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Cards in this set: Term Abstract Definition Referring to art which simplifies, emphasizes, or distorts qualities of a real life image, often in order to present the essence of that image. Term Accent Definition To stress, single out as important. Term Articulate Definition To connect or juxtapose forms and shapes logically. Term Balance Definition Quality of stability and equilibrium controlled by location and emphasis of major parts of a design. Term Bas Relief Definition A 3D form that is raised from a 2D surface. Term Composition Definition The arrangement or structuring of various elements. Term Edge Definition A line determining the limits of an area. Term Figure/Ground Definition Referring to the relationship between foreground objects or elements as figure, and the background field or surrounding space as ground. It implies a compositional balance of positive and negative, though the areas may not be equal. Term Focal Point Definition The primary area or point within a composition to which the eye is drawn. Term Form Definition The volume and shape of an object; the overall physical aspects of a work as opposed to its content. Term Ground Definition Background or surface upon which marks or shapes are created. Term Juxtaposition Definition Adjacent placement of visual elements. Term Tonal Value Definition The overall range of lights and darks in an image or object. Term Sir Isaac Newton discovered what about light? Definition Color is a property of light (he put white light through a prism). Term Johannes Itten Definition "Colors are the children of light, and light is their mother." Term Primary Colors Definition The fundamental colors, from which all other colors can theoretically be mixed - Red, Yellow Blue. Term Secondary Colors Definition Colors made by combining two primary colors - Orange (Red and Yellow), Green (Yellow and Blue), Violet (Blue and Red). Term Tertiary Colors Definition Colors created by mixing a primary color and an adjacent secondary color - Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet. Term Complementary Colors Definition Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel - Red and Green, Yellow and Violet, Blue and Orange. When combined, complementary colors theoretically produce gray. Term Hue Definition The redness, yellowness, or blueness of the color. Term Chroma Definition The intensity of the color (ie., How much or how little gray it contains). Term Value Definition The lightness or darkness of a color (ie., The amount of white or black in it). Adding white creates a Tint, adding black creates a Shade. Term Additive Color Mixing Definition Color mixing in light, where each additional color increases light energy, and all the combined colors give white light. Term Analogous Colors Definition Hues lying adjacent on the color wheel, often used together in color schemes. Term Contrast Definition The interaction of areas dissimilar in color, value, shape, texture, size, etc. Term Cool Colors Definition Those colors in the green, blue and purple range. Term Duotone Color Scheme Definition A color scheme utilizing black, white, and one color. Term Local Color Definition The natural color of an object or material. Term Monochromatic Definition Color scheme developed from tints and shades of a single hue. Term Neutral Definition Color of a very low saturation, approaching gray. Term Opaque Definition Having the property of blocking all light. Term Optical Color Mixing Definition Colors that occur as a result of visual perception, as along the contact line where two contrasting hues are juxtaposed. Term Pigment Definition A powdered colorant that is the coloring ingredient for paint and other color media. Term Polychrome, Polychromatic Definition Multicolor. Term Saturation Definition The measure of brightness or intensity in a color. Term Simultaneous Contrast Definition Exaggerated visual contrast resulting when two highly contrasting colors are juxtaposed. Term Subtractive Color Mixing Definition Creating color with pigments, where added pigment results in a darker value, subtracting from reflective light. All colors combined create black. Term Tritone Color Scheme Definition A color scheme utilizing black, white, and two colors. Term Warm Colors Definition Those colors in the red, orange, and yellow range. Term CMYK Definition Cyan, Magnenta, Yellow, Black. This is a subtractive color model used in color printing. Term RGB Definition Red, Green, Blue. This is an additive color model used to create a broad array of colors in liquid crystal displays (LCDs), cathode ray tubes (TVs), and high definition televisions (HDTVs). Term Alignment Definition The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line. Term Anthropomorphic Proportions Definition Of or relating to the measurements of the human body. Term Articulate Definition To connect or juxtapose shapes or forms logically. Term Asymmetry Definition When one side of a composition does not reflect the design of the other. Term Asymmetrical Balance Definition Balance achieved by different visual elements which command similar visual emphasis. Term Datum Definition Any level surface, line, or point used as a reference for the positioning or arrangement of elements design. Term Planar Definition Characterized by juxtaposition of planes. Term Plane Definition The element of form which can be described in two dimensions, predominantly characterized by surface. Term Appropriation Definition The use of existing imagery not created by the artist in order to communicate a new idea. Term Assemblage Definition A 3D artwork made from found objects. Term Biomorphic Definition Shapes and forms associated with those found in nature. Term Economy Definition Deletion of nonessential details to reveal the essence of a form. Term Referential Definition Having the property of resemblance to an identifiable object, idea, or emotion. Term Beam Definition A Horizontal member within a building's structure whose primary purpose is to carry transverse loads. Term Cantilever Definition An element within a structure that projects beyond is supporting wall or column. Term Column Definition A relatively long, slender structural compression member that is placed vertically, supporting a load which acts in or near the direction of its longitudinal axis. Term Diagonal Bracing Definition An inclined structural member in compression and/or tension; usually employed to stabilize a frame against horizontal forces such as win, etc. Term Foundation System Definition The elements within a structural system that transmit the load to the earth or rock, usually below ground level. Term Girder Definition A large or principal beam used to support concentrated loads at isolated points along its length. Term Lateral Movement Definition That which is caused by a horizontal force such as wind or earthquake. Term Live Load/Dead Load Definition Live loads are those which are created by movable elements within and forces applied to a structure; dead loads are those which are part of the building itself. Term Load Definition A force or system of forces carried by a structure. Term Movement Frame Definition A structural frame which resists loads and forces by a stiffening of the connections between its members. Term Shear Wall Definition A structural plane which resists loads and forces.