Contact:

Location: Room V-207 located near the rear courtyard Instructor: Ms. Keith-Ott  Do not try to call me through the DHS telephone system. I have not checked my voice mail in over four years. Instead, contact me via the phone number provided on the class syllabus or by email:
wendy_keith-ott@decatur-city.k12.k12.ga.us
Conferences: Every weekday (except Thursdays) from 3:35 until 5:30 or later.

Course Standards:

Art I is a pre-requisite for all other visual art classes. The course is designed to meet, and exceed, the Georgia Dept. of Education Standards and QCC. In addition, this course covers the five components of Discipline Based Art Education as proposed by the National Association of Art Educators, which entails: Aesthetic Valuing; Artistic Perception/Criticism; Production/Creative Expression; Historical/Cultural Context; and Connections/Applications.

Course Description:

Art I is designed to allow students to explore methods by which they can learn to visualize and represent their environment. This course is focused on perceptual skills and the use of art to translate the thoughts of the world around us. Various art making concepts will be covered as well as tools, methods, and visualization techniques. A spectrum of artists and art movements will be introduced to meet the above stated criteria.

Grading:

90 - 100.............A

80 - 89.9............B

75 - 79.9............C

70 - 74.9............D

69.9 & below.......F

The total grade is divided among five areas:

Class Assignments 30% These assignments include drawings, paintings, pottery, etc. involving concepts that demonstrate your learning experience. Each assignment will have a rubric which explains the performance criteria needed to obtain the desired grade. Longer, more intense assignments will earn more weighted grades. Grades for each late assignment will be reduced by 10% per school day. Once an assignment is due it cannot be worked on during class time since the class will be moving on to a new assignment.

Tests 15% Tests occur on a weekly average ~ but not necessarily weekly. Other than the rare pop quiz, tests are usually announced at least four days prior to the day they are given. Either a teacher generated study guide or a class review will be offered a few days before each test. Art I tests cover information covered in class lectures & handouts and skills developed from class assignments.

Homework & Essays 20% Homework is assigned only when needed. Some skills can be developed only with practice - and lots of it. There will be weeks with no homework and other weeks with one, or more, hours of homework nightly. Other than the research portion, essays are considered homework. You will be advised of how much time should be alocated per assignment. Take this advice seriously. Homework is generally due at the start of the class period. Not turning in homework is one of the biggest causes of poor grades in Art I.

Mid Term Exam 5% / Final Exam 20% Both exams are comprehensive and include multiple-choice, T/F, fill in the blank questions as well as drawing problems. 90% of the questions come directly from previous tests. I correct all students' tests when grading, so they should be used as a study resource.

Cleaning 10% You earn a grade based on how well you clean your immediate work environment (table, chair & floor area and putting away supplies and notebook) each day (5%). Another 5% is determined by how much effort you put into corporate clean up (washing sinks; sweeping the floor; scrubbing tables, chairs & counter tops; collecting & putting away supplies; rinsing paint brushes & water cups; taking down classroom displays; etc.).

Field Trips:
Most field trips require one adult chaperone per seven students.  Chaperones are not usually charged admission. Parents who volunteer to help chaperone field trips receive Ms. K-O's undying loyalty and affection.  Students demonstrating habitual and significant behavior problems, not returning a signed release form, or wearing inappropriate attire will not be permitted to attend the trip.  No student will be left behind due to an inability to pay.

Tutoring & Conferences:

Parents should look for a progress report to come home approximately every three weeks. Parents who wish to schedule either a parent-teacher conference or a parent-student-teacher conference can contact me at Wendy_Keith-Ott@decatur-city.k12.ga.us, or just click on the email link under my photo on the DHS website. Students, if you are having difficulty with any of the work in this class, please let me know immediately. I do not want you to feel lost or fall behind. Often students wait until it is too late to try and make up a whole semester's worth of material. I can teach you most concepts in ten minutes, or less, when tutoring you one-on-one. It's not like you will have to give up your entire high school social life if you come for help! Students who come for tutoring usually make significantly higher grades.  Parents are encouraged to visit their scholar's art class any time, whether it is for student observation or for personal enrichment. Visitors need to check in at the main office and are very welcome in the art room. I am usually in my office weekday (except Thursdays) afternoons from 3:35 until 5:30 or later.

