Art and Design Terms: Lines, Colors, Perspective, and Composition, Quizzes of Production and Operations Management

Download Art and Design Terms: Lines, Colors, Perspective, and Composition and more Quizzes Production and Operations Management in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Line DEFINITION 1 a point in motion, capable of infinite variety TERM 2 Actual line DEFINITION 2 The line itself can have many different properties. TERM 3 Implied line DEFINITION 3 an automatically connected series of unconnected points creating an implied line. dotted line TERM 4 Psychic line DEFINITION 4 created when there is no real line, but the placement of the objects causes the viewer to look in a certain direction. finger pointing to a dot. TERM 5 Contour DEFINITION 5 used to define the outside of the form TERM 6 Gesture DEFINITION 6 describing the shape is less important then showing the dynamics or action of a pose TERM 7 Line directions DEFINITION 7 horizontal (implies quiet and repose) vertical (implies strength and stability) Diagonal (implies movement) TERM 8 Line Quality DEFINITION 8 Any one of a number of characteristics of line determined by its weight, direction, uniformity or other features. TERM 9 Cross hatching DEFINITION 9 Hatching (hachure in French) is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines. TERM 10 Dark line technique DEFINITION 10 Using a dark outline in a design can add emphasis TERM 21 Anamorphic DEFINITION 21 an extremely distorted shape that when seen from an angle depicts an image. TERM 22 Idealism DEFINITION 22 tries to create the perfect or ideal form. Represents the world not as it is, but as how the artist and society feels it should be TERM 23 Abstraction DEFINITION 23 A simplification of natural shapes to basic shapes. TERM 24 Nonobjective shapes DEFINITION 24 shapes that have no reference or subject matter. TERM 25 Curvilinear DEFINITION 25 A continual curved form. TERM 26 Art Nouveau DEFINITION 26 An art style that emphasized curvilinear and natural shapes late 19th century TERM 27 Positive shape DEFINITION 27 (Figure)-- The main shape or subject in a picture TERM 28 Negative shape DEFINITION 28 (Ground) The space in which this figure or positive shape resides TERM 29 Isolation DEFINITION 29 Integration between positive and negative shapes. TERM 30 Confusion DEFINITION 30 Integration between positive and negative objects that can be percieved in different ways TERM 31 Pattern DEFINITION 31 the repetition of a design motif. TERM 32 Texture DEFINITION 32 Texture is not a regular in repeating as a pattern. Texture is the surface quality of an object Areas of light and dark, shadow and glossiness, are what let us know that there is texture TERM 33 Tactile Texture DEFINITION 33 can be felt TERM 34 Visual Texture DEFINITION 34 can be seen TERM 35 Impasto DEFINITION 35 Creating a painting using thick pigment which creates a rough, 3D surface that has texture TERM 46 Aerial perspective DEFINITION 46 Atmospheric) Perspectiveuse of color or value to show depth. Color and/or value becomes less as an object recedes TERM 47 Linear Perspective DEFINITION 47 As parallel lines recede, they appear to converge and to meet on an imaginary line called the horizon, or eye level. TERM 48 One-point perspective DEFINITION 48 One-Point Perspective = Linear Perspective Everything (All lines) go to one point: the vanishing point. TERM 49 Two-point perspective DEFINITION 49 Two Point Perspective uses 2 vanishing points on the horizon. Looks more natural than 1-point perspective. TERM 50 Amplified Perspective DEFINITION 50 Like foreshortening. Object closest to the camera or artist is very large and rest of the figure or scene is small in the background TERM 51 Multipoint perspective DEFINITION 51 Uses more than 2 vanishing points. Can create a disorienting or anxious feeling in the viewer. TERM 52 Isometric projection DEFINITION 52 Parallel Lines remain parallel. They do not recede to a vanishing point. Used mainly in drafting and in traditional Oriental paintings. TERM 53 Open form DEFINITION 53 the concept of enclosure Weather the entire complete or partial view of a scene. How the image is contained inside of the frame. When an object either breaks out of the frame, or pulls the viewers eye off of the canvas. creates a casual momentary feeling TERM 54 Closed form DEFINITION 54 When the picture and the object lead the viewers eye back into the picture. Creates a formal and more structured appearance. TERM 55 Transparency DEFINITION 55 Equivocal Space Transparency- When two forms overlap, but both can still be seen. TERM 56 Vanishing point DEFINITION 56 parallel lines come together at the same place in infinity, called the vanishing point. (All lines) go to one point: the vanishing point. TERM 57 Monocular DEFINITION 57 a single fixed vantage point on which linear perspective is based. TERM 58 Parallax