6th grade Vocabulary Lessons 6-8 Semester 2

a scene of inanimate objects, such as fruits, flowers, or motionless animals

• Symmetry

• Still Life

• Perspective

• High Contrast Shading

a technique used to create the illusion of 3D onto a 2D surface.

• Symmetry

• Still Life

• Perspective

• High Contrast Shading

an object that is the same on both sides

• Symmetry

• Assymetry

• Pattern

• Oval

an object that is different on both sides

• Symmetry

• Assymetry

• Pattern

• Oval

A principle of design that refers to the arrangement of the parts in an artwork to give a sense of overall stability in a work.

• Elipse

• Perspective

• Pattern

• Balance

any shape enclosed by square or straight or perfectly circular lines.

• Geometric Shape

• Overlap

• Organic Shap

• Balance

an irregular shape that might be found in nature, rather than mechanical or angular.

• Geometric Shape

• Overlap

• Organic Shap

• Balance

A large difference between dark and light values in artwork (fewer mid-tones)

• Symmetry

• Still Life

• Perspective

• High Contrast Shading

When one thing lies in front of another thing, partially covering it.

• Geometric Shape

• Overlap

• Organic Shap

• Balance

A tube that appears 3 dimensional

• Still Life

• Cylinder

• Wrap

• Disk