Textbook:

Students are provided with the use of a three ring binder for this semester. The students should keep theirr notes. handouts, drawings, and your corrected & graded: tests, essays, homework and class work in the notebook. Students should not throw away any graded work until the last day of class, Should "technical difficulties" arise, graded work might save the day! The handouts comprise the basis of the Art I textbook. Much thought, preparation time and revision goes into the creation of these handouts. Students are expected to read them and follow the steps in each one. When returning from an absence students should always ask if they missed receiving any handouts. There is no guarantee that misplaced handouts can be replaced. The notebooks must always remain in the art room. Students may take home individual pages for studying. Emptied notebooks will be collected on the last day of class. Students are required to pay for lost/damaged notebook or they will be placed on the student indebtedness list.

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Art II & Art III: Fall Semester 07: 1st Block

Cubist composition of a teapot by Joe Gillespie

Art II Information

Contact:

Location: Room V-207 located near the rear courtyard Instructor: Ms. Keith-Ott  Do not try to call me through the DHS telephone system. I have not checked my voice mail in over four years. Instead, contact me via the phone number provided on the class syllabus or by email:
wendy_keith-ott@decatur-city.k12.k12.ga.us
Conferences: Every weekday (except Thursdays) from 3:35 until 5:30 or later.

Course Description:

This course is designed for students who have sucessfully completed Art I (earning a grade of C or above). Art II is designed for the student interested in learning more about art than what is offered in a survey course. Subject matter and materials selections will be more optional and individualized. Class instruction will be devoted to more advanced rendering techniques with strong emphasis on composition. Art history will be woven into each assignment. Students will be able to recognize the function of the visual arts in the community by exhibiting their work both on a school-wide and local level.

Core Instructional Units:

1. Aesthetics
2. Art History
3. Drawing
4. Painting
5. Printmaking
6. Sculpting

Topics & Concepts:

1. Composition
2. Techniques
3. Media
4. the Art Principles
5. Surface preparation

Skills:

1. Thumbnail sketches as problem solving
2. Compositional collages in 3 or more values
3. Modeling/shading techniques
4. Anatomical cross contour drawings

Unit Objectives:
Art II students will be able to:

1. Identify and use various types of composition.
2. Appropriately use the various drawing techniques.
3. Explore various types of media.
4. Develop an understanding and application for the elements and principles of art. 

Textbook:

The instructor provides a three ring notebook for each student, which is used to hold notes, sketches, returned work and  Scholastic Art magazine pagesr.

Grading:

90 - 100.............A

80 - 89.9............B

75 - 79.9............C

70 - 74.9............D

69.9 & below....F

Your total grade is divided among five areas:

Class Assignments 40% These assignments include drawings, paintings, pottery, etc. involving concepts that demonstrate your learning experience. Each assignment will have a rubric which explains the performance criteria needed to obtain the desired grade. Longer, more intense assignments will earn more wieghted grades. Grades for each late assignment will be reduced by 10% per school day. Once an assignment is due it cannot be worked on during class time since the class will be moving on to a new assignment.

Critiques 10% Art Ii students' work will also be evaluated by their classmates in class critiques. Although each student's work is assigned a grade only by the teacher, verbal participation in the critiques earns a grade. Participation will be evaluated on: how well the comments relate to the work under discussion; specificity (vs." I like it." or "It's pretty.") of comments; and degree of active listening. Students are expected to respect their classmates by making insightful and helpful comments. Criticism requires judgement, but comments should be constructive advice. You can learn just as much about your own work when listening to someone else's critique as when listening to your own. You can discover how to avoid errors before making them and add new tricks to your skills by careful observation. Critiques will be oral, written, on specific assignments and on portfolios. 

Homework & Essays 30% Homework is assigned far more frequently in Art IV than in the lower levels. Much of the homework will be a weekly amount of sketches. You may use sketchbooks from previous art classes or purchase on from any of the stores listed below as well as most book stores. You will be advised of how much time should be alloted per assignment. Take this advice seriously. Essays are to be turned in separate from the sketchbook assignments. Essays should be typed in 12 point and double spaced. Each essay assignment will be of a specific length requirement. Homework is generally due at the start of the class period. Not turning in homework (esp. the essays) is one of the biggest causes of poor grades in Art class.

Tests 10% You will be tested apporximately once every two weeks, Test content will primarily come from covered art history, vocabulary and the principles of design.

