Photography Vocab/Review

What are the Elements of Art?

The tools the artist/designer/photographer uses to create a complete and cohesive composition.

How many Elements of Art are there?

7

What are the 7 Elements of Art? (list)

1. Line

2. Shape

3. Form

4. Value

5. Space

6. Color

7. Texture

Def of a Line?

A point that starts in definition (not sure what that means) space and continues to another point, not connected (Like the points do not touch) can be made with many sources.

What dimension is a shape?

2d

Shape Def?

A line that starts in space and connects an external contour, or our line.

What is Color?

Light reflected by an object.

What does color do/purpose?

Color helps affect how people feel and is symbolic. In art, color theory exists. color theory includes the color wheel,color value, and color schemes.

What is Space? Def

An element of art

Refers to the area within and around (Inside and outside) design elements.

Space encompasses both the positive space (area occupied by shapes and forms) and the negative space (the empty areas or backround or opposite of positive).

Why is space important?

Understanding space is crucial for creating visually appealing and functional designs cause it affects balance, focus, and overall aesthetic.

What is Depth of Field?

The range of distances within a scene that appears sharp in an image. Depth of field is also the area in front of and behind the subject that is in focus, which determines how much of the scene is rendered with clarity.

What are the 4 sections of DOF

Foreground (Front)

Midground (Middle)

Backround (back)

Negative space (last)

What are the steps of the design process?

Brainstorm

Thumbnails (organize ideas into sketches)

Rough (Choose top 3 and enlarge and refine/ create rough drafts)

Comprehensive - Choose the top design and complete detail, color identify all elements and principles

Put to Bed/final - Consult with client/teacher and out put your final piece

What is form?

An element of art

Refers to objects that are 3d or have length, width, and height

The world we live in is made up of almost entirely of forms.

Why are forms important?

As artists, we must have a strong understanding of form and how to create the illusion of form in drawings, paintings and photography.

What is texture?

An element of ART in the context of art or design

Texture refers to the way a surface feels or appears to feel

Can be either actual texture, which can be physically felt, or implied texture, which is the illusion of texture created through visual means.

What is Value?

The lightness or darkness of a color.

Adds dimension in a piece

Concept in color

Artists can create value in line drawings through different shading techniques which use different types of line

What are the Principles of Design?

The methods(ways) an artist uses to organize the elements of art to create a cohesive and meaningful composition. Provides a framework for analyzing how visual elements come together to convey a message or evoke feeling in art.

What is emphasis?

Technique of creating a focal point or dominant area that draws the viewers eye and commands attention, making it stand out from other elements in a composition. This principle guides the audience's gaze, controls the visual flow, and communicates the most important message/ element of the design. Done by creating contrast, isolation, or dominance through visual tools like color, size, and shape.

What is the frame of reference

The stuff/things that are in the viewfinder.

Continuity def?

Continuity is most commonly (though not exclusively) exhibited in the perception of lines and refers to the tendency to “carry the line forward”.

Variety def?

In art, variety is a principle that creates visual interest by using different or contrasting elements of art within a single artwork

Pattern def?

The consistent organized, and often repeated arrangement of visual elements to create a sense of order and  visual interest

Movement def

Movement refers to the path the viewers eyes takes through an artwork or design, guiding their gaze to create a sense of action, drama, or to direct attention to a specific focal point.

Unity def

Is the visual and conceptual harmony of an artwork or composition, where all elements work together to create a feeling of wholeness and cohesion.

Proportion def

Refers to the comparative relationship between the sizes, shapes, and quantities of elements within a composition or the parts of a single element. 

Rythym def

The principle that creates a sense of movement pr visual beat through the deliberate repetition of elements

Repetition

The principle that involves reusing visual elements multiple times within a composition.

Contrast

The use of differing or opposite elements to create visual interest, emphasis, and a clear focal point.

Primary Colors

Colors that can not be created by mixing others. All other colors derive (are created) from primary colors.

Secondary colors

Formed by mixing two primary colors

Tertiary colors

Mixing a primary color and secondary color. These have two word names.

Warm colors

Hues from red to yellow. Evoke feelings of energy, warmth, and happiness. Can appear to advance in an image.

Cool colors

Hues from blue to purple and green. Evoke feelings of calmness, serenity, and distance.

All principles?

Emphasis

Balance

Continuity

Variety

Pattern

Rhythm 

Repetition

Movement 

Unity

Proportion

Contrast