Art 1 Review Flashcards

Flashcards for Art 1 review, focusing on vocabulary and key concepts.

Primary Colors

Colors that cannot be created by mixing other colors.

Secondary Colors

A color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors.

Intermediate Colors

A color created by mixing a primary color with a neighboring secondary color on the color wheel.

Analogous Colors

Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

Monochromatic

A color scheme that uses only one color with its various shades, tints, and tones.

Complementary Colors

Colors that are across from each other on the color wheel.

Tint

Created when white is added to a hue.

Tone

The lightness or darkness of a color.

Shade

A hue with black added.

Cured

When paint has fully hardened.

Flat Color

Solid, unshaded hues without any gradients or textures.

Dry Brushing

A painting technique in which a paint brush holds very little paint.

Background

The area that lies furthest from the viewer.

Informal Gridding

Dividing the space unequally as to not create a symmetrical design.

Formal Gridding

Dividing the space equally by measuring to keep everything symmetrical.

Impressionism

Captured fleeting moments of light and color.

Post Impressionism

More expressive and individualistic approach.

Assemblage

Art made by assembling everyday objects.

Asymmetrical Balance

A composition that is not symmetrical but balances its visual weight on both sides.

Symmetrical Balance

Balance in a composition where either side is equally weighted.

Variety

Achieved by arranging elements in a composition in a variety of manners; adds interest by using contrasting elements.

Unity

Occurs when all elements combine to make a balanced, complete whole.

Perspective

A technique used to create the illusion of 3-D space on a 2-D surface.

Atmospheric Perspective

Used to create the illusion of depth and distance by depicting objects that are further away in less detailed ways.

Emphasis

The first point your eyes look to in the artwork.

Movement

The motion your eyes have from the emphasis.

Foreground

The portion of a work that appears closest to the viewer.

Middleground

The area between foreground and background.

Wet Brushing

A painting technique where a brush is used with a significant amount of paint and/or water.

Transparent

The quality of allowing light to pass through.

Opaque

Lets little to no light pass through; you cannot see through them.

Heavy Pressure Blend

Applying more pressure to the material (oil pastel).

Light Pressure Blend

Applying less pressure to the material (oil pastel).

Stippling

Using the edge of pastel to make dots of color with soft hitting touches on the paper.

Scumbling

Controlled scribbled marks.

Sgraffito

Apply base color then lay second color over 1st w/ broad side of oil pastel, designs can be scratched into surface.

Impasto

Process or technique of laying on paint thickly so it stands out from the surface.

Broken Color

Effect of blending colors optically, not or on surface palette.

Mixed Media

Artworks that combine two or more different materials or techniques.

Collage

A technique where various materials are adhered to a surface to create a new artwork.