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| VALUE |
The lightness or darkness of a color.
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| EMPHASIS |
To place attention to one or more elements in the composition.
To make something pop out, stand out.
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| SHADING |
To color.
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| BLEEDING |
To go over the line.
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| PATTERN |
A repeating element.
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| GROUNDS |
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In the front. There is only 1 foreground. |
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In the middle.
There can be multiple middle grounds. |
| BACKGROUND |
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In the back.
There can be only 1 background. |
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| ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE |
To create the sense of distance (depth) using value on a flat surface.
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| BRIGHTNESS |
The luminosity of a color.
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| COMMISSION |
The act of requesting the creation of a work of art.
Artwork may be commissioned by private individuals, by the government, or private businesses.
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| PUBLIC ART |
Art made for the public and displayed outdoors. |
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| ART GALLERY |
A commercial art space where works of art are sold to collectors.
An art gallery is a for-profit entity.
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| MUSEUM |
A corporation in charge to protect and preserve artistic culture.
A museum is a non-for-profit entity.
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| AUCTION HOUSE |
A private company that facilitates the buying and selling of assets, such as works of art and collectibles
by means of auctions.
An art gallery is a for-profit entity.
An AUCTION is a public sale in which goods are sold to the highest bidder.
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| HATCHING |
A technique used by drawing closely spaced parallel lines. |
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| CONSTRUCTION LINES |
Extremely thin, bearably visible pencils lines used to build an image.
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| COMPOSITION |
Is the term used to describe the arrangement of the elements in a work of art.
It is how the elements are organized that give the work of art structure and convey the intent of the artist.
Done successfully, good composition draws the viewer in and then moves the viewer's eye across the whole work of art so that everything is taken in, finally settling on the main subject of the painting.
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| ELEMENTS |
Line, shape (2D), form (3D), color, value, texture, and space.
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| FORMAT |
Orientation in space: |
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| SIZE |
Physical dimensions of an object / image.
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The subject represented in a work of art.
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| FIGURE |
Human form.
Images of people in a work of art are referred to as figures.
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| REPRESENTATIONAL |
The composition depicts recognizable objects.
Art that depicts the physical appearance of things.
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| ABSTRACT |
Not representational.
Art that seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
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| ABSTRACTED |
A composition in which recognizable objects are rendered in a simplified or distorted manner.
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| OVERLAPPING |
extend over and cover part of. |
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| INTERSECTING |
To cut across or through. |
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