Cleaning 10% You earn a grade based on how well you clean your immediate work environment (table, chair & floor area and putting away supplies and notebook) each day (5%). Another 5% is determined by how much effort you put into corporate clean up (washing sinks; sweeping the floor; scrubbing tables, chairs & counter tops; collecting & putting away supplies; rinsing paint brushes & water cups; taking down classroom displays; etc.).

Field Trips:

Most field trips require one adult chaperone per seven students.  Chaperones are not usually charged admission. Parents who volunteer to help chaperone field trips receive Ms. K-O's undying loyalty and affection.  Students demonstrating habitual and significant behavior problems, not returning a signed release form, or wearing inappropriate attire will not be permitted to attend the trip.  No student will be left behind due to an inability to pay.

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Cubist drawing of a pencil eraser by Carlos Monge

Art II: Schedule

Jan. 4  The class will discuss individual goals and objectives for this semester. Because there are three Art II students ans one Art V student there will be a significant degree of individualized assignments.  Students will receive their notebooks and an eraser.

Jan. 5  All students will start a cubism assignment today.  The instructor briefly explains the concepts and history of cubism. Examples of cubism are displayed. A demonstration of the sequence of assignment steps is gone over. Students begin by selecting a 3-D object to draw. There will be a test on Cubism and vocabulary on Friday.

Jan. 6  The students create a minimum of eight pencil drawings of the object on tracing paper.  Each drawing should be from a different angle and in a different size.

Jan. 9  When the students have completed their drawings they will play with the drawings by combining and recombining the drawings over and over until they create a composition which acheives: unity, variety, movement, and balance.  This is best done on top of a sheet of white paper the size of the finished piece.  Students are reminded to consider how the four edges of the composition relate to the shapes being created through transparent layering and selective omission. When a pleasing composition has been found, the students tape the tracing paper drawings together in the desired arrangement.  The combined drawings are then attached to the classroom window.  Over this the student tapes her/his sheet of drawing paper and traces the desired lines.

Jan. 10  The graphite pencil drawing is lightened if necessary.  The students use a palette limited to 2, 3 or 4 colors. Colored pencil is applied using a multi-directional technique which leaves no pattern of marks.  Shapes may be rendered opaque, shaded, translucent, or any combination of these. The instructor assigns this week's vocabulary words: line, shape, form, space, value, color, texture. and cubism, and reminds the class of Friday's test.

Jan. 11  Students continue coloring and shading.  Some students may find it helpful to break up parts of the background, but negative space should not necessarily avoided. In applying value and color students should be consciously aiming for unity/variety, movement, and balance.

Jan. 12  Students continue coloring and shading the Cubist assignment today through Monday.

Jan. 13 Students should continue working on the Cubism compositions today.

Jan. 17  Cubism & vocabulary test is administered at the start of class. Students should complete their Cubist compositions by the end of class today.

Jan. 18  Graded tests returned to students. Instructor reviews figure proportions with class.  Gesture drawing is demonstrated.  Examples of gesture and other types of figure drawing are displayed. The class divides into four groups.  Each student takes turns modeling short (2 min. to 10 sec) poses for her/his group. Students draw quick gestures attempting to capture stance, mass, weight distribution and attitude of each pose as well as proportional accuracy. Class ends with one five minute pose.

Jan. 19  Class begins with a discussion about the problems of applying foreshortening.  The instructor explains how both sighting and careful observation of negative space can be used to help students overcome foreshortening problems.  Students are again divided into groups.  The groups work ten minute poses which emphasize foreshortening.

Jan. 20  Today the students are not allowed to use pencil.  Students will draw models in both short and long poses using sticks and ink, brush and ink and rags dipped in wash.

Jan. 21  A critique of fgure drawings will start the class. 

Art II & Art III: Fall Semester 06: 2nd Block

Cubist drawing of a can by Allegra Deneroff

Art III: Information

Contact:

Location: Room V-207 located near the rear courtyard Instructor: Ms. Keith-Ott Do not try to call me through the DHS telephone system. I have not checked my voice mail in over four years. Instead, contact me via the phone number provided on the class syllabus or by email at:
wendy_keith-ott@decatur-city.k12.k12.ga.us
Also see Tutoring & Conferences below.

