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Chapters 4-5
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 1
10/09/2013

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Line
Definition
A path traced by a moving point, emphasize boundary
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Contour lines
Definition
lines drawn to record boundaries perceived of three-dimensional forms
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Vertical lines
Definition
Assertive, growth
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Horizontal lines
Definition
flat, placid
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Diagonal lines
Definition
dynamic, movement
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Implied lines
Definition
no real line, just directional flow of painting
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shape
Definition
two-dimensional form
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mass
Definition
three-dimensional form that occupies a volume of space
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figure
Definition
shape that is detached and focused on, positive shape
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ground
Definition
surrounding visual information the figure stands out from, negative shape
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value
Definition
shade of light and dark
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hatching
Definition
close parallel lines,
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cross-hatching
Definition
perpendicular lines, placed over hatching, darker value
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stippling
Definition
dots placed to suggest value
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primary colors
Definition
red, yellow, blue
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secondary colors
Definition
orange, green violet; product of mixing two primary colors
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intermediate (tertiary) colors
Definition
product of mixing a primary and a secondary color
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warm colors
Definition
red-orange side of the wheel
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cool colors
Definition
blue-green side of the wheel
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palette
Definition
wooden board for mixing colors, or range of pigments selected for a painting
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hue
Definition
name of color according to the categories of the color wheel
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shade
Definition
darker than normal value
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tint
Definition
lighter than normal value
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intensity
Definition
relative purity of a color
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monochromatic harmony
Definition
composed of variations of the same hue
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complementary harmony
Definition
colors directly opposite on the color wheel
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analagous harmony
Definition
colors adjacent on the color wheel
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triadic harmony
Definition
three colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel
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restricted palette
Definition
limited to a few pigments
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open palette
Definition
all pigments used
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pointillism
Definition
placing thousands of points of pure color next to each other
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actual texture
Definition
literally tactile, we can touch it (not really)
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visual texture
Definition
observed from a distance, believed to be a certain texture
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pattern
Definition
decorative, repetitive design
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implied space
Definition
suggesting space in two dimensions
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linear perspective
Definition
parallel lines converge in the distance at the vanishing point, recede in size
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foreshortening
Definition
object recedes in size to give linear perspective
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atmospheric (aerial) perspective
Definition
objects are more hazy as they get further away
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isometric perspective
Definition
two-point perspective
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kinetic
Definition
moves
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composition
Definition
organization in 2D
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design
Definition
organization in all dimensions, all kinds of art
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unity
Definition
sense of oneness, things belonging together
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variety
Definition
difference, providing interest
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visual weight
Definition
relative "heaviness" or "lightness" of the composition
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symmetry
Definition
balanced on both sides
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asymmetry
Definition
balanced, but weighted more on one side
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emphasis
Definition
attention is drawn to certain parts of a composition
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subordination
Definition
purposefully made less visually interesting to make emphasized areas stand out
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scale
Definition
size in relation to a standard size
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proportion
Definition
size relationships between parts of a whole
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hierarchical scale
Definition
use of scale to indicate relative importance
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rhythm
Definition
repetition
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