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Geometric shapes
Shapes made by mathematical formulas.
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Horizon line
An imaginary line in a drawing which is level to the artist's eyes is known as:____________
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Focal point or center of interest
What your eye focuses on first in a work of art.
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Highlight
The area on an object that receives the greatest amount of light.
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Line
An element of art that can be thick, thin, curved, diagonal, jagged, etc.
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Shapes are two dimensional and forms are three dimensional.
What is the difference between shape and form?
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Foreground
Part of the picture plane that appears closest to the viewer. It is usually at the bottom of the picture plane.
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Grid method
A drawing method that allows you to enlarge or reduce the size of your drawing.
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Reflected light
The light that bounces off the table and onto the underside of a sphere is known as
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Vertical line
A line that expresses stability, dignity, poise, stiffness and formality.
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texture
The roughness or smoothness of a surface
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Middle ground
An area in a picture between the foreground and the background.
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Rule of Thirds
The method of dividing the picture plane up both horizontally and vertically by thirds to locate a strong focal point and establish an asymmetrical composition.
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cast shadow
The dark tones resulting from the blocking of light rays by a solid object is called
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Horizontal line
A line that expresses a feeling of peace, rest, quiet and stability.
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Negative space
Empty space surrounding shapes and/or forms
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Background
Part of the picture plane that seems to be farthest from the viewer.
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Shading
Showing gradations of lightness and darkness in a drawing by darkening areas that would be shadowed, and leaving other areas light, to create a feeling of depth.
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Cross-hatching
This type of shading uses the tip of your pencil to draw vertical and horizontal lines that overlap to create light and dark values.
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Contour line
The outside line of a shape or form, and includes surface details is called
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Free-form or organic shapes or forms
Irregular or uneven shapes or forms. These can be found in nature
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Overlapping shapes
Establishing believable space and relationships between objects in a composition is accomplished by this.
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Composition
The way the principles of art are arranged to organize the elements of art.
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Stippling
This type of shading uses small controlled dots to create value in a drawing, the closer the dots, the darker the value.
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Linear perspective
This is constructed with a horizon line, vanishing points, and receding lines and is used to show depth in drawings.
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