Alcott Middle School Visual Art Assessment Review.
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Art Vocabulary
• Collage - Artwork made by pasting pieces of paper or other materials to a flat surface.
Art Vocabulary
• Design - The way art elements are put together in a work of art, also called composition.
• Original - Artwork that looks very different form other work of art; not copied. Claude Monet,
Water Lily Pond, 1889
Art Vocabulary
• Portrait - A painting or drawing of a person.
• Paint - n. A special colored liquid used to give color to something.Leonardo Da Vinci,
Mona Lisa, 1506
Art Vocabulary
• Subject Matter - All the objects seen in a work of art.
Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884
Elements of ArtLINE
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TYPESDiagonal Vertical
Horizontal
Curved
Thin_____
Thick
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otted
Jagged
QUALITIES
Elements of ArtCOLOR
Red
Blue Yellow
Primary Colors
The color w
heel is use
d
To guide us in m
ixing co
lors.The color wheel
Elements of ArtCOLOR
R
B Y
Violet Orange
Green
Secondary Colors
Secondary colors are created by mixing 2 primary colors.
Elements of ArtCOLOR
Intermediate colors are created by mixing 2 secondary colors.
Intermediate Colors
R
O
Y
G
B
V
Red-Violet Red-Orange
Yellow-Orange
Yellow-GreenBlue-Green
Blue-Violet
Art ElementsCOLOR SCHEMES
• Complementary colors - colors that are opposites on the color wheel
• Warm colors - red, orange, yellow• Cool colors - blue, violet, green• Neutrals - brown, black, white, gray• Tint - a color mixed with white, making it lighter
• Shade -the darkness or tone of a color; dark blue or very dark blue
Art Elements
SHAPE - 2D (flat) Geometric Shapes
Organic Shapes
FORM - 3D
Form can be seen from many sides
Art ElementsTEXTURE
The way something feels to the touch or looks like it feels.
Actual Texture (real) Visual Texture (implied)
velvet
A brick
Sandpaper
How do these really feel?
How do these look
like they feel?
Art ElementsSPACE
Positive Space Negative Space(area taken up by object) (empty area around object)
Positive(star)
Negative(empty)
Art ElementsSPACE
• Background: The part that looks farthest from the viewer.
• Middleground: The part that appears midway between background and foreground.
• Foreground: The part that looks closest to the viewer.
• Horizon Line: The point in a landscape where the sky meets the ground.
Can you point out the background, foreground, and middleground?
Background
Middleground
Foreground
Horizon Line
Art ElementsSPACE
• Overlap: One part (as line, shape, or color) covers some of another part.
• Perspective: The technique of representing 3-D objects and depth on a 2-D surface.
• Placement: The act of arranging things in a composition/work. Pierre-Auguste Renoir,
Still Life with Bouquet
Principals of ArtDifferent ways the elements are
used
• Repetition• Rhythm• Center of Interest• Balance• Movement• Contrast• Variety
Principles of ArtREPETITION
The repeating of any object, shape, or design to create interest.
This composition uses repetition by repeating the elements shape and line.
Repeating elements in a planned manner creates a pattern.
Principles of ArtRHYTHM
Visual rhythm makes you think of the rhythms you hear in music or dance. Artists create visual rhythm by repeating art elements and creating patterns.
The bridge supports in this painting create rhythm by leading your eyes through the landscape.
Principles of ArtRHYTHM
What is creating RHYTHM in this painting?
Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night
The artelement line createsrhythm.
Principles of ArtCENTER OF INTEREST
Center of Interest is the focal point of an art composition. It grabs the viewer’s attention. It’s also called emphasis.
Good Center of Interest Poor Center of Interest
Principles of ArtBALANCE
Achieved in a work of art when opposite sides contain elements of equal balance. There are three kinds of balance.
Symmetric - Balanced
Asymmetric - Unbalanced
Radial
Marry Cassatt, The Little Girl
Principles of ArtBALANCE
Which type of balance does this art composition contain?
Salvador Dali, Domenech’s Melting Clocks
Answer:Asymmetric/Unbalanced
Principles of ArtMOVEMENT
Movement occurs when the artist uses elements to move the viewers eye across the work.
Frederick Remington, A Dash for Timber
Principals of ArtCONTRAST
Contrast is when an art composition contains elements that are opposite to attract the viewers eye.
Colors - black/white
Lines - horizontal/vertical
Texture - smooth/rough
Ansel Adams, Carlsbad Caverns, 1942
Can you identify thecontrasting elements in this photograph?
Principles of ArtVARIETY
The artist uses a variety of the elements so the work is interesting/not dull.
Pablo Picasso,
The Three Musicians,
1921
Picasso useda variety of shapes, colors,lines, textures, and values.
Principles of ArtVARIETY
Can you describe the variety of elements used in this painting?
Stephen Mopope - Kiowa, Buffalo Hunt
How is color used?
How is texture used?
How is line used?
How is shape used?
How is value used?
Types of Art -Landscape
Albert Bierstadt, Oregon Trails, 1867
A landscape is artwork that shows an outdoor scene.
Types of Art -Portrait
A portrait is a painting or drawing of a person.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Self Portrait, 1640
Types of Art -Pottery
Pottery is a three dimensional piece of artwork that is made of clay and hardened by heat.
Making pottery on a pottery wheel.
Pottery made by Hopi Indians
Types of Art -Sculpture
A sculpture is a three dimensional piece of artwork formed from stone, clay, wood, metal, etc.
Leonardo Da vinci, Horse
Michael Angelo, Bust of David
Types of Art -Still Life
Still Life is artwork that shows non-living thingssuch as books, candles, etc. arranged by the artist.
Henri Matisse, Still Life w/ Oranges 1913
Henri Matisse, Blue Pot and Lemons