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Title: Art

Description: Art

Total Flash Cards: 36

Created: 03/22/2010 19:31:00

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shape
 Definition
2-D area with identifiable bounds
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countour lines
 Definition
bounds we percieve 3-D forms. lines we draw to record those bounds
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mass
 Definition
3-D form occupies volume or space
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figure
 Definition
shape we detach and focus on
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ground
 Definition
surrounding visual information the figure stands on
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positve shapes
 Definition
shapes we perceive as figures
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negative shapes
 Definition
shapes of the ground
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model
 Definition
give 3-d appearance
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values
 Definition
shades of light and dark
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chiaroscuro
 Definition
italian light and dark
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hatching
 Definition
areas of closely spaced parallel lines
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cross-hatching
 Definition
parrallel hatching on top of hatching
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refracted
 Definition
sunlight breaking into different colors
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primary colors
 Definition
red, yellow, blue
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color wheel
 Definition
colors arranged in a wheel form
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secondary colors
 Definition
orange green violet
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warm colors
 Definition
sunlight and firelight
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cool colors
Definition
blue-green side
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hue
 Definition
name of the color according to the color wheel
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shade
 Definition
darker than hues normal value
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intensity (saturation)
 Definition
relative purity of a color
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monochromatic
 Definition
same hue often with differences value and intensity
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complementary
 Definition
opposite each other on color wheel
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analogous
 Definition
colors adajacent colors on wheel
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restricted palette
 Definition
not many colors
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open palette
 Definition
lots of pigments etc
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simultaneous contrast
 Definition
complementary colors appear more intense when placed side by side
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afterimage
 Definition
prolonged staring at an image creates a ghostly afterimage
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optical color mixture
 Definition
small patches of different colors are close together eye blends them
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pointillism
 Definition
dots of color to make a picture
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picture plane
 Definition
literal surface
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composition
 Definition
art organized in such a way as to satisy the artist's expressive intent
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composition
 Definition
art organized in such a way as to satisy the artist's expressive intent
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visual weight
 Definition
heaviness or lightness of the forms arranged in a composition
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proportion
 Definition
refers to size relationships b/w parts of a whole or between two or more items perceived as a unit
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scale
 Definition
size in relationto a standard or "normal" size