Course Standards:

Grades of C, or above, in Art I & II are prerequisite for enrolling in Art III which is designed to meet, and exceed, the Georgia Dept. of Education Standards and QCC. In addition, this course covers the five components of Discipline Based Art Education as proposed by the National Association of Art Educators, which entails: Aesthetic Valuing; Artistic Perception/Criticism; Production/Creative Expression; Historical/Cultural Context; and Connections/Applications.

Grading:

90 - 100.............A

80 - 89.9............B

75 - 79.9............C

70 - 74.9............D

69.9 & below....F

Your total grade is divided among four areas:

Class Assignments 45% These assignments include drawings, paintings, pottery, etc. involving concepts that demonstrate your learning experience. Each assignment will have a rubric which explains the performance criteria needed to obtain the desired grade. Longer, more intense assignments will earn more weighted grades. Grades for each late assignment will be reduced by 10% per school day. Once an assignment is due it cannot be worked on during class time since the class will be moving on to a new assignment. 

Homework & Essays 25% Homework is assigned only when needed. Some assignments require more hours than are available during school time. Just as in other disciplines, higher level classes demand a higher level of dedication and work. Essays are considered homework. You will be advised of how much time should be alloted per assignment. Take this advice seriously. Homework is generally due at the start of the class period. Not turning in homework is one of the biggest causes of poor grades in Art classes.

Final Project 20% Rather than an exam, Art III students will be assigned a final project which involves art history, art criticism, art production and homework time.

Cleaning 10% You earn a grade based on how well you clean your immediate work environment (table, chair & floor area and putting away supplies and notebook) each day (5%). Another 5% is determined by how much effort you put into corporate clean up (washing sinks; sweeping the floor; scrubbing tables, chairs & counter tops; collecting & putting away supplies; rinsing paint brushes & water cups; taking down classroom displays; etc.).

Tutoring & Conferences:

Parents should look for a progress report to come home approximately every three weeks. Parents who wish to schedule either a parent-teacher conference or a parent-student-teacher conference can contact me at wendy_Keith-Ott@decatur-city.k12.ga.us or just click on the email link under my photo on this dhs website.
Students, if you are having difficulty with any of the work in this class, please let me know immediately. I do not want you to feel lost or fall behind. Often students wait until it is too late to try and make up a whole semester's worth of material. I can teach you most concepts in ten minutes, or less, when tutoring you one-on-one. It's not like you will have to give up your entire high school social life if you come for help! Students who come for tutoring usually make significantly higher grades. I am almost always in the art room before and after school. Parents are encouraged to visit their scholar's art class any time, whether it is for student observation or for personal enrichment. Visitors need to check in at the main office (2nd floor of main bldg.) and are very welcome in the art room. Any parents who help chaperone museum field trips will receive Ms. K-O's undying affection and loyalty.

Textbook:

You are provided with the use of a three ring binder for this semester. You will keep your notes, drawings, and your corrected & graded:  essays, homework and class work in the notebook, Do not throw away any graded work until the last day of class, Should "technical difficulties" arise, your graded work might save the day! 

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Graphic design by Nathan Tavel

Art III: Schedule

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Classroom management contracts, syllabi and schedules will be distributed on Friday (1-6-06). All three documents should be signed (by both student and guardians) and returned no later than Wed,1-11-06

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This schedule is subject to change.

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Jan. 4   Pre-test administered and questions posed in order to assess students' skill ability and content knowledge.  Students are assigned three small pastle compositions: realism; abstract and non-objective.

 

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Art Glossary

Words You Will Hear and Use in Art I, II & III

abstract:  used as a verb in reference to the process of simplifying lines, shapes, forms, values, colors, space and textures in order to portray the essence of an object or emphasize particular parts.  

abstract art: art that departs significantly from natural appearances. Forms are changed to varying degrees in order to emphasize certain qualities or content. Any recognizable references to original appearances may be slight.

aerial perspective: a way of drawing that shows spacial depth by such methods as overlapping objects, using lighter values for more distant objects, using less detail in distant objects, and using warm colors for nearer items.

art elements: the tools of visual art which include: line, shape, form, value, color, space and texture. You may find slightly different lists of the art elements depending on where you look, however these are the elements we will refer to in DHS Fine Art courses.

asymmetrical: one side of the composition appears different from the other side, but is balanced with it. The two sides are visually equal without being identical. Asymmetry is a type of balance.

