Art 1 - Final

Vocab terms: Medium– The materials used to create an artwork Value – An element of art concerned with the degree of lightness or darkness of colors Darker colors are lower in this. Hue - The purest form of a color without anything added to it. Tint - A lighter value of a hue made by adding white to it. Shade - A darker value of a hue made by adding black to it Tone - A neutral variation of a color made by adding gray to it. Neutral Colors - Colors such as black, white, and gray, not associated with any hue and neither warm or cool. Relief Printing - a printmaking process where raised surfaces of the printing plate or block are inked; recessed areas are ink free. Primary Colors - These colors cannot be made by others, but mixed together can create all other colors. Red, Yellow, Blue. Secondary Colors - These colors are created by mixing equal parts of two Primary Colors together. Orange, Green, Violet. Tertiary Colors - The color in between a Primary and Secondary color. Red-Violet, Yellow-Green, etc. Flat Wash - A technique where paint is layered in a flat, even coat with minimal evidence of brush strokes. Dry Brush - A technique where paint is layered using a dry brush to create texture of the brush strands Wet-on-Wet - A technique where paint is added into a wet surface to achieve a melted, blended effect Score - Scratching the edges of clay before joining them together. Slip - A fluid suspension of clay in water used in joining clay pieces and for surface decoration. Slab - the method in pottery in which a thick, flat plate, or slice of clay are cut into shapes which are joined to form an object Bisque ware - the stage of which the clay has been fired in the kiln once Green ware - a clay piece that has not yet been fired in the kiln Form – An element of design that appears three-dimensional and encloses volume such as a cube, sphere, pyramid, or cylinder.

Medium

Medium

The materials used to create an artwork

Value

An element of art concerned with the degree of lightness or darkness of colors Darker colors are lower in this.

Hue

The purest form of a color without anything added to it.

Tint

A lighter value of a hue made by adding white to it.

Shade

A darker value of a hue made by adding black to it

Tone

A neutral variation of a color made by adding gray to it.

Neutral Colors

Colors such as black, white, and gray, not associated with any hue and neither warm or cool.

Relief Printing

A printmaking process where raised surfaces of the printing plate or block are inked; recessed areas are ink free.

Primary Colors

These colors cannot be made by others, but mixed together can create all other colors. Red, Yellow, Blue. 

Secondary Colors

These colors are created by mixing equal parts of two Primary Colors together. Orange, Green, Violet.

Tertiary Colors

The color in between a Primary and Secondary color. Red-Violet, Yellow-Green, etc. 

Flat Wash

A technique where paint is layered in a flat, even coat with minimal evidence of brush strokes.

Dry Brush

A technique where paint is layered using a dry brush to create texture of the brush strands

Wet-on-Wet

A technique where paint is added into a wet surface to achieve a melted, blended effect

Score

Scratching the edges of clay before joining them together

Slip

A fluid suspension of clay in water used in joining clay pieces and for surface decoration. 

Slab

The method in pottery in which a thick, flat plate, or slice of clay are cut into shapes which are joined to form an object

Bisque Ware

The stage of which the clay has been fired in the kiln once 

Green Ware

A clay piece that has not yet been fired in the kiln 

Form

An element of design that appears three-dimensional and encloses volume such as a cube, sphere, pyramid, or cylinder.