Works of Art That Use Variations of One Hue Are Referred to as

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Abstruse| A spectrum of simplification in comparison to a representational image. Objects tin can be slightly simplified (by and large representational), or extremely simplified (almost unrecognizable), or anywhere in-betwixt the two extremes.

Achromatic Value | Values that are created by using only blacks, whites, and greys. "A" + "chroma" = no color.

Actual Lines | Drawn, painted, printed etc. lines which depict actual contours, shapes, forms, and spaces. (equally opposed to "implied lines" - run across below)

Additive Color | Color that is created past mixing together the low-cal of two or more unlike colors to create other colors.
(From Wikipedia:) Reckoner monitors and televisions are the about common examples of additive color. Test with a sufficiently powerful magnifying lens will reveal that each pixel in CRT, LCD and most other types of colour video displays is equanimous of red, green and bluish sub-pixels, the calorie-free from which combines in diverse proportions to produce all the other colors as well as white and shades of grey. The colored sub-pixels practice non overlap on the screen, but when viewed from a normal altitude they overlap and blend on the center's retina, producing the same upshot as external superimposition.

Aerial (Atmospheric) Perspective | The influence of earth's atmosphere and atmospheric conditions to influence our perception of objects in the distance. As objects get farther from the viewer (and closer to the horizon) they usually appear lighter in value, less detailed (softer edges), cooler in temperature, and exhibit lower value contrast.

Alignment | A principle of design comprised of lining upwardly the top, bottom, sides, or centre of two or more elements on the page, canvass, wall, etc.. Annotation the alignment of windows vertically and horizontally in the building below.

Axis | A straight line that evenly divides the major and minor space divisions of ellipses.

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Background | The area farthest from the viewer in a piece of art that depicts depth, or the space/value behind the dominant shapes equally in graphic design. [foreground, centre basis, mountain].

Balance | A visual sensation that the art is equally weighted compositionally. Information technology can exist achieved using the placement and amounts of value, shape, line, texture, and color.

Drain | The extension of artwork that is beyond the actual dimensions of the piece. Used to avoid white showing on the edges of the print should it be misaligned when cut to size.

Broken Line | Line composed of actual line combined with implied line (see bodily line definition above and unsaid line definition beneath). A dashed line is a type of broken line.

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Calligraphic Line | Lines which fluctuate in thickness.

Cast Shadow | The shadow that extends from the core of objects onto other surfaces.

Centre Line | A line dividing an object equally through its middle.

Heart of Interest | The most dominant function of a piece of artwork, where the heart is fatigued to offset. Oft referred to as "Master Focal Point" every bit well.

Chiaroscuro | Usage of strong dissimilarity between low-cal and dark. This style became a popular one during the Renaissance.

Chromatic Value Scale | A range of color values, usually organized from dark to lite or vise-versa.

Color | The visual spectrum of light—reddish, yellow, blueish, green, orangish, etc.

Color Scheme - Monochromatic | A color scheme limited to variations of one color or hue, with all of that colour's tints and shades (values), ranges of temperature, and ranges of saturation or blush. (As well includes black, white, and greys).

Colour Scheme - Coordinating | A color scheme that uses colors that are adjacent to each other on the colour bike.

Color Scheme - Complementary | A color scheme that is based on two colors that are opposite each other on the colour bike. Note that the word is Complementary - non Complimentary. These ii colors complete each other.

Color Scheme - Split-Complementary | A colour scheme based on i color and the two colors that are next to the starting time color'south complement.

Color Scheme - Triad | A color scheme based on three colors as spaced around the color bicycle.

Composition | The terms "composition" and "blueprint" are sometimes used synonymously. Limerick by and large refers to the pictorial arrangements of the elements of design in a slice

Cone of Vision | People have an approximate 60 degree angle of undistorted vision that extends as an imaginary cone from their optics forward. Outside of the 60 degree angle, objects begin to be distorted. In linear perspective, it is indicated with a 60 caste bending beginning at the station point.

Concept | The idea for the cosmos of a piece of fine art. Concept involves thinking beyond the size, position, bending, value, texture, etc., of the object.

Structure Drawings | Line artwork that shows the procedure of drawing objects as if they were transparent

Construction Lines | Lightly drawn lines that are used to develop the proportion, perspective, and shape of objects and compositions.

Content | Is the creative person's intended meaning or bulletin contained and communicated within a work of art other than its physical tangible backdrop, e.one thousand. paint strokes. It includes emotional, intellectual, symbolic, thematic, and narrative connotations.

