
Also the act of arranging the parts of an artwork.ĭetail-a small part of an artwork that adds visual interest and meaning.ĭiagonal-a line or edge that slants in one direction. Composition also refers to a work of art.Ĭontour Line Drawing-a drawing of an object as thought the drawing tool is moving along all the edges and ridges of the form.Ĭontrast-the effect of showing the difference between two unlike things.Ĭool Colors-the family of colors that includes blues, greens, and violets.Ĭraftsmanship-taking one's time and using supplies carefully and neatly.Ĭreativity-the skill or talent for making things in a new or different way.Ĭritique-to review, analyze, and discuss works of art.Ĭross Hatching-to shade an area with intersecting sets of parallel lines.Ĭulture-the common or shared customs, beliefs, arts, and way of life of a group of people.ĭecoupage-the art or craft of decorating objects with paper cut-outs.ĭepth-the real or perceived distance between the front and back of an object or picture plane.ĭescription-a list of all the literal things a viewer observes in a work of art.ĭesign- a plan for the arrangement of lines, spaces, colors, shapes, forms, and textures in a work of art. Complimentary colors strongly contrast with their opposite.Ĭomposition-The way in which the parts of an artwork are put together or organized in order to create a pleasing whole. This is achieved by using a lack of details as well as bluer, lighter, and duller colors for distant objects.īackground- the area of an artwork that appears to be behind other objects or farther away from the viewer.īalance- the principle of design in which the arrangement of the parts of an artwork give an overall sense of equality in visual weight.īlending- the action of mixing or combining things together.īrainstorming-the process of coming up with ideas either in a group or independently.īrush Strokes-a line, shape, mark, or texture made with a paintbrush.Ĭeramics-pots and other articles made from clay and hardened by heat.Ĭityscape-an artwork that gives a view of a city.Ĭoil-long roll of clay joined into a circle or spiral.Ĭollage-artwork make by cutting and gluing bits of paper, pictures, fabric or other material to a flat surface.Ĭollograph-a type of print made by inking a printing block made from objects and textures glued to a surface in low relief.Ĭolor- the element of art derived from light reflected from a surface.Ĭolor Wheel-colors arranged, in the order of the spectrum, in the shape of a circle.Ĭomplementary Colors- Colors that are the opposite one another on the color wheel.


Abstract- Artwork in which little or no attempt is made to represent images realistically and where objects are often simplified or distorted.Ībstraction-The process of distorting images so they no longer appear realistic.Īdditive Sculpture-a three-dimensional work of art created by joining a series of parts together.Īerial View-looking at a space from aboveĪrchitecture-the art and science of designing buildings and other functional structures.Īrtifact-an object representing a particular culture or stage of technological developmentĪrtist-a person who expresses her/his view of the world through the creative use of materials.Īsymmetry- a type of balance that results when two sides of an artwork are visually balanced even though they are very different.Ītmospheric Perspective- the technique used to create the illusion of distance in a two-dimensional work of art.
