Black, gray, brown, and white.

A band of colors produced when white light shines through a prism.

Orange, green, and purple (or violet)

A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action - or implied motion.

A visual tempo or beat - often described as alternating, regular, flowing, progressive, or jazzy.

An element of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.

The element of art that refers to the surface quality or feel of an object - its smoothness, roughness, softness, etc.

Three colors evenly spaced.

Element of art produced when a wavelength of light strikes and object and reflects back to the eyes.

A flat figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space - can be geometric or organic.

The empty or open area between, around, above, below, and within objects.

Principle of design referring to the way the elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work - parts of equal visual weight.

The use of different lines, shapes, textures, colors and other elements of design to create interest in a work of art.

The relation of one object to another in size, amount, number, or degree - scale.

Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention.

Made of only a single color or hue and its tints and shades.

Any three dimensional object that can be measured by height, width, and depth.

A feeling that all of the parts are working together as a team - the quality of wholeness

Common name for a color.

Colors made by mixing a primary with a secondary color. Also called intermediate colors.

Colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel. When mixed together, they make a neutral gray or brown.

The three basic colors that can't be made by mixing colors.

Another name for related colors - have one color in common. Colors that appear next to each other on the color wheel.