- Harper Park Middle School
- Art Vocabulary
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1st Semester Primary Vocabulary Words-- 7, & 8th GradesElements of Art:line, shape, value, form, texture, color, spacePrinciples of Design:variety, unity, rhythm, balance, proportion, emphasisGraphic Design: simplification of image & text into basic line, shape, colorPortfolio: folder to protect and present artworkTemplate: design cut out of paper to trace repeatedly into a patternAbstract: without representationObservation: drawing from what is in front of you, attention to form & detailComposition: the arrangement of objects into a unified wholeRule of Thirds: compositional tool to separate the paper into thirds to lead the viewer's eye aroundContour Line: single solid outline of object with important inside informational linesRendering: realistic drawing using value to establish form of objectsValue: lights and darks of objects/ values are in grays and in colorForm: modeled 3 dimensional objects on 2D surface or 3D in the round (sculpture)Positive Space: the actual object that has massNegative Space: the area around or through the object (holes)Collagraph: Printmaking process using raised textures to create composition (7th grade)Overlapping: one object in front of another, shows depth on 2D surfaceScale & Proportion: size relationships, compare objects according to height, width, depthThumbnail Sketch: quick, little sketches to plot out compositionStill Life: arrangement of objects to be drawn from observationCenter of Focus: area of artwork the artist wants emphasizedTexture: drawing techniques to show how an object would feel/ how objects feelStippling: drawing technique using tiny dots of various values to model the form of the objectHighlight: the area of the object that the light is hittingCore: the most important shadow directly under the object for stability, it's the darkestCast: the shadows that move away from object depending on the direction of the lightMedia: artists materials or tools ie. colored pencils, markers, paintsMixed Media: combining different media into 1 artworkIllustration: telling a visual storyCraftsmanship: how neat and clean an artwork isTransparent: see through...a quality of watercolor to see through to the other colorGrounds: Background...always paint firstMiddlegroundForeground...most detailed area, painted last
Last Modified on September 27, 2017