Elements of Design Vocabulary

7. Shapes with rules and names. These shapes are often created using a ruler.
8. Shapes that are free-form and often found in nature.
11. The type of color you get when you mix red and green together.
12. The space surrounding the subject(s).
15. A continuous mark made on a surface.
16. Lines going in the same direction to create value.
17. Texture you can actually feel.
18. The area in an artwork that is closest to the viewer.
21. The area in an artwork between the foreground and background.
26. The type of color you get when you mix a primary and secondary color together.
29. Dots used to create value
30. Colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel.
31. Three colors next to each other on the color wheel.
32. Red, blue, and _________ are the primary colors.
33. Blue’s complement is ________.
35. Using one hue plus tints, tones, and shades of that color in an artwork.
39. White, gray, and black.
40. Blues, greens, and violet colors.

1. A line traveling up and down.
2. How something feels or looks like it feels.
3. Light bouncing off of an object and back to the eye.
4. The area in an artwork that is furthest from the viewer.
5. Areas of value with smooth transitions, usually created using pencil or charcoal.
6. Yellow’s complement is ________.
9. Orange, violet, and ________ are the secondary colors.
10. The space the subject takes up.
13. Texture that looks like it is there.
14. The type of color you get when you mix to primary colors together.
19. Green’s complement is ________.
20. The three colors used to create all other colors.
22. A slanted line.
23. Another name for an outline.
24. Lines going in multiple directions to create value.
25. A flat (2-D)enclosed area.
27. A line traveling side to side.
28. Areas in an artwork, giving a sense of depth.
34. A three-dimensional figure that has volume, length, width, and height.
36. Three colors equidistant on the color wheel.
37. Visible lightness or darkness.
38. Reds, yellows, and orange colors.