Continuity | A phenomenon which refers to the design by which the eye should travel through an image. A composition contains continuity if the eye led off the page, but instead is allowed to travel around in the image.

Contour Line | Lines which travel forth contours or objects in an epitome, creating the illusion of dimension.

Contrast | Comparison of variations of line, shape, value, texture, and color.

Convergence | The illusion of parallel lines that appear to come up together in the distance. The points at which they announced to converge are the vanishing points.

Core "Border" Shadow | The night "area of calorie-free" on an object that begins where the halftone/direct low-cal ends. A cadre edge and core shadow are the same things, the edge but refers to an abrupt airplane change of the object equally on a cube, rather than a gradual edge as on a ball.

Cadre Shadow  | The dark "area of calorie-free" on an object that begins where the halftone/direct light ends. On rounded objects it is soft-edged and appears as a band. On correct-angled objects it is hard-edged and flat. The shadow marked past "C" represents the core shadow.

Cross-Contour | Drawing technique that uses lines across the contour of a form to create the illusion of dimension. Lines can cross vertically, horizontally, or both.

Cross-hatching | A technique of shading which uses closely spaced parallel lines to create value and effects. Artists use this technique, varying the length, angle, and closeness of the lines to create diverse effects.

Curvilinear | An "organic" shape formed or characterized by curving lines or edges.

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Depth | In Fine art, depth is the illusion of distance from foreground toward the background.

Design | The terms "design" and "limerick" are sometimes used synonymously. Except in the definition of "graphic blueprint," the term "design" refers generally to the planning/conceptual intent more than than the arrangement of shapes, values, line, etc. (Elements of design.)

Diagonal Line | A line which diagonally bisects the horizontal aeroplane of vision. Diagonals are used in art to simulate motion or create accent.

Diminution | The visual effect that objects announced to get smaller in the distance.

Direct Calorie-free | Lighting in which the greater office of the calorie-free comes direct from the light source to the surface area lit. An object in directly calorie-free will take a "low-cal side", and a "shadow side". The left side of the eggs below are in straight light.

Dominance | When one of the elements of design (e.1000. shape, color), is used in a limerick more than any of the others. Do not confuse authorization with focal point.

Dry Media | Graphite, charcoal, pastel, etc., used to describe.

Dynamic | Description of a composition, etc. that moves the eye rather quickly through the composition, ordinarily using curved or diagonal lines. This technique is often used to strive for an exciting or energetic feeling to the artwork.

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Edges-Soft | Gently drawn marks that are less focused as compared to marks or edges that are sharper focused.

Edges-Hard | Marks that are drawn in sharper focus as compared to marks or edges that are less focused.

Elements of Design | The most basic ingredients/parts used to compose/pattern fine art. They are line, shape, value, texture and color in ii-dimensional fine art (e.thou. paintings, drawings, etc.). Three-dimensional fine art (e.g. ceramics, sculpture, etc.) has the added element of space. Film/video has the added chemical element of move.

Ellipse | An ellipse is a perfect circumvolve that has been foreshortened into perspective. The infinite to a higher place and below the major axis is e'er equal.

Eye Level | Eye level is the bodily superlative at which the viewer's eyes are when looking at an object, an interior scene, or an exterior scene. Information technology is too a reference line, in linear perspective, that extends parallel (left to right) inside a format.

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Five-Value Calibration | A scale of values evenly stepped from white to blackness.

Floor Plan | Overhead, "bird's eye view," diagram used to show placement of shapes/objects—mostly of interiors of buildings.

Focal Point | Focal points are visual area(s) that are of the greatest emphasis in the composition. They are created using variations of the elements of design. The focal point is usually the first thing your optics are drawn to in a picture.

Foreshortening | Foreshortening of an object occurs visually when it rotates or turns from the viewer. The result causes its length to appear shorter than information technology really is. The illusion of foreshortening can be re-created on a ii-dimensional surface by using the principles of linear perspective.

Class | The employ of the Elements and Principles of Design likewise every bit the physical tangible properties of the fine art (east.g. thickness of paint, paint strokes, proportion, format, etc.).

Format | The measureable top and width of a drawing, illustration, painting, photograph, graphic blueprint, in 2-dimensional art.

Frisket | A masking paper or a film that is placed on summit of a drawing to shield selective areas from receiving unwanted value during the drawing process.

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Gesture | Lines that imply the suggestion of movement, especially of homo or beast forms.

