| A | B |
| Contour Drawing | a drawing of the outer and inner edges of an object. |
| Line | the path of a point moving through space. |
| Value | the quality of light in a work of art. |
| Value Scale | highlight,tints,tones,shades and shadows. |
| Primary Colors | red ,yellow, and blue. |
| Abstract | simplification based on recognizable object. |
| Non-objective | no recognizable object in work. |
| Secondary Colors | orange, green, and violet. |
| Color | an element contained within light. |
| Neutrals | black and white or mixtures of these. |
| Chroma | the brightness or purity of a color. |
| Monochromatic Color Scheme | all the values of a single hue and neutrals. |
| Analogous Color Scheme | 3-5 touching colors from the same family on the color wheel. |
| Triadic Color Scheme | 3 colors an equal distance apart on the color wheel. |
| Complementary Color Scheme | 2 colors opposite eachother on the color wheel. |
| Warm Hues | reds, yellows, and oranges. |
| Cool Hues | blues, greens and violets. |
| Color Value | the lightness or darkness of a hue. |
| Highlight | the lightest area of a work. |
| Tint | a light value. |
| Tone | a middle value. |
| Shade | a dark value. |
| Shadow | darkest area of a work. |
| Chiaroscuro | Renaissance term for the value gradations between light and dark. |
| Texture | you may feel it,see it and reproduce it in a work. |
| Shape | 2-deminsional closed line. |
| Form | 3-dimensional mass. |
| Plane | a flat surface of a form. |
| Cartoon | a preminary drawing for a work. |
| Ceramics | the art of making pottery. |
| Architecture | the art of designing and constructing buildings. |
| Free-standing Sculpture | a 3-dimensional work of art that may be viewed from all sides. |
| Relief Sculpture | the figure or form is attatched to the background. |
| Collage | acomposition made by pasting together various materials. |
| Contour | a line that is the visible border of a mass in space. |
| Fresco | a method of painting on freshly applied moist plaster. |
| Calligraphy | the art of beautiful lettering. |
| Medium | the substance or material an artist uses in a work of art. |
| Pastels | pigments in the form of powders compressed into sticks. |
| Water Color | pigments mixed with water having a translucent quality and applied to an absorbent surface. |