Terms List 1: Elements of Art

Line

Varieties of Lines

• Outline
• Contour Line

Qualities of Lines

• Expressive Line
• Analytic Line
• Classical Line

Light

Atmospheric (Aerial) Perspective

Chiaroscuro

• Modeling
• Implied Line
• Highlights

Cast Shadow

• Hatching & Cross-Hatching

Key (Value)

Hue (Color)

• Tint
• Shade

Space

Shape & Mass

Three-Dimensional Space

• Negative Shapes (Spaces)
• Positive Shapes (Spaces

Two-Dimensional Space

Linear Perspective

• One-Point Linear Perspective
• Vanishing Point
• Two-Point Linear Perspective

Atmospheric Perspective

Isometric & Oblique Projection

Distortion

Foreshortening

Other Formal Elements

Texture

• Actual Texture (e.g. Impasto)
• Visual Texture (e.g. Frottage)

Color

Spectrum

Color Wheel

Primary Colors

Secondary Colors

Intermediate Colors

Subtractive Process

Additive Process

Intensity (Saturation)

Analogous Color Scheme

• Cool Colors
• Warm Colors

Complementary Color Scheme

• Simultaneous Contrast
• Afterimage

Polychromatic Color Scheme

Monochromatic Color Scheme

Pattern

Movement (Time & Motion)

• Spatial Media
• Temporal Media
• Action Painting
• Kinetic Art
• Optical (Op) Art

Color in Representational Art

• Local Color
• Perceptual Color
• Optical Color
• Arbitrary Color
• Symbolic Color

The Principles of Design

Balance

Symmetrical Balance

• Absolute Symmetry
• Bilateral Symmetry

Asymmetrical Balance
Radical Balance

Emphasis and Focal Point

• Focal Point
• Afocal

Scale and Proportion

• Scale
• Proportion
• Canon
• Golden Section

Repetition and Rhythm

Unity and Variety (Coherence)

• Postmodernism