Elements of design | Principles of design | Artists, Works, and more | Vocabulary | mediums |
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Shape
2D form-can be flat, geometric, or organic
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Pattern
a regular arrangement of alternated or repeated elements
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Kara Walker
An African American artist known for her paper cuttings. She focused her work on the lasting impact of slavery.
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Still Life
highschool- A drawing, photo, or painting of a group of objects arranged in a hierarchical way.
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Collage
The joining of many different mediums-paper cuttings, fabric snippets, drawings--to make a new image
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Form
3D form-can be geometric or organic
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Emphasis
special attention/importance given to one part/detail of a work of art.
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Miriam Schapiro
A collage artist. She was a pioneer of feminist art.
She was also considered a leader of the Pattern and Decoration art movement |
silhouette
A shadowy outline of a shape
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Charcoal
A dark, almost powdery drawing medium that is great for blending and filling in spaces quickly. It turns your hands black.
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Color
Refers to the wavelengths of light
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Balance
elements are arranged symmetrically or asymmetrically to create the impression of equality in weight or importance.
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"Burn"
A paper cutting by Kara Walker, it features a little girl that appears to be burning in a fire.
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Vanish point
Highschool-the point at which all diagonal lines in a one-point perspective drawing point into.
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Watercolor
A paint with little to no binder that is water soluble--it dries quickly and typically has a muted, pastel "look" to it.
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Value
The darkness or lightness of a color
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harmony
The arrangement of elements to give the viewer the feeling that all parts of the piece form a coherent whole.
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"The Poet #2"
A collage by Miriam Schapiro-this work features what appears to be a dress or apron, against a house-shaped canvas.
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Horizon line
highschool-Where the sky meets the land in a one-point perspective drawing
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Graphite
Comparable to charcoal, though not as soft, and typically "shinier."
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Space
The area around, within, or between images or parts of an image.
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Rhythm/ Movement
The use of recurring elements to direct the eye through the artwork.
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"The Scream"
A painting by Edward Munch, depicting a figure frozen in terror on a bridge.
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Viewfinder
Highschool- A device that artists can look through in order to capture a still life to scale
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Watercolor Wash
The act of coating a paper in a thin layer of water before adding thinned watercolor paint over it.
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