Visual Art Vocabulary

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

• hue
• value
• movement
• contrast

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

• line
• value
• contrast
• form

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

• emphasis
• space
• form
• shape

The element of art that refers to the surface quality of an object or the way something feels such as rough-smooth

• shape
• texture
• color
• line

Name the two different types of Shape.

• a shape that has a name and a shape that doesn't

• a triangle and a cloud

• a square and a circle

• organic and geometric

What are the primary colors?

• orange blue and yellow

• orange green and violet

• red yellow and blue

• red purple and violet

Which image is the best example of foreground middle ground and background?

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The Japanese theory of light and dark is called....

• Positive/Negative

• Notan

• Neutral

• Abstract

Positive space is space that is ____ in an artwork.

• Filled

• White

• Neutral

• Empty

The level of your eyes is called the

• horizon line
• viewpoint line
• horizontal line
• viewing line