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| shape | area enclosed by line |
| mass | in three-dimensional work, shape becomes mass |
| positive space | area taken up by the shape or mass of a work |
| negative space | empty area around and between forms |
| foreground | area closest to viewer, lowest part of picture |
| middle ground | area just above the foreground, usually near middle of picture |
| background | area appearing most distant from viewer, top of picture |
| primary colors | colors from which all colors are made |
| primary colors (three) | red, yellow, blue |
| secondary colors | color produced when two primary colors are mixed |
| secondary colors (three) | orange, green, violet |
| intermediate colors | color produced when primary and secondary color are mixed |
| intermediate colors (six) | red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow- green, blue-green, red-violet, blue-violet |
| value | relative lightness or darkness of a work |
| texture | how something feels or appears it would feel if touched |
| balance | arranging elements so that no one part of a work overpower or seems heavier than any other part |
| formal balance | symmetrical; two sides of compiosition are relatively or exactly the same |
| informal balance | asymmertical; one or more elements are used to equalize the visual weight of a composition |
| radial balance | based on a circular composition with all parts relating equally to a central point |
| repetition | recurrence of one or more elements which may create a pattern or bring balance or unity to piece |
| rhythm and movement | visual linking of elements that created paths through composition. Paths suggest movement and connect parts |
| emphasis | prominence of one or more parts of composition, center of interest |
| contrast | comparative relationship between two or more elements, draw attention, create dramatic visual statement |
| unity | way elements complement each other to produce a feeling |
| analogous colors | colors that are side by side on color wheel |
| monochromatic colors | different values of a single hue |
| complementary colors | colors opposite each other on the color wheel |
| hue | a color's name |
| intensity | brightness or dullness of a hur |
| color wheel | an arrangement of colors in a circular format |
| line | path of a dot through space |
| line quality | unique character of any line |
| line variation | thickness or thinness , lightness or darkness of a line |
| motif | unit that is repeated over and over in a pattern or visual rhythm |
| movement | principle of art that leads viewer to sense action or a path that the eye follows through the work |
| architect | one who works in the field of architecture |
| architecture | planning and creating of buildings |
| art movement | a group of artists with similar styles who have banded together |
| artists | people who use imagination and skill to communicate ideas in a visual form |
| collage | art arranged from cut or torn materials pasted to a surface |
