Graphics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. … is the lightness or darkness of a color. It is also called tone.
  2. 4. This direction suggests movement and action.
  3. 5. is a self contained defined area of geometric or organic form. A positive shape in a painting automatically creates a negative shape.
  4. 8. This culture refers to and includes all aspects of our daily lives and culture that are in some way visual
  5. 9. All lines have ______. This can be horizontal, vertical or oblique.
  6. 12. … is the surface quality of a shape - rough, smooth, soft, hard, glossy etc. Texture can be physical (tactile) or visual.
  7. 13. … is the opposing elements e.g. opposite colors on the color wheel - red / green, blue / orange, etc.
  8. 14. __________with variation is interesting, without variation it can become monotonous.
  9. 16. usually a written story or documentation of someone’s life from their own point of view
  10. 18. ____ the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction
  11. 19. also called sameness, it is whatever makes an entity definable and recognizable
  12. 21. The opposite of positive space.
  13. 22. can be considered in two ways. The linear marks made with a pen or brush or the edge created when two shapes meet.
Down
  1. 1. This point is a point in a perspective drawing to which parallel lines not parallel to the image plane appear to converge
  2. 2. … is simply the relationship of the area occupied by one shape to that of another.
  3. 3. The opposite of negative space.
  4. 6. ____________in painting is the visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements, e.g. adjacent colors on the color wheel, similar shapes, etc.
  5. 7. a sense of depth in a flat image
  6. 10. This direction gives a feeling of balance, formality and alertness. It is ____ direction.
  7. 11. This line measures the distance to the horizon
  8. 15. ______ design is similar in physics. A large shape close to the center can be balanced by a small shape close to the edge. A large light
  9. 17. ________ direction suggests calmness, stability and tranquility.
  10. 20. Relating the design elements to the idea being expressed in a painting reinforces the principle of ______,