Art Vocabulary

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  1. 2. Colours hues that cannot be produced by a mixture of other hues e.g. red, yellow, blue
  2. 7. Colours like purple, green, orange; that can be produced by mixing two of the primary colours e.g. red and yellow make orange
  3. 8. The part of a picture which appears closest to the viewer and often is at the bottom of the picture
  4. 9. Transparent water-based paint that uses gum arabic as a binder
  5. 11. Colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel and are related by a single hue; e.g., red, red-orange, orange, and red-violet
  6. 13. Paint applied very thickly to make a textured surface.
  7. 14. The part of the picture plane that seems to be the farthest from the viewer
  8. 15. What an artwork depicts e.g. apples
  9. 17. Refers to the surface quality or “feel” of an object—its roughness, smoothness, softness, etc
  10. 18. System of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface, giving the illusion of depth in space
  11. 19. A thin layer of translucent colour or ink used in watercolour, brush painting, and, occasionally, oil painting
  12. 21. Finely ground powder that gives paint its colour.
  13. 22. Colours that are neither warm nor cool, such as black, white, grey, and brown
  14. 24. Design principle that emphasises differences between the art elements. For example, a painting may have bright colours that contrast with dull colours or angular shapes that contrast with rounded shapes
  15. 27. The area within a composition at which the emphasis is greatest and where the eye of the viewer continually comes to rest (the centre of interest).
  16. 28. Colours obtained by adding white to a hue to lighten it.
  17. 29. A work of art whose primary purpose is to tell a story
  18. 30. Colours obtained by adding grey to the hue of a colour
Down
  1. 1. Pattern of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines
  2. 3. A colour scheme that uses one colour and all of the tones, tints, and shades that can be derived from it
  3. 4. The materials used by the artist to produce art (i.e., paint, clay, fibres)
  4. 5. A means of conveying the illusion of depth by having one thing overlap, or partly cover, another
  5. 6. The area within a composition at which the emphasis is greatest and where the eye of the viewer continually comes to rest (the centre of interest)
  6. 10. The arrangement of the elements of art and the principles of design within a given work of art
  7. 12. Colours created when black is added to a hue to darken a colour
  8. 16. Artwork made by attaching pieces of paper or other materials to a flat surface
  9. 20. May refer to an individual artist or a group of artists whose work has certain features in common
  10. 21. The relationship in size of one component of a work of art to another
  11. 23. A way of combining art elements so that the same elements are used over and over to achieve balance and harmony
  12. 25. The actual dimension of depth within a work of art or the illusion of showing distance in a work of art
  13. 26. A water-based paint with a polymer binder; dries to a permanent finish