 23The type of composition in which the figure is extending past the borders of the piece.Open composition.
- 24The surface character of a material that can be experienced through touch or the illusion of touch.Texture.
- 25A work on paper can be mass produced.Print.
- 26A process where protruding surface faces of the printing plate or block are inked; recessed areas are ink free.Relief printing.
- 27The image is incised into a surface and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink.Intaglio printing.
- 28Printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised surface (as with relief printing) or incised surface (as with intaglio printing).Planographic printing.
- 29A term given to the visual effects that derive from their appearance from natural objects but which have been simplified and/or rearranged from natural objects.Abstract.
- 30The expression, essential meaning, significance, or aesthetic value of a work of art.Content.
- 31The material(s) used by the artist to create the visual elements perceived by the viewer.Medium.
- 32A type of art that is entirely imaginative and not derived from anything visually perceived by the artist.Nonobjective (nonrepresentational).
- 33A type of art that is based, as nearly as possible, on physical actuality or optical perception so the observer is reminded of actual objects.Objective (representational)
- 34Three dimensional art forms such as architecture, sculpture, and ceramics, or the use of elements to create the illusion of a third dimension.Plastic (in art).
- 35The person or things represented (as well as the artist’s experiences) that inspire the work of art OR, as in abstract or nonobjective forms of art, the visual signs used by the artist.Subject.
- 36Literally, a “trick of the eye;” a technique that copies nature with such exactitude that the subject depicted can be mistaken for natural forms.Trompe l'oeil.
Informações
- Descrição
- O usuário eliminou as informações de disciplina FlashCards sobre Art Terms, criado por Usuário eliminado em 29-09-2016.
- Criado por
- Usuário eliminado
- Visualizações
- 115
- Histórico
-
- Criado por Why Ask? · 20 set 2016
- Copiado por Grace Heath · 29 set 2016
- Avaliação