Chapters 9-10 Vocabulary Words

1. Chapters 9-10 Vocabulary Words

2. Chapter 9 Analyzing What You See

3. Composing • the task of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole.

4. Analyzing: • finding relationships in the composition of an artwork. Breaking it down.

5. Chapter 10 Design

6. Design • the plan the artist uses to organize the art elements in a work of art to achieve a unified composition.

7. Unity • principle of design related to the sense of wholeness which results from the successful combination of the component of an artwork.

8. Proximity • a way to make separate objects look unified by placing them close together.

9. Similarity • making components of an artwork alike in one or more ways such as color, shape, texture, size, or form.

10. Continuation • the flow of vision can be caused by a line, edge of shape, or the arrangement of objects.

11. Variety • principle of design concerned with the inclusion of differences in the elements of a composition to offset unity and make the work more interesting.

12. Dominant • when one element appears to be more important or attracts the most attention.

13. Rhythm • principle of design that refers to ways of combining elements to produce the appearance of movement in an artwork.

14. Movement • principle of design associated with rhythm, referring to the arrangement of parts in artwork to create a sense of motion to the viewer’s eyes through the work.

15. Balance • principle of design referring to the arrangement of visual elements to create stability in an artwork. Three types symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial.

16. Principles of design • the methods or techniques that artist use to organize or design artwork by controlling and ordering the elements of design.

17. Chapter 9-10 Quiz • the task of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole • principle of design referring to the arrangement of visual elements to create stability in an artwork. Three types symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. • the methods or techniques that artist use to organize or design artwork by controlling and ordering the elements of design. • principle of design related to the sense of wholeness which results from the successful combination of the component of an artwork. • principle of design associated with rhythm, referring to the arrangement of parts in artwork to create a sense of motion to the viewer’s eyes through the work. • principle of design that refers to ways of combining elements to produce the appearance of movement in an artwork.