Humanities

The use of light, atmosphere, and haziness to indicate depth or distance

The side-by-side placement of objects in an artwork or composition

A soft form of carbon used in pencils

Relative lightness or darkness of color

A sculpture employing three-dimensions attached to a background and meant to be seen from one side

A sense of equilibrium in an artwork, achieved through weight, attention, or attraction of visual elements

A type of kinetic sculpture in which parts move, often by air currents

The place to which a viewer's eye is drawn in a work of art

A vivid water-based paint, usually applied to paper, with outstanding brilliance and translucence; also term for resulting artwork

The thick application of paint creating a textured surface on the canvas

A sculpture employing three-dimentions and meant to be viewed from any and all angles

The uneven distribution of elements throughout an artwork

A method of etching (intaglio) that imitates the broad tints of a water color

The surface quality of materials, either actual or implied

The perception of reflected or emitted light in terms of hue, value, and intensity

A painting technique which originated in ancient times, using pigments mixed with melted beeswax as a binder

A sculpture employing two-dimensional materials

The relative relationship of shapes or forms to one another in regards to size, height, width, length, or depth

The common name of a color and its position in the spectrum or on the color wheel

Skill and imagination used to create or produce aesthetic objects

The belief that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building

When artwork creates a sense of motion through line, form, and juxtaposition

A decorative device generally placed at the top of a column as a transition for the eye

A soft, colored chalk stick or crayon made of pigments and a gum binder, usually applied to paper; also resulting artwork

When all elements in a work of art give a sense of oneness or self-contained completeness

How often an element is used and the relationship of one element to another

The inclusion or combination of several different styles in one composition of work of art

The representation of objects receding into the distance in two-dimensional art

When a sculptor adds or combines material (sometimes called built sculpture)

When art is assembled from common every day items

The strength or purity of a color

Sculptural relief that projects very little from the background; also called bas-relief

In printing, a technique in which the intended printing surface is left raised, with remaining areas cut away

Sculpture which emphasizes the substances or materials from which it is made

When the sculptor molds or casts an artwork

A printing technique that forces ink through a stencil (image) on a screen stretched with a fine silk or similar fabric

A printing technique employing the antipathy of oil and water

The size, shape, and volume of 3-D forms

A work of art from a specific historical time or place

The recurrence of the same visual element in a work of art

The path of a moving point through space

A printing technique in which an image is printed from a recessed design incised or etched into the surface of a plate

A composition of various materials glued on a surface

named after its French inventor, an early photographic process where an image is made directly onto a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate, without using a negative

When the sculptor carves or cuts away unwanted material to create the work

When a viewer considers foreground and background independently and recognizes the separation between them

Ability of a material to withstand crushing

Mold from which a sculpture is cast

The meaning of the work of art

The effect of the weather/environment of the surface of an artwork

The shape or mass of an object within an artwork or composition

Sculpture designed to make a statement and the cease to exist

Sculptural relief in which forms extend from the background to at least half their depth

Sculptural relief in which the image or design is modeled below the original surface of the background, which is not cut away

The ordered recurrence or repetition of elements

The use of foreshortening and a vanishing point to create the illusion of depth

A painting technique that applies water-based paint to a wet-plaster surface

Watercolor to which an opaque white has been added

The size or apparent size of an object seen in relation to other objects, people, or its environment

A common structural element of architecture resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere

A paint made of color pigments with a synthetic polymer as a binder; does not darken or yellow with age

A printmaking technique involving drawing directly onto the surface of a metal plate with a sharp, pointed tool, often with a diamond point

A sense of feeling of depth, actual or implied

The range or set of colors characteristic of a particular artist

The exact duplication of elements on either side of a straight-lined central axis

Ability of a material to withstand bending

When a sculptor shapes the material by hand

A way of connecting the parts of a work of art

A paint made of color pigments mixed in slowly drying oil; its main binding agent for pigment is linseed oil

Elements (lines, shapes, colors) of a work of art organized to effect participants

A water-based paint that uses egg, glue, or casein as a binder; it dries with a flat, dull finish, which means it is not as luminous as oil paint