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River Ridge Art Department
Courtney Owen
Art Vocabulary
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5th color vocab
Tint: a color mixed with white

Shade: a color mixed with black

Hue: a color

Value: the lightness or darkness of a color

Intensity: the purity or strength of a color

Color scheme: a group of colors

Seascape: an artwork of the sea

Landscape: an artwork of land

Portrait: an artwork of a person

Self-portrait: an artwork of the artist

Cityscape: an artwork of a city or town

Warm colors: red, yellow, orange

Cool colors: blue, green, purple

Neutral colors: brown, black, white, gray

Complementary colors: colors across from each other on the color wheel
(examples: orange & blue, green & red, purple & yellow)

3-D: (three dimensional) forms having height, width, and depth

2-D: (two dimensional) shapes having height and width

Negative space: the empty space around the form or shapes in an artwork

Positive space: shapes, forms, or lines that stand out from the background in
an artwork

Foreground: the part of an artwork that seems nearest

Middle ground: the part between the foreground and the background

Background: the part of the artwork that seems farthest away

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