Unit 1 Vocabulary

4. Something in an artwork that can usually be named by the viewer.
6. A line that goes up and down.
7. A line that runs straight across, parallel to the horizon.
8. Guidelines that artists use to organize the elements in a composition. (Unity, variety, emphasis, balance, proportion, pattern, and rhythm.)
10. A shape that is mathematically defined or regular in appearance like a triange or square.
11. The materials used to create artworks.
12. The basic parts and symbols of an artwork. (Line, color, value, shape, texture, space, and form.)
15. A small part of an artwork that has been pulled out and usually enlarged for closer inspection.
17. A thin path of a point.
18. The arrangement of the various parts of an artwork into a pleasing whole. (Also can refer to a work of art.)
19. A type of balance in which lines or shapes spread out from a center point.
20. A plan for arranging the elements for an artwork.
21. A type of balance that lacks symmetry. shown, but is suggested by the placement of other lines, shapes, and colors.
22. A line that you can really see.
23. The shapes, forms, or lines that stand out from the background or negative space in the artwork.
25. An open or empty surface or area.
26. A shape or form that is irregular and generally found in nature.

1. An artist's own special way of creating art through the use of specific media, methods, materials, or subjects.
2. A setting in nature that has not been changed by humans.
3. Balance created by making both sides of an artwork the same or about the same.
5. Objects or things made by humans.
9. The arrangement of the parts of an artwork to give an overall sense of equality in vi
13. A line that slants in one direction.
14. A line that is not sual weight.
16. The empty space surrounding a form or a shape in an artwork.
24. A 2-dimensional flat area made by a line that encloses it.