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| A group of hues chosen from the COLOR circle that are spaced apart. This refers to the spacing of 3 or 4 COLOR "note" to produce harmony |
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| Johann Goethe conceived of a system of color proportion in which simple RATIONs system is used for balancing areas of pure hues in a composition |
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| A spatial device producing the illusion of depth by placing an element partially IN FRONT of ANOTHER |
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| DISCORDANT COLORS are color combinations that contrast, clash or "FIGHT" rather than harmonize. This is used to enhance the thematic content in a piece of art. |
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| COMPLEMENTARY VIBRATION occurs when two full saturation complementary hues are in close proximity. The color will generate the illusion of movement. |
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| Rather than MIXING COLORS on a palette, artist place COLORS side by side in small areas so that the viewers eye will do the mixing |
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| Actual Color Transparency |
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| The perception of or use of TRANSPARENT materials. When we perceive a TRANSPARENT object the light is transmitted..It is allowed to go through the object to create a COLOR sensation |
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| Continuation or Continuity |
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| A visual pathway through a composition |
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| A color illusion, in which opaque media is used to create an illusion of transparency |
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| COLORS that are adjacent to each other on the COLOR wheel. Using 2 or 3 neighboring hues from the color circle as a starting point |
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| The effect of changing the dominant color in a given design and the subsequent varying of all the other colors |
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| A DOMINANT COLOR effect can be achieved by letting a single hue, value or saturation DOMINATE a composition. This influences all other colors in composition |
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| Color choices that reflect and enhance the funtion and mood of an interior of architectural space |
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| Color can function as the most expressive tool in art. |
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| A color illusion that occurs in our perception of color due to the interconected relationships of colors |
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| The notes on a piano keyboard are analogous to the concept of color keys. Two types of color keys are value keys which are leveles or light to dark colors and saturation keys which are levels of pure to muted colors |
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| The visual weight of colors is relative to their interactive color environment |
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| The amount of area a color occupies in a compositions.It includes the size of the are the color ocupies and the number of area the color occurs |
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| Agreement or consonance between visual elements or concepts within a visual expression |
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| A body of elements arranged according to rank, authority, or capability. |
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| The placing of 2 or more objects, elements, or concepts side by side for comparison or contrast |
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| The distance, amount of time, or space between visual elements. |
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| The exchange of visual elements between major subdivisions of a design |
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| Refers to media through which light cannot pass |
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| Colors that use tiny amounts of 2 or more colors that visually blend to create anoter color |
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| An equilateral triangle inscribed in the color cirle |
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| Content in art can be subject matter, theme, iconography |
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| A COLOR effect produced by the suggestion of luminous COLORS seen in the atmosphere at varying times of day |
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| Referring to art that simplifies, selectively emphasizes, reorganizes or distorts qualities of a real-life image rather than art that tries to reperesent details accurately |
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| Color Scheme or Harmonies |
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| Color circle based formal hue selections used to achieve color harmony |
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| Split Complimentary Harmony |
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| A contrasted or balance harmony |
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