| A | B |
|---|
| Warm | warm colors advance, red, yellow |
| Cool | cool colors recede, blue, green |
| Complements | opposites on the color wheel, ex. Red and green |
| Analogous | colors that are closely related in hew |
| Triads | three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel |
| Split complements | one color and the two colors that are next to the complement of the first color |
| Monochromatic | ONE color plus the many tints and shades of that color |
| Neutrals | brown, black, white, grey, tan, beige |
| Color temperature | the warmness or coolness of a color |
| Value/tone | lightness or darkness of a color made by adding black or white to a color |
| Format | shape of a 2-dimensional work of art |
| design elements | line, light, color, form, texture space |
| Principles of design | harmony, variety, proportion, balance, emphasis, movement and unity, the rules an artist uses when dealing with the elements of art/design |
| Harmony | repeating similar kinds and amounts of elements |
| Variety | using different kinds and amounts of elements |
| Proportion | comparing the sizes or amounts of elements, one to each other |
| Balance | formal (symmetrical) or informal (asymmetrical |
| Emphasis | Contrast of elements or amount/size, focal point, center of interest |
| Movement | the composition, how the viewer’s eye is lead around the work |
| Rhythm | a kind of movement, created by repeating similar elements |
| Unity | how all the elements work together to create a unified whole |
| Value transition | a gradual change from dark to light |
| Value contrast | dark against light |
| Local color | use of the actual color of the object |
| Color intensity | the brightness or dullness of a color |
| Atmospheric perspective | objects in the distance become lighter in value and cooler in color |
