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Art Defenitions
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Art/Design
6th Grade
11/21/2015

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Line(Very Easy)
Definition
Any variety of marks
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Shape(Easy)
Definition
Area contained by a line or implied with color or value
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Color(Easy)
Definition
Element that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye
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Value(Medium)
Definition
The lightness or darkness of a color
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Pattern(Medium)
Definition
Repetition of shapes and/or markings
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Balance(Hard)
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Is arranging elements so that no one part of a work overpowers, or seems heavier than any other part; it shows the visual weight of an artwork
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Contour Line(Difficult)
Definition
An outline, bounding the shape or form of something
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Shading(Medium)
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The representation of the different values of light and dark in drawing
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Highlight(Somewhat Hard)
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The very brightest of the lightest values, the most illuminated areas of the surface
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Primary Colors (Medium)
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Colors that when mixed, create all other colors, cannot be made by other colors - Red, Yellow, Blue
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Secondary Colors (Medium)
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A color produced when two primary colors are mixed together- Orange, Green, Purple
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Tertiary Colors(Hard)
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A color created by mixing one primary color and one secondary color- vermillion, amber, chartreuse, teal, violet, magenta
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Complementary Colors(Difficult)
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Opposite colors on the color wheel- blue/orange, red/green, yellow/purple
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Warm Colors(Easy)
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Colors associated with heat sun and fire- red, yellow, orange
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Cool colors(Easy)
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Colors associated with cold, ice, water, sky- Purple, Blue, Green
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Organic Shape(Crazy Difficult)
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A shape that you would find in nature and is not able to be measured
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Geometric Shape(Difficult)
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A shape that can be measured like a square or triangle
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