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| Process of selecting essential rather than particular qualities of form |
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| Without color. Considered neutral; black, gray, white |
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| When spatial relationships are uncertain; e.g., a space that is neither clearly flat nor clearly volumetric |
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| Without clarity of definition; formless |
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| Colors adjacent to one another on the color wheel |
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Invented value or value not necessarily related to observed value |
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| As objects recede into the distance their appearances become "grayer" and less distinct |
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| Using generalized, major forms to establish composition; often used in first stages of making a drawing |
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| Short, repetitive marks; hatch marks; often used to lay down layers of color in pastel drawing |
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| Rhythmic line characterized by thick & thin variations |
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| Gradations of value to create illusion of 3-D form; gradations include highlight, light, shaded area of solid, core of shadow, reflected light on solid, cast shadow |
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Art forms characterized by a rational, controlled, clear and intellectual approach. |
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| Considered arrangement of the parts of the image |
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| Meaning inferred from the form and subject matter, including its emotional, intellectual, symbolic, thematic and narrative connotations |
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Lines moving across an object's volume, rather than around the edges |
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Intersecting hatch lines used to build value/volume |
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Manner or attitude based upon adherence to visual appearances |
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In linear perspective, more distant objects appear (are drawn) smaller |
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| Using observation rather than rules of linear perspective to create illusion of 3-D space |
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| Any mark, line or shape made upon the ground (see "ground") |
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| Refers to emphasis on organizational form |
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The actual, flat drawing surface as well as the space around or behind objects/figures |
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| Use of predominately light values in drawing |
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| Representing 3-D space on 2-D surface |
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| Be able to draw a box in one-pt., two-pt. and three-pt. perspective using horizon lines/eye level and vanishing points |
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| Use of predominately dark values |
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| Rhythmic line, graceful and curving |
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| Illusion of weight/density |
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| Using one color + tints/shades |
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| Space that seems to recede or be behind positive space/shape |
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| Local color w/ effect of light; color created by mixtures of other colors applied w/ broken marks (Impressionism) |
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| Preliminary, searching marks left in finished drawing |
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| The shape of an object/figure that seems to advance towards the viewer from the ground |
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| Tentative line used to begin composition; often gestural and rhythmic |
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| Gradation from black to white |
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