Art Vocabulary

4. the 3 base colors, red, yellow, blue
7. the lightness or darkness of a piece
10. the intensity of a pure color
12. a family of 3 or more colors on the color wheel
14. the quality and effort put into a work of art
15. the area including the subject
16. line that shows details like contours and textures
18. a type of art that is commonly unrecognizable consisting of shapes and colors
20. the outer edge of an object
23. the name of a color
24. made by mixing two primary colors together
25. a type of line that is loose and shows emotion
26. red, orange, yellow
27. the blank space around the subject
28. a strong difference between two values or colors

1. consisting of multiple shades of one hue
2. the size of the art piece
3. a smooth transition or change of color or values
5. the 3rd level of colors consisting of one primary and one secondary color mix
6. commonly made of straight lines or perfect circles
8. the shadow that is created by the object onto a surface
9. a part of calligraphy that is extra curly and does not form a letter
11. the inner lines, forms and edges shown in a line drawing
13. the material used to create an art piece
14. colors opposite each other on the color wheel
17. an enclosed area of space made with a line
19. "fancy handwriting"
21. always three-dimensional created by value
22. free flowing, biomorphic