DEFINITION 58 a vantage point based on a two point system much like our eye sight. TERM 59 Dynamic spatial effects DEFINITION 59 Use a multipoint perspective (more than 2) for a dynamic feeling. TERM 60 Juxtaposition DEFINITION 60 When one image or shape is placed next to or in comparison to another image or shape. TERM 71 Figure Cropped DEFINITION 71 Implies motion The figure moves so fast that they escape the picture frame. Comics use both this figure repetition and figure cropping to create motion. TERM 72 Blurred outlines DEFINITION 72 Details and the outlines are lost in fast movement. Used in Photography & Drawing, and Op Art Blurred Edges Sketchy Incomplete Overlapping lines TERM 73 Op Art DEFINITION 73 a style of art and design where a static image creates the optical illusion of movement. TERM 74 Multiple Images DEFINITION 74 When you see one figure in an overlapping sequence of poses, the slight changes in each successive position suggest movement taking place TERM 75 Lines of Force DEFINITION 75 - Many curved lines showing the pathway of movement. TERM 76 Grouping multiple images DEFINITION 76 You can combine a series of images to create movement. TERM 77 Value DEFINITION 77 artistic term for light and dark TERM 78 Achromatic grays DEFINITION 78 grays that contain no color, just black and white TERM 79 Value contrast DEFINITION 79 The relationship between different areas of dark and light. TERM 80 Value Pattern DEFINITION 80 The arrangement and the amount of change in light and dark, separate of the colors used. (often used in reference to paintings TERM 81 Low key (value) DEFINITION 81 when a work of arts range of values are all LIGHT colors TERM 82 High key (value) DEFINITION 82 when a work of arts range of values are all DARK colors TERM 83 Value emphasis DEFINITION 83 Use of a high contrast between values can draw the viewers attention. You can create a focal point. Or you can emphasize a character or feature. TERM 84 Shading DEFINITION 84 the use of value in a piece of art TERM 85 Wash drawing DEFINITION 85 where dark ink or watercolor are mixed with water to produce shades of gray. TERM 96 Secondary colors DEFINITION 96 mixtures of the primary colors. Orange Green Violet TERM 97 Tertiary colors DEFINITION 97 - mixtures of a primary and a secondary color. TERM 98 Value DEFINITION 98 lightness or darkness of hue TERM 99 Tint DEFINITION 99 adding white to a hue TERM 100 Shading DEFINITION 100 Adding black to a hue TERM 101 Intensity DEFINITION 101 brightness of a color (also called CHROMA or SATURATION) TERM 102 Color Interaction DEFINITION 102 Colors change with their context. Amounts and repetition are also critical factors TERM 103 Simultaneous contrast DEFINITION 103 when 2 compliments are next to each other they increase the visual brilliance of each other TERM 104 Afterimage effect DEFINITION 104 when you stare at an intense color and then look away you will see the complementary color TERM 105 Visual color mixing/ Optical mixing DEFINITION 105 Attempt to create a color by placing 2 pure colors next to each other rather then mixing them on a board. The viewers eye mixes them together at a certain distance TERM 106 Pointillism DEFINITION 106 Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image. TERM 107 Spectrum DEFINITION 107 A spectrum (plural spectra or spectrums) is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum. TERM 108 Cool colors DEFINITION 108 Blue, Green, Purple Cool colors recede Represents Sky, Water, Grass, Plants Implies Sadness, Depression, Night TERM 109 Warm colors DEFINITION 109 Red, Orange, Yellow Warm colors advance Represents Fire, Sunlight Implies Happy energy An artist may use warm and cool color relationships to create depth and volume TERM 110 Color dominance DEFINITION 110 Areas of emphasis in a work of art create interest and naturally have been carefully planned by the artist, color can dominate and provide a focal point TERM 121 Optical color DEFINITION 121 Depicting an objects color as it might be seen under various or different light TERM 122 Subjective color DEFINITION 122 Is the arbitrary use of color, where the artist picks colors based on design, aesthetics, or emotional response TERM 123 Emotional color DEFINITION 123 The use of color to create a reaction or get a response. Warm colors = Warm, happy Cold Colors = Melancholy and depression TERM 124 Color Symbolism DEFINITION 124 Conceptual Qualities of Color Color can represent a concept or idea like sin, greed, cowardice, etc employing color to signify human character traits or concepts TERM 125 Fauves DEFINITION 125 Les Fauves (French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early 20th century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism TERM 126 Expressionists DEFINITION 126 Expressionism was a cultural movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the start of the 20th century.