Visual Literacy

Color

The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

Element

The elements of art are a commonly used group of aspects of a work of art used in teaching and analysis, in combination with the principles of art, objects placed at a distances are rendered with less details, clarity, and intensity than the closer ones. Three-dimensional space work is created with the help of shading, which gives it a feeling of depth. Space can also be created by overlapping objects

Size

The relative extent of something; how big something is.

Shape

The external form or appearance of someone or something.

Value (tone)

refers to the use of light and dark, shade and highlight, in an artwork.

Lines

a basic element of art, referring to a continuous mark, made on a surface, by a moving point.

Pattern

means the repetition of an element (or elements) in a work.

Arrangement/Placement

The order or distribution of items in an artwork

Visual Literacy

the ability to interpret, negotiate (work with), and make meaning from information presented visually. Also, to be able to "read" and communicate visual information through the process of looking and interpreting.

composition

the arrangement of objects in a picture plan

Depth Cues

visual devices that suggest the illusion of space within the two-dimensional picture plane.

overlapping

When objects intersect in an artwork

size

Big close, but small far away

placement

Bottom is front, Top is back

detail

More up close, less in the back of the artwork

contrast

Higher when closer, but less when the distance is larger

horizontal line (horizon line)

Creates depth in the picture

diagonal line

Creates distinct lines is the artwork