Colour is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye. There are three properties to colour. The first is hue, which simply means the name we give to a color (red, yellow, blue, green,
texture is the perceived surface quality of a work ofart. It is an element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs and is distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties.
dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers.
this refers to the lightness or darkness of something. This could be a shade or how dark or light a colour appears. Tones are created by the way light falls on a 3D object. The parts of the object on which the light is strongest are called highlights and the darker areas are called shadows.
- a person who is an outstanding leader, celebrity, or example; luminary: He became one of the leading lights of Restoration drama. 15. Art. the effect of light falling on an object or scene as represented in a picture.
Space is an area that an artist provides for a particular purpose. Spaceincludes the background, foreground and middle ground, and refers to the distances or area(s) around, between, and within things.
- focal point. noun. Also called principal focus, focus. the point on the axis of a lens or mirror to which parallel rays of light converge or from which they appear to diverge after refraction or reflection. a central pointof attention or interest.
Symmetrical balance can be described as having equal "weight" on equal sides of a centrally placed fulcrum. It may also be referred to as formal balance.
not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric. (of a logical or mathematical relation) holding true of members of a class in one order but not in the opposite order,
- When successfully combined with the elements of art they aid in creating an aesthetically pleasing or interesting work of art. Some principles of art that have been identified are movement, unity, harmony, variety, balance, rhythm, emphasis, contrast, proportion, and pattern.
- An example of op art, this painting has such a strongcontrast in colors that it plays with visual perception and makes it seem as if the shapes are moving. There is also a contrast in shapes, in that positive shapes becomes negative shapes, and vice versa.
- Repetition refers to one object or shape repeated; pattern is a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement;rhythm--is a combination of elements repeated, but with variations.