Across
- 3. colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel (like orange/blue, red/green, or yellow/violet)
- 10. the way the artist guides the viewer's eye through the artwork, often achieved through lines, shapes, and colors (like the sky in Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” artwork)
- 12. the tactile surface quality of a work of art, which can be actual (like the roughness of sandpaper) or implied (like the appearance of brushstrokes).
- 13. a three-dimensional object with height, width, and depth, creating the illusion of volume.
- 14. the colors red, blue, & yellow (the colors that cannot be made my mixing other colors)
- 16. a focal point or area of interest within a composition, often created by using elements like color, size, or contrast.
- 17. the visual perception of light.
- 18. the colors orange, green & violet (made by mixing two primary colors together)
- 20. a two-dimensional, enclosed area that can be geometric (like a square or circle) or organic (like a leaf or cloud).
- 21. a mark that can vary in direction, width, and length.
Down
- 1. the recurring use of an element or elements throughout a composition, such as shapes, colors, lines, or textures
- 2. the lightness or darkness of a color.
- 4. one color, like different shades of blue
- 5. colors like red, orange, & yellow
- 6. the introduction of different elements or variations within a composition to prevent monotony
- 7. the uniform repetition of elements, like shapes, lines, or colors, throughout an artwork.
- 8. the difference between elements in a composition, like dark and light, or large and small, which can create visual interest.
- 9. the sense of wholeness or harmony in a composition, where all the elements work together
- 11. the distribution of visual weight in a composition like symmetry or asymmetry
- 15. colors next to each other on the color wheel
- 18. the area around or within objects, which can be positive (filled with objects) or negative (empty).
- 19. colors like green, blue, & violet