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Art Appreciation Chp. 1,2,3,4,5,6,

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the study of art that involves asking and answering all kinds of questions about art
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shading created by crossed parallel lines
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An element of design that appears 3-D and encloses volume such as a cube, sphere, pyramid, or cylinder.
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The property of color that distinguishes one gradation from another and gives it its name
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where one shape ends and another begins resulting in implied line
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the theory of perceiving and enjoying something for its beauty and pleasurable qualities
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a way to show three dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface, using one vanishing point
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process to determine the quality or lasting importance of a work
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a surface texture, such as that of a photographic print, that is shiny and smooth but not shiny or slippery
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the diminishing of color intensity to lighter and duller hues to give the illusion of distance
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the examination of the relationships among the facts in an artwork
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The tendency to see the shape of a 3-D object as unchanging regardless of any change in position or angle from which it is viewed
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lines found in very abstract and nonobjective artworks which do not describe anything. They are meant to be seen only as line
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Forms in painting and sculpture that have few or no openings, or negative shapes
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Two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel, in extreme contrast with each other
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a technique in which the artist places an object lower in the picture plane to make it appear closer to us than another object that is placed higher
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a way to show three-dimensional subjects on a two-dimensional surface, using two vanishing points and two sets of converging lines to represent forms
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lines that art produced to express an idea, mood, or quality
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a method of applying perspective to an object or figure so that is seems to recede in space by shortening the depth dimension
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explanation of the meaning of an artwork
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a technique of creating the illusion of depth on a flat surface
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lines created with a variety of tools; can be outlines, contour lines, single lines or hatching
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shading using closely spaced, parallel lines used to suggest light and shadow
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The degree of purity, saturation, or strength of a color. High-intensity colors are bright; low-intensity colors are dull
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the tendency to complete partial forms or shapes by seeing lines that do not exist