South Middle School Visual Art Academic Vocabulary
The list of terms below are covered in art class at South Middle School from sixth to eighth grade.
Elements of Art
line shape form value texture space perspective color Principles of Design balance symmetry asymmetry radial balance contrast movement pattern rhythm repetition emphasis focal point unity Art Periods and Art Movements Prehistoric Art Art of Mesopotamia Egyptian Art Greek Art Roman Art Pre-Columbian Art African Art Medieval Art Gothic Art Renaissance Realism Art Deco Impressionism Post-Impressionism Expressionism Pointillism Fauvism Cubism Dada Surrealism Social Realism Abstract Expressionism Color Field Pop Art Minimalism Conceptual Art Photo-Realism Color color theory color wheel color scheme primary secondary triad tertiary/intermediate warm cool analogous complementary split-complementary monochromatic neutral hue value intensity tint shade For a definition of any term on the list, copy the term and click on one of the dictionary links below and paste it into the online dictionary.
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Drawing
picture plane composition two-dimensional three-dimensional render, rendering illustrate, illustration thumbnail sketch contour line value drawing implied line representational positive space negative space rule of thirds golden mean sighting proportion, proportional technique; method tonal hatch crosshatch smudge stipple graded, gradation linear recede protrude geometric organic amorphous cylinder, cylindrical sphere, spherical prism realism, realistic abstract, abstraction representational Painting paint medium pigment hue brushwork palette canvas easel ferrule dry brush flat wash graded wash glazing tempera paint acrylic paint oil paint watercolor gouache gesso impasto resist mask palette knife opaque transparent under painting viscosity wet on wet |
Perspective
linear perspective one-point or parallel perspective two-point or angular perspective aerial or atmospheric perspective picture plane horizon line vanishing point orthogonal line horizontal line vertical line diagonal line parallel line perpendicular line angle, angular depth, dimension perception recede, receding Printmaking ink relief print printing press engraving etching collagraph monoprint, monotype lithograph silkscreen stencil reduction block print burnishing plate edition registration proof brayer gouge bench hook baren Ceramics coiled pottery pinch pot slab built wheel thrown slip score burnish high relief impressing shrinkage slab wedge, wedging earthenware terra cotta stoneware porcelain grog glaze underglaze gloss semigloss matte fire, firing kiln leather hard plastic stage bone dry stage greenware bisque |