- PROPORTION: To put in proper relation with something else.
- LINE: A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.
- SHAPE: 2-Dimensional objects (circle, square, triangle)
- FORM: 3-Dimensional objects ( cone, cube, cylinder, sphere)
- TRACE-BACK: tracing over a drawing using a clean, crisp, sharp line.
- DAGGER STROKE: a line that is continued by using multiple strokes brought to a single fine point.
- THUMBNAIL SKETCH: a small, quick drawing used to get your ideas on paper
- CONSTRUCTION LINES: rough line drawings used to give an object mass and volume
- LINE-OF-ACTION: designates the movement or action of a character in a drawing
- POSITIVE SPACE: area an object occupies.
- NEGATIVE SPACE: area around an object.
- VALUE: lightness or darkness of a color
- CROSSHATCH: multiple perpendicular lines that add value to an object
- SMUDGING: using an object to blend values. (not your finger)
- COMPOSITION: way of arranging a drawing or painting so it is interesting to look at and equally balanced.
- GOLDEN RULE OF THIRDS: a way of breaking down a composition mathematically, focusing on thirds.
- BACKGROUND: area within a composition that appears further away from the viewer. Objects appear smaller with less detail.
- MIDDLE GROUND: part of a composition that appears between the foreground and background.
- FOREGROUND: in a scene or artwork, the part that seems closest to you. Objects appear larger and more detailed.
- SYMMETRY: both sides of a center line are exactly or nearly the same, like a mirror.
- ASYMMETRY: two sides of a composition are different yet balanced
- HUE: common name of a color (i.e., blue, green, etc)
- PIGMENT: gives paint its color.
- SPECTRUM: all the colors in the color wheel
- PRIMARY: red, blue & yellow
- SECONDARY: green, orange & violet (mix primary colors)
- TERTIARY (INTERMEDIATE): red-orange, yellow-orange, blue-green, etc.
- ADVANCING COLORS: colors that appear to come towards you (warm colors)
- WARM COLORS: red, orange, and yellow
- COOL COLORS: blue, violet, and green
- RECEDING COLORS: colors that appear to be in the background
- TRIADIC: colors that create a triangle on the color wheel
- ANALOGOUS: colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
- COMPLEMENTARY: colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel
- INTENSITY: brightness or dullness of a color
- OPAQUE: colors that you can’t see through
- TRANSPARENT: colors that you can see through
- VALUE: darkness or a lightness of a color
- TINT: color and white
- TONE: color and grey
- SHADE: color and black
- MONOCHROMATIC: a single color and its tints and shades
- PALETTE: colors you paint with or the thing that you put the colors on
- MOOD: emotion portrayed within an artwork
- IMPRESSIONISM (1875-1900): A style of painting that began in France. It emphasizes views of subjects at a particular moment and the effects of sunlight on color.
- POST-IMPRESSIONISM (1880-1900): An art history term for a period of painting immediately following Impressionism in France. Various styles were explored, especially by Cezanne (Basic structures), van Gogh (emotionally strong brushing work, and Gauguin (Intense color and unusual themes.
- VERTICAL: top-to-bottom. This can refer to the placement of objects within a composition or the composition itself.
- HORIZONTAL: left-to-right. This can refer to the placement of objects within a composition or the composition itself.
- PROCESS COLORS: Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, and Black. Used for photographic reproduction.
- AESTHETICS: To experience a feeling or response to art.
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