Art Words

5. something that is three-dimensional and encloses volume, having length, width, and height
6. colors that can't be created by mixing of other colors
9. light reflected by an object
11. muted shades that appear to lack color but often have underlying hues that change with different lighting
13. created by repeating or echoing the visual elements (such as line, shape, color, form, texture) in a recurring arrangement
16. the subject or areas of interest in an artwork
17. adds excitement, drama, and overall compositional interest to an artwork
18. closed figures created using points, line segments, circles, and curves

1. They are shapes we would see in nature
2. the dimensions of a composition and relationships between height, width and depth
3. the perceived surface quality of a work of art
4. those hues that give the feeling of warmth
7. color combinations created by the equal mixture of two primary colors
8. where an artist adds black to a color to darken it down
10. the lightness or darkness of a color
12. any hue or mixture of pure colors to which white is added
14. the space around and between objects
15. a mark made using a drawing tool or brush
19. hues that give the feeling of coolness