Intro to Art: Vocabulary and Perspectives

A quick sketch focusing on basic shapes and forms as seen on the subject being drawn

• Gesture

• Value

• Composition

• Still Life

The range of light to dark in an image

• Gesture

• Value

• Composition

• Still Life

The way elements are arranged in relation to one another is an artwork.

• Gesture

• Value

• Composition

• Still Life

An artwork depicting a collection of objects.

• Gesture

• Value

• Composition

• Still Life

The relationship of size and distance between features in an image.

• proportion

• grid method

• value

• gesture

Using an array of squares overlaying an image to copy or enlarge the image in an artwork.

• Grid method

• Value

• Proportion

• Gesture

Which color scheme uses light, dark and dull versions of a single color?

• Monochromatic

• Complementary

• Analogous

• Triadic

Which color scheme uses two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel?

• Monochromatic

• Complementary

• Analogous

• Triadic

Which color scheme uses a group of colors that are adjacent (next to) each other on the color wheel?

• Monochromatic

• Complementary

• Analogous

• Triadic

Which color scheme uses three colors that form a triangle on the color wheel?

• Monochromatic

• Complementary

• Analogous

• Triadic