Art Final

Final Review Study Guide

SPACE

The emptiness of area between, around, above, below, or within objects

Negative Space

The empty spaces between the shapes or form

Positive Space

The area your shape or form takes up

SHAPE

A 2 dimensional flat area that is defined someway

Geometric

Precise shapes that can be described using mathematical formulas

Freeform

Irregular and uneven shapes. Their outlines may be curved, angular, or a combination of both. Another way to describe free-form shapes is organic

Organic

Organic is used when we talk about shapes that are silhouettes of living things

FORM

3 Dimensional objects with L+W+H that have depth

Depth

The distance from the top of the surface to the bottom of the form

VALUE

The amount of lightness or darkness is in color

COLOR

An element of art that is derived from reflected light. The sense of color is aroused in the brain by response of the eyes to be different wavelengths

Color Spectrum

When light passes through a wedge shaped glass called a prism, the beam of white light is bent and separated into bands of color.

Primary

Red, Yellow, Blue, I can make all other colors by mixing different amounts of primary color.

Secondary

Orange, Purple, Green, I can mix 2 primary colors to make a secondary color

Tertiary

It is the color in between the primary and secondary colors on the color wheel

Hue

The name of the color on the color spectrum

Intensity

The lightness or dullness of a hue (how bright?)

Value

The amount of lightness or darkness in art.

Warm Colors

Red, Orange, Yellow, Red-orange, orange-yellow, yellow. All colors with red and orange tones are warm.

Cool Colors

Blue, Green, Purple, Violet, and all the colors with blue and green tones are cool.

Color Wheel Order

red, red-violet, violet, blue-violet, blue, blue-green, green, yellow-green, yellow, yellow-orange, orange, red-orange

Complimentary

Opposites on the color wheel. Example: red and green.

• yellow and purple.

• blue and orange.

• red-orange and blue-green.

• yellow-orange and blue-violet.

• yellow-green and red-violet.

Monochromatic

One color, color scheme is made of one color and its shade and tints.

Achromatic

The lack of hue is considered neutral. (Black, White and Grey colors.)

Dominant Color

The main color in a composition

Color Triads

Three colors that are equal distance from each other on the color wheel. Example: Red, Yellow, and Blue. Green, Orange, Purple. Yellow-green, Blue-violet, Red-orange.

Neutrals

Hues that appear to be without color and doesn’t typically appear on color wheel. Used for mixing colors.

TINT

When we add white to a hue, we change it’s tint.

TONE

When we add grey to a hue we change it’s tone.

SHADE

When we add black to a hue, we change it’s shade

HIGHLIGHT

Small areas of white used to show the very brightest spots. Opposites of shadows.