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Art 1 MCA 2
Study guide for MCA 2.
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Art/Design
9th Grade
06/17/2013
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Term
perspective
 Definition
to create the illusion of depth
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horizon line
 Definition
your eye level
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vanishing point
 Definition
farthest you can see
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1 vanishing point
 Definition
start with a flat side
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2 vanishing points
 Definition
start with a corner (line) like a street view
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primary colors
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red, blue, yellow
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secondary colors
 Definition
green, orange, purple
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tertiary colors
 Definition
combining a primary and secondary
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complementary colors
 Definition

opposites on a color wheel

green-red

yellow-purple

blue-orange
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warm colors
 Definition

red

orange

yellow
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cool colors
 Definition

blue

green

purple
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composition
 Definition
how you arrange things
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focal point
 Definition
center of interest
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3 rules of composition
 Definition

1) avoid dead center

2) avoid big white spaces

3) touch 3 sides of the paper
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positive space
 Definition
filled in space
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negative space
 Definition
white or empty space
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line
 Definition
marks made by a moving point
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shape
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area contained by lines
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value
 Definition
lights and darks
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color
 Definition
expresses emotion and represents things
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texture
 Definition
how a surface feels or looks
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pattern
 Definition
a group of similar things
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space
 Definition
illusion of depth or distance
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form
 Definition
object with depth
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balance
 Definition
equal visual weight
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repetition
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used more than once
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contrast
 Definition
differences
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emphasis
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focal point
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unity
 Definition
bringing it all together
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symmetry
 Definition
shape with identical halves
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asymmetry
 Definition
shape with different halves
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5 ways to create illusion
 Definition

1 pt.

2 pt.

shading

size of objects
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