| A | B |
| Four basic shapes | rectangle, sphere, cylinder and triangle |
| Negative space | background, air, unoccupied or empty space |
| Positive space | forms and shapes, objects in a work of art |
| Composition | the way in which the components of a drawing are arranged |
| Focal point | a point or spot of interest in a composition where the observer's eye comes to rest |
| View finder | aid to perception, establishing an edge to the space around forms |
| Hue | color |
| Intensity | strength of color from its pure state to one that is dulled or grayed |
| Palette | the object on which a painter lays and mixes color |
| Color wheel | the spectrum bent into a circle; contains 12 colors |