Art Vocabulary

2. collection of an artist's work.
7. perceived surface quality of a work of art.
9. regular repetition of elements to produce the look and feel of movement.
10. part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention.
12. area between and around objects in a composition.
13. Colors-Colors created by mixing a primary and a secondary color.
19. explanation or meaning of a work of art.
21. repetition of an element or elements in a work.
22. distribution of visual weight in a composition.
25. characteristic of visual perception described through hue, saturation, and lightness.
26. Colors-The colors from which all other colors are created.
27. use of different elements to create interest.
30. lightness or darkness of a color.

1. path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork.
3. technique used to represent three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
4. Colors-Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.
5. act of using an element more than once in a composition.
6. of Design-The rules that describe how artists organize the elements of art.
8. arrangement of elements to give the viewer the feeling that all the parts form a coherent whole.
11. rough or unfinished drawing.
14. mark with length and direction.
15. arrangement of opposite elements to create visual interest.
16. feeling of harmony between all parts of the artwork.
17. relationship of one part to another or to the whole.
18. two-dimensional area that stands out from the space next to it.
20. Colors-Colors created by mixing two primary colors.
23. Scale-A range of grays between white and black.
24. object with three dimensions.
28. Colors-Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
29. of Art-The basic visual symbols in the language of art.