CHAPTERS 9-10

VOCABULARY WORDS

CHAPTER 9Analyzing What You

See

COMPOSINGthe task of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole.

ANALYZING:finding relationships in the composition of an artwork. Breaking it down.

CHAPTER 10Design

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

UNITYprinciple of design related to the sense of wholeness which results from the successful combination of the component of an artwork.

PROXIMITYa way to make separate objects look unified by placing them close together.

SIMILARITYmaking components of an artwork alike in one or more ways such as color, shape, texture, size, or form.

CONTINUATION

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

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

DOMINANTwhen one element appears to be more important or attracts the most attention.

RHYTHMprinciple of design that refers to ways of combining elements to produce the appearance of movement in an artwork.

MOVEMENTprinciple 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.

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

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

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

CHAPTER 9-10 QUIZ1.the task of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole

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

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

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

5.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.

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