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Art Terms
Asymmetrical: a balance achieved through the use of unequal PARTS OR
ELEMENTS
Balance: a principal pf art and design concerned with the arrangement of one
or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical
Color: art derived from reflected light. Color has three properties: hue,
value, and intensity
Composition: the arrangement of forms in a work of art
Contrast: use of opposites near or beside one another (light and dark, rough
and smooth)
Cool Colors: mostly green, blue, violet
Focal point: the center of interest of an artwork; the part you look at first
Form: an artist uses form as a vehicle for rendering a particular type of
subject matter
Hue: the name of the color – red, blue, yellow, etc.
Line: an identifiable path of a point moving through space. It can vary in
width, direction, and length
Medium: the specific material used by an artist such as oil and brush,
sculpture, or photography
Pattern: two-dimensional visual repetition. A pattern has no movement and
may or may not have rhythm
Proportion: principle of design concerned with the size relationships of one
part to…
Shade: the darker values of a color (adding black)
Space: is the element of sculpture, which refers to emptiness or areas
between, around, above, below or within objects
Texture: refers to the way things feel or look as though they might feel if
they were touched
Tint: light values of a color (adding white)
Unity: the arrangement of one or more of the elements used to create a
feeling of completeness
Value: light or dark; the variations of light and dark on the surface of an
object. The lightness or darkness of a color
Warm colors: red, orange, yellow
