Art Foundations Vocabulary
Across
- 3. not concerned with accuracy, but reshapes for expressive purposes
- 6. art that is clearly identifiable as something that already exists in life
- 8. type of force that leads the eye through a composition
- 11. two words; areas in art that are the subject, object, or figure of interest
- 12. outline or shape of something
- 13. complete abstraction
- 15. element of design; position with dimension - height, depth, and width
- 16. close approximation to nature
- 19. shape that conforms to principles of geometry
- 22. type of line that the eye tends to interpret as existing
- 23. used to describe thicknesses of line
- 24. shape bounded by straight lines or edges
- 25. two words; physical 2-D surface
- 27. depiction can appear simplified or exaggerated
- 28. element of design; visual perception based on electromagnetic spectrum
- 29. element of design; a moving dot
Down
- 1. two words; area around subjects, objects, or figures of interest
- 2. units of pattern
- 4. synonym for nonobjective art
- 5. a systematic repetition of an element
- 7. external form, contour, or outline of something; element of design
- 9. type of shape from life or nature
- 10. accurate, detailed, and unembellished depiction of life or nature
- 14. scale of lightness or darkness; element of design
- 17. shape bounded by curving lines or edges
- 18. art is a form of ______
- 20. element of design; tactile or visual sense of surface
- 21. type of shape that is irregular, asymmetrical, or unpredictable
- 26. type of line that isn't visually indicated