| Notes for Test |
First Test September 25 |
Design Elements
• Line – the path of a point moving through space
• Shape – a two dimensional area formed by one of the other design elements (color, line, etc)
o Geometric (square, circle, triangle, etc)
o Organic (animal shapes, irregular shapes)
• Form- a three dimensional object, having hiegth, width, and depth
• Value – the lightness or darkness of an object
o Value scale – an arrangement of values from light to dark
o hatching, crosshatching, stippling, invented
• Space - the area within and around things
o Negative – empty space
o Positive – filled space
• Texture – the way something looks like it would feel
• Color - what the eye sees as light is reflected off an object
o Intensity – the brightness of a color (dull or bright)
o Value – the lightness or darkness of a color (light blue or dark blue)
Tint- a lightened color
Shade – a darkened color
o Hue – the name of a color (crimson)
Primary – the three basic colors, red, yellow, and blue
Secondary- orange, green, and purple
Tertiary – colors between primary and secondary colors (yellow- orange)
Cool – blue, green, purple
Warm- red, yellow, orange
Complementary- opposites on a color wheel
Split complements – colors that are split between complements
Monochromatic – shades and tints of one color
Polychromatic – many colors
Design Principles
• Emphasis – center of interest, what stands out the most
• Balance – even arrangement of design elements
o Symmetrical
o Asymmetrical
o Radial
• Variety – having differences within an artwork to add excitement
• Rhythm- overlapping elements can create a visual beat
• Harmony – having similarities within an artwork to create unity
• Movement- the path the eye takes through an artwork
Perspective
• Horizon line
• Vanishing point
• Above, below, equal to the horizon line
o Foreground
o Middle ground
o Background
Ceramics
o Preparing the clay
o Wedging
How to connect moist ceramics
Score, slip, stick, slide
Methods of hand-building
o Pinch , coil, slab
Stages of the clay
o Greenware – dry ceramics before firing
o Bisque – ceramics after firing
o Kiln- the machine that fires the ceramics at high temperatures
o Fire – the word for heating ceramics in the kiln
o Glaze – the paint like substance that is applied to bisque and fired a second time
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