Elements and Principles of Art

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Arranging the elements so that no one part overpowers the others

• imbalance
• unstable
• balance
• unequal

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refer to a process in which the artist assembles an artwork by hand, using flat slabs of clay.

• wedging

• Coil building

• slip

• Slab building

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liquid clay, about the consistency of thick cream.

• clay water

• moist clay

• score

• slip

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lots of different things combined to make an interesting artwork.

• lots of similar things
• i spy

• one thing only
• variety

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is a three-dimensional geometrical figure

• A circle
• form

• A cube
• line

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 is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.

• Shape
• Line
• Color
• Texture

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the name we give to a color

• saturation
• shade
• hue
• tint

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• refers to the strength and vividness of the color.

• brightness
• dullness
• intensity
• saturation

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is used to describe either the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work. 

• Taste
• Smell
• Color
• Texture

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refers to distances or areas around, between or within components of a piece.

- can be positive or negative        - can be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. 

• Space

• Shape
• Texture
• Color

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is an enclosed space, the boundaries of which are defined by other elements of art

• Balance
• Color
• Shape
• Texture

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circles, rectangles, squares, triangles and so on

• animals
• colors
• geometric shapes
• planets

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have natural, less well-defined edges (an amoeba, or a cloud)

• organic shapes

• cloud and amoeba

• shapes

• Square or rectangle

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is a basic element of art, referring to a continuous mark, made on a surface, by a moving point.

• triangle
• square
• circle
• line

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• same on both sides (mirror image)

• Chaos
• Balance
• Symmetrical balance

• Asymmetry

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parts radiating out from a center, like sunshine

• circular
• spiral
• linear
• radial balance

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Not same on both sides, but balanced by number, size, or color

• symmetrical balance

• random
• asymmetrical balance

• disorganized

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lots of different things combined to make an interesting artwork.

• a single thing used to create an interesting artwork
• nothing used to create an interesting artwork
• only one type of thing used to create an interesting artwork
• variety

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Peaceful, calm, restful feeling made by things that are similar

• Chaos
• Conflict
• Harmony
• Disorder

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Making one object or element stand out by size, color, repeating shapes, or the amount in an artwork

• Emphasis
• Blending in
• Invisibility
• Distraction

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The relation of one part to another or to the whole.

Using size, dimension or detail to emphasize and exaggerate

• Distortion
• Irrelevance
• Proportion
• Accuracy

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Create a feeling of action

Making the viewer’s eye move through an artwork

• centered composition
• movement

• monochromatic color scheme
• blurred edges

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Repeating an element to make the picture seem to vibrate or move

Repeat colors, line, or objects to make a pattern

• contraction
• rhythm

• rotation
• vibration

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The process of pounding or kneading the clay to remove air bubbles and to equalize the clay's moisture content.

• Mixing
• Sculpting
• Wedging
• Freezing

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A glass-like surface coating for ceramics used to decorate and seal the pores of fired clay

• varnish
• glaze
• stain
• paint

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This refers to ceramic ware that has not been fired

• greenware
• redware
• blueware
• yellowware

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refers to a method of joining two pieces of clay together.

• Score and slip

• Throwing
• Kiln
• Glaze

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This is the technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out coils, or ropes, of clay and joining them together with the fingers or a tool

• Throwing on the wheel
• Pinch pot technique
• Coil building
• Slab building

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a method of shaping clay by inserting the thumb of one hand into the clay and lightly pinching with the thumb and fingers while slowly rotating the clay in the palm of the other hand.

• pinch-potting

• Hand-potting
• Toe-potting
• pinch

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This term refers to one of several techniques of building pots using only the hands and simple tools rather than the potter's wheel.

• Handbuilding
• Machinebuilding
• Headbuilding
• Footbuilding

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refers to ceramic ware that has been fired once without glaze

• Terracotta
• Stoneware
• Bisque
• Porcelain

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This is the process of heating the pottery to a specific temperature in order to bring about a particular change in the clay.

• Boiling
• Baking
• Firing
• Freezing

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a type of oven used to turn clay into pottery, tiles, bricks, etc

• microwave
• kiln
• stove
• refrigerator

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select all the stages of dryness

• bone dry

• rock hard

• leather hard

• wet

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Lightness or darkness of a color

• Saturation
• Brightness
• Value
• Hue