Art 1st 9 Weeks
Terms
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- the use of skill and imagination to produce beautiful objects
- art
- technique of shadowing through smooth, gradual application of dark value
- blending
- drawing in which only lines are used, the artist keeps his eyes on the object he is drawing, not on the paper
- contour drawing
- technique of shading using two or more crossed sets of parallel lines
- crosshatching
- the human form in a work of art
- figure
- line drawing done quickly to capture movement of the subject's body
- gesture drawing
- empty spaces surrounding shapes and forms and is also called ground
- negative space
- copy of a work of art
- reproduction
- light value of a line made by mixing the line with white, opposite of shade
- tint
- Element of art- deals with darkness or lightness and is one of three properties of color
- value
- student artist in the middle ages; learned from master artists in craft guilds
- apprentice
- plan, organization or management of elements in a work of art
- design
- method used to create the illusion of depth on a 2-D drawing surface by overlapping, size variations, placement, detail color and converging lines
- perspective
- quick, rough drawing without much detail that can be used as a plan for reference for a later work
- sketch
- liquid, like water or oil that pigments are mixed with to make paint
- vehicle
- rough cloth on which a painting is made
- canvas
- small white areas in a drawing that show the surfaces of subject that reflect the most light, used to create the illusion of form
- highlights
- Element of art- referring to the emptiness or area between, around, above, below or within object
- space
- 20th century art containing shapes that simplify shapes of real objects to emphasize form instead of subject matter
- abstract art
- part of the picture plane that seems the furthest away from the viewer
- background
- transparent pigments mixed with water
- watercolor paint
- an oriental method of beautiful handwriting using a brush
- calligraphy
- Element of art- derived from reflected light and has 3 properties- intensity, hue and value
- color
- Element of art- continuous mark on a surface with a pointed, moving tool
- line
- color chosen by an artist to express his feelings
- arbitrary color