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48 Cards in this Set
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the tactile appearance or actual feel of an artwork |
texture |
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the more common word for "hue" |
color |
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changes in light and deal often done with a gradient to create a 3D illusion |
value |
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the path of a moving point |
line |
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the area enclosed by an outline. Used in 2D work |
shape |
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used in 3D work. An object that has height, width, and depth |
form |
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the area of composition in a 2D work. Can be positive or negative, or deep or shallow |
space |
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the use of line, color, or a motif lots of times in a composition |
repetition |
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shows differences (opposites) between the elements of art |
contrast |
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something that is made to stand out in a work of art by making it the biggest, brightest, of the focal point |
emphasis |
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harmony of all the visual elements in a composition |
unity |
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the equilibrium of various elements in a work of art |
balance |
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the principle design that deals with the creation of action |
movement |
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black mixed with a color |
shade |
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white mixed with a color |
tint |
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blacks, whites, and grays
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neutral
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yellow, red, blue |
primary colors |
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green, orange, violet |
secondary colors |
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blue, free, violet |
cool colors |
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red, orange, yellow |
warm colors |
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red and green blue and orange yellow and violet |
complementary colors |
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one color mixed with a variety of whites, grays, and blacks in a composition |
gradient |
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3-5 colors in order on the color wheel |
analogous colors |
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one object slightly blocking another |
overlapping |
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a large tree below a small tree |
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how objects are arranged on a picture to create the illusion of depth |
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area closest to the viewer |
foreground |
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center region of the picture |
midground |
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farthest area from the viewer |
background |
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where the parallel sides of a road visually converge in the distance |
vanishing point |
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changes in color and clarity to create the illusion of depth |
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using changed in light and dark to create the illusion of depth |
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objects made of clay fired in high temperature for a chemical change to take place in the clay body |
ceramics |
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piece of wood to form/dry pottery |
bat |
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clay that is rolled out into flat pieces, cut to shape, then joined together
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slab |
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squeezing clay between the thumb and fingers to shape it |
pinch |
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long noodle like strands of clay which are laid on top of each other and joined |
coiling
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clay that is plastic, easily manipulated and bent
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wet |
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clay that is wet, too firm to bend, yet soft enough to carve |
leather |
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clay that has extra water to become a "glue" |
slip!!!1!!11!!! |
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scratching the surface of clay before joining two pieces of clay together |
scoring |
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clay that has no visible moisture, no dampness to touch. Ready to be fired |
bone-dry |
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pottery pieces that have not been fired |
greenware |
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a furnace/oven for firing ceramic products |
kiln |
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pottery pieces that have been fired only once |
bisqueware |
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a coating of material painted on ceramics that forms a glass like surface when fired |
glaze |
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a material painted on the bottom of a ceramic piece so that no glaze can stick to the shelf of the kiln when firing |
wax resist |
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ceramic pieces that have an utilitarian or practical use |
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