Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Vocab Review 3

1. Rhythm- a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
 2.Directional Movement -
A component of the Directional Movement system. Directional movement is the larger part of today
3.Proportion / Scale- Round device used to calculate percent that an original image must by reduced or enlarged to yield a specific reproduction size. Also called percentage wheel, proportion dial, proportion 
wheel and scaling wheel.






 4.Balance- As a basic principle of art (specifically of design), the definition of balance refers to the ways in which the elements (lines, shapes, colors, textures, etc.) of a piece are arranged. Balance is one of those useful terms to know, if one is to employ Art Speak.
5.Unity- the state of being united or joined as a whole.
6. Harmony- brings together a composition with similar units.  If your composition was using wavy lines and organic shapes you would stay with those types of lines and not put in just one geometric shape. (Notice how similar Harmony is to Unity)
7. Contrast- Contrast is a principle of art. When defining it, art experts refer to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement and drama.


 8. Emphasis (Focal Point / Center of interest)-

the central or principal point of focus.




















































































vocab review 1 , 3

6.Asymmetry
lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.
7. Symmetry 
the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.

Vocab review 1 part 2

4.Secondary Colors
a color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors.
5.Tertiary Colors

A tertiary color is a color made by mixing either one primary color with one secondary color, or two secondary colors

Vocab Review 1

1.Analogous Colors
 groups of colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel,
2.Complementary Colors  colors directly opposite each other in the color spectrum, such as red and green or blue and orange, that when combined in the right proportions, produce white light.
3.Primary Colors  any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing.



Friday, January 10, 2014

 Vocab Review 2
1. Line - A long or narrow Mark.
Image - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs39m4u5wkWbpc1WiXO0GmeoIfdfd_rFJ5-JAYILN-mXouGQXtJm5G3P-6xZQCZNdopE5NJXQf2WUguV5Gmz6fLtFB6YIIPKz1TSwYX0FGUioGwkLMCSAiKO1denSlXQ95g8Xaxk2p2E/s200/horizontal.jpg
2. Shape - The particular state of an object, or give subject.
Image - http://someonesinthewolf.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/shape_flashcards_1.gif
3. Form - The visible shape of the object, of given Subject.
Image - http://www.art-agenda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4fb7a_oct25_simondickinson.jpg
4. Volume - The amount of space the object takes up.
Image - http://www.sciencegl.com/SDK_voxel_guide/3D_interactive_tools_volume.jpg
5. Color - the property possessed by an object obscured by the lighting of the subject.
Image - http://aimdanismanlik.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/vivid_colors_ass_desktop_1024x768_wallpaper-277746.jpg
6. Value - The amount of a subject's importance
Image - http://creativecolor.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/7-value-color-wheel-light-mid-dark-values-110611-web.jpeg
7. Tone - Top make bolder, give greater firmness to
Image - http://www.westhoughtonartgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tone-ball-BW.jpg
8. Texture - To give a rough or raised structure to a subject
Image - http://texturezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Spray-Wall-Texture-01.jpg
9. Space- To position an item away
Image - http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/faces1.gif
10. Perspective - The specific element or viewpoint of an object
Image - http://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/subway-perspective-art-1.jpg