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Art History
Undergraduate 1
03/22/2010

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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
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