Visual Art Vocabulary 4 - Design Principles

What is BALANCE?

• the amount of money that your art supplies cost

• when colors, shapes, textures and objects are evenly spread in an artwork

• when you stop and judge your artwork to see if it is finished or not

• how many art supplies you can carry to and from your table at once

What is CONTRAST?

• how bright your lightest color is

• how dark your darkest color is

• when your art is about something you think should change in the world

• the way opposite elements and effects are arranged in an artwork

What is REPETITION?

• when design elements (such as colors, shapes, and lines) are repeated in an artwork

• when you include each color only once in your artwork

• When you describe how you made your artwork

• when you get feedback on your art from other artists

What is VARIETY?

• when a painting is made using only 2 colors

• When you make a mixed-media collage

• placing different visual elements together in an artwork

• When you use the same kind of lines to make a drawing

What is UNITY?

• when all the parts of an artwork look like they belong together

• When you compliment another artist's work or technique

• when you make the same kind of artwork someone else is making.

• artwork made in the United States

What is RHYTHM?

• a poem that goes with your art

• artwork that suggests movement or action

• an artwork with a long title

• when you knead clay in a rolling motion

What does 2D or 2-DIMENSIONAL mean?

• that it is sculptural, taking up space in multiple directions

• that it is a sculpture made in space

• that it is a book about art

• that it is flat

What is SYMMETRY?

• when you include your favorite animals in your artwork

• when two sides of an artwork match each other, like a butterfly's wings

• when a design looks different on both sides of a line or axis

• when you make the same kind of artwork as someone else

What is NARRATIVE ART?

• an artist statement

• art that is abstract

• art that tells a story

• art made by NARUTO

What is a LANDSCAPE?

• an artwork showing an area of land

• a picture of someone's face

• an artwork held vertically

• an artwork showing only the empty ocean