8th Grade Art Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. principle of design: means the focus of the artwork
  2. 3. This is the stage that clay is called after it has been fired (cooked)
  3. 4. this is movement in art when artists focused on commerical culture, celebrities, advertisements and comics as the subject of their art
  4. 7. this is name for a group of colors chosen for use in an artwork
  5. 9. type of rhythm where the same element is repeated but changes back and forth
  6. 12. This is the name for 3 colors next to each other on the color wheel
  7. 14. this kind of art tells a story using visuals
  8. 16. This is oven used to "cook" the clay
  9. 18. These are two colors opposite on the color wheel that "bring out the best" in one another
  10. 20. principle of design: means the path the viewer’s eye takes through the work of art (studied this when we made our figure sculptures)
  11. 21. This is a material used to add color to clay that is made from pigment and glass and usually has a shiny finish
Down
  1. 2. This is the technique used to attach clay together
  2. 5. principle of design: when two opposite elements are put beside each other in an artwork
  3. 6. This is the name for the string that is stretched up and down on the loom, in which you weave your work
  4. 8. type of rhythm where the elements repeat in the same way every time
  5. 10. principle of design: means all parts working together in a work of art (we studied this during the Pop Art painting project)
  6. 11. This is the the art tool used to make a weaving (ours were made from cardboard)
  7. 13. principle of design: means the distribution of visual weight (we studied this during the ceramics projects)
  8. 15. an artwork's purpose or use
  9. 17. the word that describes an artist still alive and working today
  10. 19. this is the word for the "skeleton" of the sculpture