Art 1P-Vocabulary 2

The basic visual components that an artist uses to create and describe works of arts.

• alphabet

• elements

• parts

• materials

A continuous mark with length and direction, may define the edge of a shape or create a contour.

• square

• cylinder

• line

• point

A flat, two-dimensional, enclosed space that contains a length and height.

• box

• room

• gate

• shape

A solid, three-dimensional, object that contains a length, height, and depth

• form

• shape

• sculpture

• structure

The creation of depth or distance, such as the area between, around, above, or below within objects.

• perspective

• distance

• space

• inside

The tactical quality or the appearance of a surface characteristics.

• texture

• smooth

• rough

• touch

Produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye and determined by its hue, intensity, and value

• artificial

• temperature

• color

• natural

The relative lightness or darkness of a hue or an area.

• value

• shade

• tint

• light source

Refers to an arrangement of stability in an artwork to achieve a state of equilibrium between elements or objects.

• steady

• equal

• even

• balance

The state of unification, being united or combined in to one.

• union

• engage

• unity

• unit