Geometric Shapes | "Geometric shapes" refers to shapes that are 2 dimensional in nature (e.chiliad. circles, squares, ovals, logos, symbols, etc.) equally in graphic design. Also, human being-made objects such as cylinders, cones, cubes, boxes, or combinations of these. The reverse of geometric shapes are organic shapes.

Golden Section | A mathematical ratio axiomatic in nature. The ratio is .618 to 1; almost 8 dashes to 13 (--------/-------------) or ii.5 to 3.5. The dominion of thirds is a shut approximation of the gilded section units.

Gradation | Incremental steps when going from low-cal to dark, neutral to intense, warm to cool, crude to smoothen, etc.

Footing Measuring Line | A linear perspective term. It is used to measure out foreshortened length (true length) coupled with the vanishing points and measuring points.

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One-half Tone | The full area of an object, surface aeroplane, etc. that is illuminated by the dominant lite source.

Harmony | When all individual parts of an artwork, ie: elements, principles, objects, colors, values, etc., work together to brand a improve whole, the result is said to exist in artistic "harmony".

Hierarchy | The human action of placing items in a hierarchy, ie: tallest to shortest, oldest to youngest, etc.. Effective designers determine the importance of every specific element in a composition, etc. from about important to to the lowest degree of import, then give the viewer visual cues to communicate that hierarchy and to create say-so and subordination.

High Definition | Images that are characterized by a high level of detail, sharpness, and clarity. (I don't use this term - leftover from Lana(?). Do we go along?) TT

High-Fundamental | When a slice of artwork is created using predominantly lighter values (can be achromatic or chromatic) information technology is considered a high-keyed composition. High-key compositions can create a "softer", "lighter", or more "peaceful" feeling (but this is not an absolute rule).

Highlight | The brightest expanse of light on an object. It is e'er within the halftone. Expanse "A" in the movie beneath.

Horizon Line | Horizon line refers to a physical/visual boundary where the heaven and the land are separated. The term "horizon line" generally refers to drawings that are outdoors. It is sometimes used synonymously with the term "eye level."

Horizontal | All lines or edges that are parallel to the top or bottom of a two dimensional rectangular format, and/or parallel to the viewer's eye level.

Hue | Synonym of Color - unremarkably inferring the base of operations or bodily color without adding blackness or white.

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Implied Lines | A line that is suggested or implied rather than actually drawn/painted, etc.. The viewer's brain connects or completes the shape rather than an actual line doing then.

Isolation | A separating segregation by contrasting values, patterns, size, color, texture, bailiwick thing, negative shapes, etc.

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Lift-out Method | A drawing technique used to create the half-tone and highlights past erasing.

Light and Shadow | A term in art referring to the "Areas of Light," e.k. highlight, halftone, cadre, reflected calorie-free, cast shadow, reflected cast shadow, mirror paradigm, and atmospheric light.

Light | The term "light" can have several unlike meanings, ie: gospel meanings, secular meanings, etc.. As an artistic term, light follows certain universal rules (for case, it normally can't curve around a corner without a mirror or other aid). The human eye and brain, through constant exposure since birth, has learned to interpret these low-cal and shadow patterns into three-dimensional form. Photographs capture these patterns, which is why photographs appear "realistic". Artists who are capable of replicating these light and shadow patterns are able to create the illusion of three-dimensional objects on a 2-dimensional surface (newspaper, canvas, etc.)

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Line of Sight | An imaginary reference line that extends straight forward, perpendicular to the viewer's eyes. It is whereever the viewer is looking.

Line | One of the v elements of blueprint.

Line Quality | A term referring to the visual attributes of a line (hard/soft, curved/direct, thick/sparse, dark/light, etc.).

Linear Perspective | A principle in ii-dimensional art used to create the illusion of three dimensions / volume and depth. It is based on how we visually perceive the world.

Local Color | A term referring to the actual color/hue of all things (reddish, dark-green, orange, blue, yellowish, etc.).

Local Color Value | A term referring to the inherent value of all things due to its color or hue. Every bit an case, the local color value of blue is darker than the local color value of xanthous.

Lost and Found | A term used to describe an element which "stops" and then "starts again" elsewhere on the page. The viewer's eye (brain) fills in the empty infinite, connecting the imaginary or implied lines.

