Across
- 3. works of art that have no reference to natural objects; or depict objects in simplified distorted or exaggerated ways
- 10. the size relationship of parts to a whole
- 12. the size relation of one thing to another
- 16. refers to the message or meaning of a work of art
- 17. refers to size and shape and thus to scale and proportion
- 18. color groupings that provide distinct color harmonies
- 20. refers to a particular wavelength of spectral color to which we give a name
- 21. created deliberately by the artist by the use of visual elements and/or design to draw our attention to an area or areas
- 22. size that gives us a sense of increasing distance between shapes where objects appear smaller as they recede into space and is used to create implied depth
- 23. a type of perspective where two sets of parallel lines appear to converge at two points on the horizon line
- 26. ordering of visual elements to create form
- 27. the result of adding white to a hue
- 28. the space enclosed by mass
- 29. a.k.a. objective or figurative; art that depicts the appearance of things
- 31. refers to the expanse within the outline of a 2-D area or within the outer boundaries of a 3-D object
- 33. provides diversity and is the opposite or complement of unity
- 35. reversal a phenomenon that occurs when the ground shape (or negative shape) and the figure (or positive shape) is given equal emphasis
- 36. the place where land and sky appear to meet and is always at eye level
- 41. a.k.a tertiary hues; red-orange yellow-orange yellow-green blue-green blue-violet and red-violet; located between the primary and secondary hue on the color wheel.
- 44. indicates both the process of organizing visual elements and the product of that process
- 45. type of perspective where all major receding lines of the subject are actually parallel yet visually they appear to converge at a single vanishing point
- 48. refers to point of view; in the visual arts it refers to any means of representing 3-D objects in space on a 2-D surface
- 49. the blue-green side of the color wheel; refers to color temperature and appears to recede in relation to warm colors
- 51. type of balance where left and right sides are not the same; various elements are balanced according to their size and meaning around an implied center of gravity; also called informal balance
- 53. point the specific spot or figure to which emphasis is directed
- 54. orange, green, and violet hues; the mixture of two primary hues
- 55. form that does not openly interact with the space around it
- 59. the achievement of equilibrium in which acting influences are held in check by opposing forces
- 60. the flat picture surface
- 62. a.k.a. tone; refers to the relative lightness and darkness of surfaces
Down
- 1. the appearance or condition of oneness
- 2. the juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements
- 4. refers to colors adjacent to one another on the color wheel.
- 5. shapes that tend to be precise and regular
- 6. is used by the artist to create neutral areas of lesser interest that keep the viewer from being distracted from the areas of emphasis
- 7. the indefinable general receptacle of all things – the seemingly empty space around us
- 8. refers to two hues directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
- 9. a point located on the horizon line where parallel lines appear to meet or converge
- 11. color scheme based on variations in the value and intensity of a single hue.
- 12. a type of balance; the near or exact matching of left and right sides of a 3-D form or a 2-D composition; also called formal balance
- 13. red yellow and blue hues; these cannot be produced by mixing other hues
- 14. refers to the total effect of the combined visual qualities within a work i.e. what we see
- 15. the symbolic meaning of signs subjects and images
- 19. the result of adding black to a hue
- 24. refers to the tactile qualities of surfaces or to the visual representation of those qualities
- 25. a.k.a. saturation; refers to the purity of a hue or color
- 30. a.k.a. nonobjective or non-figurative; presents visual forms with no specific references to anything outside themselves
- 32. a single fixed point/position from which the artist is looking while using linear perspective
- 34. created through the regular recurrence of elements with related variations; implies movement
- 37. describes shapes that are irregular; often curving or rounded and seem more relaxed and more informal
- 38. the extension of a point; indicates direction
- 39. a.k.a. aerial perspective; a nonlinear means for creating an illusion of depth; created by changing color value and detail
- 40. shape that resembles a living organism (related to organic shape)
- 42. a.k.a. positive shapes; are the dominant shapes on a picture plane
- 43. a branch of philosophy; refers to an awareness of beauty or a sense of elevated awareness
- 46. refers to forms that are organized in space
- 47. lines that suggest visual connections
- 50. brush strokes of thick paint
- 52. describes a type of placement or perspective where objects placed low on the picture plane appear to be closer to the viewer then objects placed high on the plane and is used to create implied depth
- 56. type of perspective; a method of creating the illusion of a 3-D object on a 2-D surface; based on the principle that objects appear smaller in at a distance and that parallel lines appear to converge as they recede
- 57. a.k.a. form; the physical bulk of a solid body of material
- 58. the red-orange side of the color wheel; refers to color temperature and appears to expand or advance in relation to cool colors.
- 61. form that reaches out and interacts with the surrounding space