| the kind of material an artwork is made of. |
| The Elements of Art are; |
| a series of dots connected, |
| Shape; |
| reflected light separated, |
| Space; |
| which has 3 dimensions, height, width and depth |
| Texture; |
| how something looks like it feels, |
| Value; |
| the changes of white to grays to |
| black. |
| The parts of a credit line |
| The name of the artist |
| The name of the artwork (Title) |
| The date of the artwork |
| The media |
| (material the artwork is made of) |
| The current location of the artwork |
| Kinds of line |
| horizontal |
| vertical |
| zig-zag |
| diagonal |
| curved |
| swirly |
| What do lines visually appear to do? |
| Lines visually lead the viewers eye in an artwork. |
| Geometric Shapes |
| Are measureable, are made with a ruler or compass. |
| Therefore, a circle is a geometric shape. |
| Organic Shapes |
| Are created from curved lines. |
| The shapes can be found in nature. |
| The shapes have curved lines. |
| The method to draw is free-hand,or contour. |
| Name and tell the 5 kinds of patterns. |
| Regular |
| The same shape,the same space, the same color or the same grid repeated in exactly the same space. |
| Alternating |
| The element is repeated in an order at least 3 times. |
| Radial |
| A pattern that repeats from a center. |
| It may also be alternating. |
| Random |
| No order, no organized placement |
| Flowing |
| A curved line that is repeated. |
| The parts of Art Critism |
| Description |
| Analysis |
| Interpretation |
| CAVE ART VOCABULARY |
| Abstract marks |
| The cave artists used marks throughout their paintings. |
| Calligraphic line |
| A line that changes from thin to thick;or thick to thin. |
| Contour line |
| A line which defines the outer edges of an object. |
| Disguised |
| Cave paintings show an area which represents more than one thing, and sometimes these are like a puzzle and hard to see. |
| Earth-tone colors |
| The colors of oranges, golds |
| (ochre)brown, golds. |
| Movement |
| Many of the cave paintings appear as though the animal is in the process of running. |
| Negative spaces- |
| the empty space surrounding an object. |
| Over-lapped - |
| an object placed in front of another so one object appears closer to the viewer. |
| Positive space |
| -is the shape or space which stands out against the background. |
| Silhouette - |
| any 2-dimensional shape which is solid in appearance. It originally meant a side view of the face. |
| Repetition -many colors,lines,and shapes are repeated |
| in cave paintings. |
| 7th Grade ART |
| The ART Design Elements and Design Principles |
| Name the correct Design Principle or Element |
| This principle is used to keep an artwork from appearing too boring. |
| Variety |
| The element of________ is often considered the most beautiful of all of the elements. It originates from reflected light, and has hue, value and intensity. |
| This element involves the way a thing feels or the way it looks as though it might feel. |
| Texture |
| The part of the artwork that is most noticed. Artists use element(s) to make this principle. |
| Emphasis |
| A visual method of relating one part of an artwork to other parts. This is also a mathematical term used in accurate measuring and calculation. |
| Proportion |
| The principle that uses element(s)andprinciple(s) together to show oneness. |
| The principle that shows a visual weight which is symmetry or assymetry is named ____. |
| Balance |
| The element which shows depth and the relationships and positions of objects, shapes and lines. Negative and positive are used to explain what we see. |
| Technique |
| The method of doing something, |
| in art, the method and materials |
| used to make and create art. |
| TECHNIQUES of Drawing |
| contour line |
| Sketching |
| Using a tool such as a ruler |
| SYMBOL DESIGN UNIT/PROJECT |
| Symbol |
| Something that stands for something else. |
| A trademark or symbol representing a product, company or team. |
| Design |
| An organized artwork using the elements and principles. |
| Color Scheme- |
| An organized group of colors |
| that appear pleasing to the eye |
| analogous |
| colors next to one another on the color wheel |
| high contrast, contrast |
| colors that have a big difference |
| What do cool colors tend to communicate? |
| calmness, peacefulness |
| What do warm colors tend to communicate? |
| excitement, energy |
| What is a color plus white? |
| (With watercolor we used the white of |
| the paper) |
| What do active lines suggest or symbolize? |
| Energy, movement, excitement |
| What do inactive lines suggest or symbolize? |
| Calmness, peacefulness. |
| The symbolic meaning of the |
| Vietnam War Memorial |
| "A Scar Upon the Land" |
| The name of the artist of |
| the Vietnam War Memorial |
| Maya Yin Lin |
| A kind of art that is 3-D |
| Sculpture. |