Low Definition | Images that are not sharply divers through the lack of fine detail. (I don't use this term - leftover from Lana. Exercise we go on?) TT

Depression-Central Value | When a piece of artwork is created using predominantly darker values (tin can exist achromatic or chromatic) it is considered a low-keyed composition. Low-key compositions can create a "darker", "ominous", or more "dramatic" feeling (merely this is not an accented rule).

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Measuring Point | A linear perspective term used to measure foreshortened length coupled with the vanishing points and the basis measuring line. It is always located on the eye level.

Mirror Epitome | The proper noun given to an "Area of Light" for images that are projected onto a reflective surface.

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Non-representational | Shapes that are non intended to exist recognized equally representing any real object.

Negative Infinite | The subordinate space surrounding dominant shapes inside a format.

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One Point Perspective | A work of art in which all parallel lines converge at a single vanishing point creating the illusion of iii-dimensional space and depth on a two dimensional surface. The vertical and horizontal lines are parallel to the vertical and horizontal sides of the picture plane/format, and the vanishing point is on the eye level.

Organic Shapes | Generally natural objects, such as plants and animals. Organic shapes have lines that are ordinarily costless and irregular. The opposite of organic shapes are geometric shapes.

Overlapping | A technique that places one object in front of the other, in two-dimensional fine art, used to create an illusion of depth.

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Paper Stump | A commercial drawing tool composed of tighly rolled paper with the advent of a pencil. It is used to blend/smooth dry media, i.e. charcoal, graphite, pastel.

Parallel | Lines, shapes, or edges that are always the aforementioned distance apart and yet appear to converge to a common bespeak, i.e. a vanishing point.

Pattern | Regular repetition of an element or elements in a piece of art.

Perspective | A set of universally applied drawing principles that are used to create the illusion of three-dimensional volume and depth onto a two-dimensional surface.

Picture Aeroplane/Format | The working space within which a two-dimensional painting, drawing, illustration, photograph, blueprint, etc. is created.

Pitch | The degree of inclination or bending of a plane. The greater the pitch, the narrower the visible area. [prepare]

Plane | A flat, two-dimensional surface that tin can extend vertically and horizontally in whatever direction. For example, a cube has six equal planes that are either parallel or intersect/meet each other.

Plumb Line | Horizontal or vertical lines used to decide size, position, and angle of objects.

Positive Shapes | The ascendant areas within a piece of work of art. They are usually 3-dimensional objects in two-dimensional art.

Principles of Design | How 1 applies the "elements of blueprint" to create art. Some principles of pattern include: residuum, harmony, repetition, unity, contrast, variety, authorization, focal point, etc.

Proportion | The relationship/ratios of sizes, positions, and angles of one part to some other. An object that is fatigued in proportion is an authentic reflection of the ratios of the bodily object.

Proximity | The system of shapes that are placed near each other in a format used to create a sense of residual, authorization, focal point, etc.

Psychic Line | Synonym of Implied Line. The brain creates a "line" that connects one signal to some other. For example, when pointing to something, the centre travels from the hand to an object equally if there were a connecting line.

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Rectilinear | A "mechanical" shape that is formed past using simply straight lines.

Reference Signal | A linear perspective term, used to help in transfer of scale.

Reflected Cast Shadow | An "Area of Light" of the cast shadow which is reflected back onto the shadow side of the object.

Reflected Calorie-free | An "Surface area of Calorie-free" on the shadow side of an object, illuminated by light bouncing onto information technology from an adjacent halftone. The reflected light is essential to place the cadre shadow.

Repetition | Is a principle of design that repeats elements (line, value, texture, shape, color) to create unity.

Representational | Artworks which depict (replicate) recognizable, visual objects within the physical world, such every bit people, places, and things.

Rhythm | A "principle of pattern" which uses regularity inside an epitome, such as pattern, to create the illusion of movement.

Rule of Thirds | A general guideline used in the organisation of focal points within a composition.

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Saturation | The measurable pureness or full force of a color in comparing to a grayed version of it. Synonym of Chroma. See the saturated (outside) to unsaturated (inside) example beneath.

Shades | A new color that is created by mixing black into an existing colour, which makes it darker and less saturated. The opposite of a shade is a tint.

Shape | An "element of design" which is a ii dimensionally enclosed area. They can be either geometric, organic, or a combination of both.

Skyline | A term describing where the sky meets the mountain, building, tree top, etc.

Space | An "element of design" in 3-dimensional art but, i.e. sculpture, ceramics. 2-dimensional art creates an illusion of space by effectively using the elements and principles of design.

