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| A type of balance in which both sides look the same; a mirror image. Is also known as "formal balance" |
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| A type of balance in which both sides are balanced yet look different. |
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| The center of interest in a work of art. A place in a work of art at which attention becomes focused because of an element emphasized in some way. |
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| The relationships of colors on the color wheel. For example: monochromatic, analogous, complementary. |
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| A circular diagram of the spectrum used to show the relationships between the colors. |
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| The three primary colors are Red, Yellow and Blue. From these all other colors are made. |
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| The three secondary colors are Orange, Green and Purple. These are created by mixing two primary colors together. |
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| Created by mixing two secondary colors or equal parts of one primary color with a secondary color adjacent to it on the color wheel. |
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| Colors opposite each other on the color wheel. Think sports and Christmas colors. The three sets are Yellow/Purple, Blue/Orange, Red/Green |
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| Colors suggesting warmth, such as reds, yellows and oranges |
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| Colors suggesting coolness, such as blues, greens and purples |
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| A color scheme that combines several hues next to each other on the color wheel. |
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| Part of the color family called earth colors. Black, white, grays and browns. |
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| Differences between two or more elements (value, color, texture) in a work of art. The difference between the lightness and darkness of a work of art. |
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| Lightness or darkness of a hue. |
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| The brightness and dullness of a color. |
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| Use of only one hue or color, that can vary in value or intensity. |
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| Shapes or spaces in a work of art that represent the solid objects or forms. Usually the subject. |
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| Shapes or spaces that are the areas unoccupied by objects in a work of art. Usually the background. |
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| Used in a work of art to show the difference between the sky and ground. |
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| The idea that converging lines meet at a vanishing point and all shapes get smaller in all directions with increasing distance from the eye. |
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| The term used in linear perspective. An orthogonal line is drawn from the object to the vanishing point to create a sense of depth. |
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| The space in the front of a two-dimensional work of art. The areas closest to the viewer. |
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| The space in the middle of a two-dimensional work of art. The area between the foreground and the background. |
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| The part of a picture that appeats to be the farthest from the viewer. |
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| A way to show 3-D objects on a 2-D surface, lines appear to go away from the viewer and meet at a single point on the horizon (the vanishing point) |
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| A way to show 3-D objects on a 2-D surface, lines appear to go away from the view and meet at two points on the horizon (vanishing points) |
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