Vocabulary 2

VOCABULARY 2

MOOD:

The state of mind or feeling communicated in a work of art, frequently through color.

ORGANIC:

Refers to shapes or forms having irregular edges or to surfaces or objects resembling things existing in nature.

PATTERN:

Anything repeated in a predictable combination.

PERSPECTIVE:

 A system for representing three-dimensional objects viewed in spatial recession on a two-dimensional surface.

POINT OF VIEW:

The angle from which the viewer sees the objects or scene.

PORTFOLIO:

A systematic, organized collection of student work.

PRIMARY COLOR:

Refers to the colors red, yellow, and blue. From these all other colors are created.

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN:

The organization of works of art. They involve the ways in which the elements of art are arranged (balance, contrast, dominance, emphasis, movement, repetition, rhythm, subordination, variation, unity).

PROPORTION:

The size relationships of one part to the whole and of one part to another.

REFLECTION:

Personal and thoughtful consideration of an artwork, an aesthetic experience, or the creative process.

TEXTURE:

The surface quality of materials, either actual (tactile) or implied (visual). It is one of the elements of art.