Spider Method | A quick mode to create perspective angles in a 2 indicate cartoon. The perspective angles visually appear like spider webs.

Space | An "element of design" in three-dimensional art simply, i.east. sculpture, ceramics. Two-dimensional art creates an illusion of infinite by effectively using the elements and principles of pattern.

Station Betoken | A linear perspective area that designates the viewer'southward or intended viewer's location, in ane, two, and three point perspective. It is ever placed at the apex of a 90 degree angle.

Starburst Method | A quick way to create perspective angles in a one point drawing. The perspective angles visually appear like a starburst.

Notwithstanding Life | A term referring to an organisation of 3-dimensional objects of which the artist intends to depict or paint.

Subordinance | When i or more of the "elements of design" are used in a limerick with less emphasis than whatsoever of the others.

Subtractive Color | What nosotros normally retrieve of when combining different colors of paint, pigment, ink, etc.. As colors are combined, they reflect a "new" colour dorsum to the viewer's centre. This is termed "subtractive" because we are subtracting calorie-free from the light source.

Symmetrical | A visual awareness that the art is equally weighted compositionally. It can be achieved using the placement and amounts of value, shape, line, texture, and color.

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Tangents | The alignment of edges of objects in a composition so that they just bear upon, or nearly touch, each other. This makes the design visually confusing and irritating.

Temperature | The degree of measurable warmth or coolness of a color in relationship to another color. While we normally think of reds, yellows, and oranges as being warm colors, and dejection, greens, and violets as absurd colors, temperature is always relative. In other words, whether a color is "warm" or "cool" depends upon the other colour(s) we are comparison it to.

Texture | An "element of design" referring to the illusion of how something feels or how it would look if touched. It is also the use of not-representational lines, values, and colors to add balance to the composition, such as pigment strokes, cross-hatch marks, etc.

Iii Dimensional Shape | Pertaining to the length, width, summit, and depth of real or imagined objects; the illusion of which tin be rendered using linear perspective.

Tints | A new color that is created by mixing white into an existing color, which makes information technology lighter and less saturated. The opposite of a tint is a shade.

Tooth | Refers to the surface texture (smoothness or roughness) of paper, illustration board, canvas, etc.

Transfer of Scale | The term "scale" in this defintion is synonomous with the term "size" i.eastward. acme and length (including foreshortened length). Information technology is a way to maintain and tape the authentic proportion produced by the visual upshot of diminution as an object moves in a higher place or below the eye level/horizon line, or towards or away from the viewer in a drawing.

Transfer Newspaper | A piece of paper used to compare lengths or widths on a drawing. It fabricated by roling upward a slice of newspaper and flattening it.

True Height | A linear perspective term referring to the reference vertical height of an object, which is subsequently used to transfer its calibration (forwards or backward) within the format.

True Length | A linear perspective term referring to the reference horizontal length of an object, which is after used to transfer its scale (frontwards or backward) inside the format.

Two Point Perspective | A work of fine art used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space and depth in which all parallel lines converge at two vanishing points on the horizon or center level line. Simply the vertical lines are parallel to the vertical sides of the picture aeroplane/format.

Ii Dimensional Airplane | Flat surface used for creating fine art, i.east. paper, canvas, etc.

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Unity | The effect when all elements, principles and aspects (form and content) of an image appropriately belong together.

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Value | Referring to the darkness or lightness of an object or an area, whether the object is in color or black and white. [separate]

Vanishing Point | In linear perspective, information technology is a specifically designated expanse on the horizon/eye level to which parallel lines converge. VP1 is to the left of the station betoken/line of sight. VP2 is to the correct of the station point/line of sight. VP3 is above or below the horizon line and is at the station point.

Variety | A "principle of blueprint" in which differences, alterations, changes, and contrasts of line, shape, value, texture, color are shown in artwork.

Vertical Measuring Line | A linear perspective term coupled with vanishing points used to transfer and measure vertical scale (true summit).

Vertical Line | A line that is angled 90 degrees/perpendicular to the horizon/heart level or format (lesser or acme).

Visual Gravity | The illusion that shapes appear to have been or are being affected by the Law of Gravity within a piece of fine art.

Visual Pace | The speed at which the heart moves through the piece of art.

Visual Weight | An element, or part of a composition, which commands more than attention in comparison to other elements, or parts. This is ordinarily accomplished using value or color dissimilarity.

Volume | Leon, remind me of Matt's analogy almost Mass vs. Volume? TT

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