the methods or techniques that artist use to organize or design artworks by controlling and ordering the elements of design
the act of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole
An element of design that appears 3-D and encloses volume such as a cube, sphere, pyramid, or cylinder.
lines that define the outer edges of forms and surfaces within a form, such as shapes or wrinkles and folds
Mechanical, human-mad shapes such as squares, triangles, circles, etc.
The property of color that distinguishes one gradation from another and gives it its name
Two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel, in extreme contrast with each other
an element of design concerned with the degree of lightness of colors
Those hues in which yellow and red are dominant; located on the left side of the color wheel
A free form, or shape and form that represent living things having irregular edges, as distinguished from the regular edges of geometric shapes
Those colors in which blue is dominant; found on the right side of the color wheel
Lines created with a variety of tools; can be outlines, contour lines, single lines or hatching
Combinations of colors that are considered satisfying, or that produce certain effects
Bands of colored light created when white light is passed through a prism
1. a systematic discussion of the characteristics of an artwork, usually involving four stages