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| Monochromatic Color Scheme | Uses values and intensities of just one color |
| Complementary Color Scheme | Colors directly opposite of each other on a color wheel |
| Split-Complementary Color Scheme | One color used with two colors on each side of its direct complement |
| Analogous Color Scheme | Colors side by side on the color wheel |
| Triadic Color Scheme | Three colors equally distant from each other on the color wheel |
| Warm Colors | Red, orange, yellow, colors of fire |
| Cool Colors | Blue, green and violet, colors of water |
| Vertical Line | Make someone appear tall and skinny- up and down |
| Horizontal Line | Eye moves side to side, makes you appear shorter and wider |
| Diagonal Line | Slanted lines that add movement and excitement to clothing |
| Curved Line | Bending line without angles – feminine |
| Shape | Outline, or silhouette, of garment |
| Silhouette | The shape of a persons body created by wearing clothing of a particular style or period |
| Natural Shape | Follows your body’s outline, most classic and is worn most easily on average body sizes |
| Tubular Shape | Rectangular with vertical emphasis, add height and thinness to the body |
| Bell Shape | Both diagonal and horizontal lines combine in the silhouette. Cut height and add contour to a figure |
| Full Shape | More horizontal and curved lines, make the body look larger |
| Space | Area within the shape |
| Texture | Look and feel |
| Symmetrical Balance | Everything is balanced- divided into equal parts |
| Asymmetrical Balance | When a garment is divided into unequal parts |
| Proportion | How separate parts of a garment relate to each other and to the whole in size |
| Emphasis | Focal point- drawing attention to area |
| Rhythm | Created when one or more elements are used repeatedly to create a feeling or organized movement |
| Repetition | A pattern repeats, as with rows of stripes |
| Radiation | Lines and patterns flow from a central location |
| Gradation | A pattern changes gradually, size or color – small to large |
| Harmony | Way of combining similar elements to accent similarities |
| Croquis | First rough sketch of a garment design |
| Computer Aided Design | Software used to combine and visualize design ideas and to make patterns and prepare them for cutting |
| Neutrals | Non-pigmented colors – used to change value and intensity of other colors |
| Primary Colors | Red, yellow and blue - basic colors from which all colors are made |
| Secondary Colors | Combining equal amounts of 2 primary colors |
| Tertiary Colors | Combining a primary color with a neighboring secondary color |
| Shade | A color plus black |
| Tint | Color plus white |
| Value | Lightness or darkness of a color |
