AWA2O Exam

🎨 ELEMENTS OF ART (WHAT YOU USE)

• Line – direction, movement, emotion

• Shape – 2D (geometric / organic)

• Form – 3D shape

• Colour – hue, value, intensity

• Value – light/dark, depth

• Texture – real or implied

• Space – positive / negative, depth

⚖ PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN (HOW YOU USE IT)

• Balance – symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial

• Contrast – differences (colour, value, size)

• Emphasis – focal point

• Movement – guides the eye

• Pattern – repetition

• Rhythm – repetition + variation

• Unity/Harmony – everything fits together

• Variety – interest

• Proportion/Scale – size relationships

🔍 COMPOSITION RULES

• Focal Point – main area of attention

• Rule of Thirds – focal point on grid intersections

• Rule of Odds – odd numbers look better

• Simplification – remove extra detail

🎨 COLOUR THEORY

• Primary – red, blue, yellow

• Secondary – green, orange, purple

• Tertiary – primary + secondary

• Warm – red, orange, yellow

• Cool – blue, green, purple

• Complementary – opposite colours (high contrast)

• Analogous – next to each other (harmony)

• Monochromatic – one colour, different values

✏ MEDIA & TECHNIQUE

• Media – materials used (pencil, paint, clay)

• Technique – how it’s used

• Blending – smooth transitions

• Layering – depth

• Shading – value change

• Mixed media – multiple materials

• Negative space – space around subject

📐 SPACE & DEPTH

• Foreground / Middleground / Background

• Overlapping – depth

• Cropping – dynamic composition

• Perspective – depth (1-point, atmospheric)

• Leading lines – guide eye

• White space – intentional empty space

🎭 MEANING & STYLE

• Mood – feeling

• Symbolism – objects represent ideas

• Artist’s intent – purpose

• Viewer interpretation – meaning varies

• Observational – from real life

• Imaginative – from imagination

• Realism – realistic

• Abstraction – simplified/distorted

🧩 PROCESS & QUALITY

• Craftsmanship – care, neatness, control

• Thumbnail sketches – small planning drawings