2D/Aestetics terms
Across
- 2. edge formed when two hues of similar values are placed next to one another
- 4. arrangement of items according to their importance
- 5. guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections
- 6. colors that reside opposite one another on the color wheel
- 7. relationship between a form or figure and its background is reversed so that what was figure becomes background and what was background becomes figure
- 11. center of interest or activity in a work of art
- 12. consistency among parts that contribute to the whole
- 13. arrangement of opposite elements to create visual interest; too much creates chaos
- 15. colors that appear to have gray in them
- 16. aesthetically pleasing proportions where the ratio of the longer side to the shorter is the golden ratio
- 18. items being near or next to one another
- 19. the relative lightness or darkness of a color
- 20. branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
- 22. defines the amount of pure color present in a hue
- 23. a predictable repetition of shapes
- 24. visual phenomenon that occurs when the brain completes disconnected shapes and sees them as a whole
- 25. colors that appear to have black in them
- 27. subtractive color model
- 28. edge formed when two hues of different values are placed next to one another
Down
- 1. generic family name of color
- 2. manner in which the colors of two different objects affect each other
- 3. comparison of one surface area to another
- 8. principles that provide structure and explanation for organizing form and space
- 9. additive color model
- 10. colors that appear to have white in them
- 14. harmonious or aesthetically pleasing proportionality and balance
- 17. space between objects or the parts of an object
- 21. visual and/or tactile quality of a surface
- 26. the relative purity of a color