QUIZ 1: Design

Line

A path through space that has a beginning and an end. can be curved, jagged, dotted, dashed or implied

Texture/Pattern

The way an object feels to the touch or looks as though it might feel when touched

Shape

A two dimensional area that has height and width. can be organic or geometric

Negative Space

space around the image. the background

Positive Space

recognizable object in the image.

Layering

A building up of various media, techniques and/or images that full a space. overlapping.

Ephemera

Things that are important or useful for only a short period of time (fleeting. these items are not meant to have lasting value (flyers, envelopes, packaging, stickers, etc.)

Rule of thirds

Aligning a subject into one of four points to create more tension, energy, and interest in the composition

Odds/Evens

odds: add variety and interest evens: create stability, balance, and serenity

What is Zentangle?

Purposeful and deliberate "doodling", all implied texture

OP ART time period

1960's

OP ART characteristics

manipulating positive and negative space relationships, gives viewer impression of movement, hidden images, flashing, vibrating; uses framework of purely geometric forms

artists associated with OP ART genre

Victor Vasarely (hungarian artist) Bridget Riley (english, female) MC Escher (Dutch Artist, illusionist)

Color Wheel

wheel of colors that shows the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors

Hue

The name given to a color

Value

The lightness or darkness of a color

Intensity

The brightness or dullness of a color

Tint

Made by adding white to a color so that it is lighter

Shade

Made by adding black to a color so that it is darker

Primary Colors (definition)

colors that cannot be made by other colors

Primary colors (colors)

blue, red, yellow

Secondary Colors (definition)

Made by mixing equal amounts of 2 primary colors

Secondary colors (colors)

Green, Orange, Purple

tertiary Colors (definition)

Made by mixing equal amounts of primary/secondary colors

Tertiary colors (colors)

red-orange, red-violet, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet

Warm Colors (colors)

yellow-green, yellow, yellow-orange, orange, red-orange, red

cool colors (what do they do)

quiet or restful, they recede and make the body look smaller

Warm Colors (what do they do)

appear hot, cheerful, makes body look larger

Cool Colors (colors)

green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet, violet, red-violet

abstract

does NOT attempt to represent actual depiction. achieves effect through shapes and colors

non-representation

geometric, aims to convey a sense of simplicity and purity

contrast

large difference between two elements (shape, color, texture)