balance: There are three basic types of balance: symmetrical (formal), asymmetrical (informal), and radial. Balance is a principle of design which refers to the distribution of the visual weight of a composition.

blind contour drawing: a contour drawing in which the artist neither looks at the drawing nor lifts the drawing instrument from the surface of the drawing until it is completed.

collage: an arrangement of materials of various shapes & sizes which have been attached to a surface (support). Materials may include: paint, magazine photos, printed materials or ephemera, cloth, string, colored paper, wall paper, and other two dimensional materials.

color: an art element which identifies natural and manufactured objects as being red, yellow, blue, orange, etc. In general, hue is another word that can be used for color.

composition: the arrangement of the art elements in a work of art, usually according to the principles of design.  Works of art are often refered to as compositions.

cone: the three-dimensional equivalent of a triangle, with a rounded bottom. The bottom is created using the botttom horizontal half of the guidelines used to create an ellipse.

contour: an edge. Contour line drawing: a drawing in which the edges (both interior and exterior of an object) are visually described. In general, there should be no "coloring in" or shading in a contour line drawing. Mass, depth and texture can be implied by line thickness.

contrast: a principle of design refering to differences in values, colors, textures, and other elements in an artowrk to achieve emphasis and interest. Often, the word variety can be used for contrast in the context of formal analysis.

cool colors: the hues on the side of the color wheel which contain blues, greens and violets (of which blue is the predominant component).

cube: a solid, three-dimensional form with six equal square sides. A 2-D drawing of a cube has three sets of 3 parallel straight lines.

Cubism: an early 20th century art movement in which 3-D subjects are broken up, analyzed, and reassembled in an abstracted 2-D or 3-D form.  Cubism is characterized by simultaneous multiple angles, surfaces of geometric planes, shallow space and interlocking (often) transparent planes.

cylinder: the three-dimensional equivalent of a rectangle comprised of two parallel (unless modified to converge) straight sides connected to an elliptical top and bottom. In a 2-D drawing of a cylinder one of the rounded ends is rendered as a full ellipse and the other end is drawn as half of the same ellipse and is parallel to the half it duplicates.

depth: the third dimension (height, width & depth). Receding or advancing in either actual space or the illusion of depth on a 2-D surface— as with linear perspective.

design: can be used as a noun or a verb. It refers to the order of the visual components.

diagonal line:  a (usually straight) line at an angle; neither vertical nor horizontal. Like this: / or \;diagonal lines are dynamic (full of energy); in a state of imbalance or tension; constantly changing and active.

ellipse: a curved line that is drawn to produce an oval shape with specific geometric proportions.

emphasis: a principle of design by which the artist or designer may use opposing sizes, shapes, contrasting colors, or other means to place greater attention on certain areas or objects. The area of most emphasis is called the focal point. Sometimes there is more than one focal point in a composition.

figure: unless a work of art portrays a clearly identifiable person, the human form is generally refered to as a figure. 

form: 1. An art element which is three-dimensional. A form encloses volume and has mass. Examples of forms are cubes, spheres, pyramids, cones, cylinders, ovoids, etc. Sculpture involves the use of forms. 2. A manner of describing visual art in which the speaker/writer observes and reports how the artist employs the art elements according to the principles of design. This type of thinking and expression is not called formal because it is very proper, but rather because it explains the form, or arrangement of a piece of art.

geometric shape: a type of shape that involves lines and angles which recall geometry: triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, and so on.

height: usually refers to how tall an object is, or the measurement of an object from top to bottom.

horizon line: a line used in linear perspective to represent where the earth meets the sky. Generally, the horizon line is thought be at a standing person's eye level.  In reality, we rarely see the horizon due to buildings, foliage and other objects which obstruct the viewer's ability to see the horizion.  In rendering, the horizon line can be high, half-way, low, or not even on the picture plane.

horizontal: objects parallel with the horizon.

hue: the name of a color, such as yellow, yellow-orange, green, etc.

implied line: lines, in works of art, that are indicated indirectly at edges where two shapes meet, where a form ends and the space around it begins, or by positioning several objects or figures in a row.

implied texture: texture that can be seen and sensed rather than actually felt (as in a painting of fur). Texture which is tactile and can be felt is called actual texture.

intensity: the strength, brightness, or purity of a color. The more intense the color, the less it is weakened with admixtures of neutrals or its complementary color.

