Art Vocabulary

1. artwork made by attaching pieces of paper or other materials to a flat surface
4. the relationship in size of one component of a work of art to another
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)
8. colours obtained by adding grey to the hue of a colour
10. a means of conveying the illusion of depth by having one thing overlap, or partly cover, another
13. colours hues that cannot be produced by a mixture of other hues e.g. red, yellow, blue
17. colours created when black is added to a hue to darken a colour
18. the arrangement of the elements of art and the principles of design within a given work of art
19. what an artwork depicts e.g. apples
20. a water-based paint with a polymer binder; dries to a permanent finish
21. pattern of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines
22. 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
23. the materials used by the artist to produce art (i.e., paint, clay, fibres)
25. refers to the surface quality or “feel” of an object—its roughness, smoothness, softness, etc
26. colours like purple, green, orange; that can be produced by mixing two of the primary colours e.g. red and yellow make orange

2. 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
3. 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).
5. a way of combining art elements so that the same elements are used over and over to achieve balance and harmony
7. a colour scheme that uses one colour and all of the tones, tints, and shades that can be derived from it
9. the part of a picture which appears closest to the viewer and often is at the bottom of the picture
11. system of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface, giving the illusion of depth in space
12. the part of the picture plane that seems to be the farthest from the viewer
14. a thin layer of translucent colour or ink used in watercolour, brush painting, and, occasionally, oil painting
15. a work of art whose primary purpose is to tell a story
16. colours that are neither warm nor cool, such as black, white, grey, and brown
24. may refer to an individual artist or a group of artists whose work has certain features in common
27. the actual dimension of depth within a work of art or the illusion of showing distance in a work of art