intermediate color: colors which are a combination of a primary and secondary color.  Red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, and blue-violet are the intermediate colors on a twelve color wheel.  Note that the name of the primary color precedes that of the secondary.

line: a point that moves in a given direction. Line is an art element. A line can also be made with objects placed next to each other in a manner that creates a thin path. The edges of objects can be read as lines.

linear perspective: a system of drawing which gives the illusion of depth on a flat, 2-D surface. Straight,"parallel" lineswhich appear to recede into the distance are drawn to one or more vanishing points where they converge.

motif: the dominant idea or feature in a work of art. Also, the two- or three-dimensional configuration that is repeated in a pattern.

movement: a principle of design that refers to the arrangement of parts in a work of art to create a slow to fast movement, and direction, of the viewer's eye though the work.

negative space (open space): the area around the objects in a drawing or painting. Often called the background.

non-objective: a type of art in which there are no recognizable objects. Non-objective art is generally about the art elements and principles of design.

Op Art: a style of art which employs the art elements and principles of design to create images which "fool the eye" into imagining movement, depth, etc. that is not actually present. Op refers to optical as in 'optical illusion'.

one point perspective: a method of representing three dimensional space on a two dimensional surface (picture plane)using orthgonals (straight lines which connect represented objects with one vanishing point located on the horizon line).

organic shapes: shapes which can resemble objects found in nature. They are often irregular and rounded such as bio-morphic shapes.

outline: a line which describes the exterior edges of an object (or a group of objects).

ovoid: shaped like an egg or oval.

parallel lines: lines extending in the same direction, the same distant apart in all places. Parallel lines never meet.

pattern: a principle of design in which combinations of lines, colors, and shapes are used to show real or imaginary things. Pattern may also be achieved by repeating a shape, line, or color.

perpendicular: lines or objects which meet, or intersect, at right angles.

perspective: the illusion of depth.

picture plane: the boundaries of a 2-D composition.

positive space (closed space): the objects in a work of art, as opposed to the background or space around the objects.

principles of design: how the artist decides to arrange the art elements is determined by: unity, variety, balance, emphasis, rhythm, proportion and scale.

proportion: the manner in which objects relate to one another.  Proportions can be expressed as a ratio such as height times width. In figurative work the proportions of the human figure are understood by using the head as the basic unit of measurement.

radial: a type of balance in which lines, shapes, colors, etc. emerge from a central point at equal (to each other) intervals.

rhythm: a principle of design that indicates a type of movement in an artwork or design, often by repeated shapes or colors.

shades: the darker tones (values) of a hue, made by adding an amount of black, dark, or complementary, color to the original hue.

shading: in drawing and painting the application of a continuous series of values (or tones) to a composition for the purpose of creating the illusion of light and/or volume. Shading is sometimes refered to as modeling.

shape: an art element which is two-dimensional and encloses an area or space.

sight drawing (sighting): a method of visually measuring and comparing proportions of objects in order to make accurate visual representations (2-D and/or 3-D) of the object.

space: an art element which indicates areas in a composition (positive and negative) and/or the feeling of depth in a two-dimensional work of art.

sphere: a three-dimensional, circular form; a globe.

symmetrical: both sides are identical(or near identical as in the human face). Symmetry is one type of balance.

subject: that which is represented in an artwork. (also refered to as subject matter)

tertiary Colors:  are created when mixing one secondary and one primary color. i.e. blue + violet = blueviolet. Three or more separate colors are mixed (one primary and one secondary – the combination of two primaries).
The tertiary colors are: yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue violet, blue-green, and yellow-green.

 
texture: an art element which refers to the surface: whether it is rough, smooth, or soft, for example. Texture can be actual or simulated (as in the look of painted fur as opposed to the actual texture of the painting).

three-dimensional: having height, width, and depth.

tints: the lighter tones (values) of a hue, made by adding an amount of white to the original hue.

three dimensional: having height, width & depth.

two-dimensional: having height and width.

unity: a principle of design that relates to the sense of oneness or wholeness in a work of art.

value: an art element of design which relates to the lightness and darkness of a color. Value is also refered to as tone.

vertical: upright; perpendicular to the horizon.

warm colors: those colors in which yellow and red are dominant.

width: usually refers to how wide or thick an object is.

For more words, terms & defintions go to www.artlex.com

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