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Art Vocabulary
8th grade ART TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| art criticism | an organized approached for studying a work of art |
| 4 steps of art criticism | 1.Description 2.Analysis 3.Interpretation 4.Judgement |
| description | size of the work, subject, object, details, and elements of art used in the work |
| analysis | how the work's organized, discovering how the principles of art are used to organize the art elements of line, color, value, shape, form, space, and texture |
| interpretation | what message this artwork communicates, what the meaning or mood of the work is |
| judgement | determining if it's a successful work of art and the degree of artistic measure |
| line | the path of a point moving through space, artists use this to lead your eyes through a work of art because it takes movement |
| shape | a flat 2-D area with height and width |
| form | 3-D shapes expressing length, width, and depth |
| color | the element of art concerned with visual quality of objects caused by the amount of light reflected by them |
| value | the lightness and darkness of a color |
| shade | a darker value made by adding black to a color |
| tint | a lighter value made by adding white to a color |
| texture | the way something feels to the touch or looks to the eye |
| tactile texture | texture you can feel |
| visual texture | the illusion of a 3-D surface |
| pattern | a regular, predictable repetition of elements in artwork |
| rhythm | the repetition of elements creating a feeling of visual motion in an artwork |
| balance | the arrangement of the parts of an artwork to give a sense of overall equality in visual weight. It can be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial and informal. |
| printmaking | a process in which an artist repeatedly transfers an original image from one prepared surface to another |
| 3 main printmaking steps | 1.Creating the print plate 2. Inking the plate 3. Transferring the image |
| proportion | the principle of design concerned with the size relationship of one part to another |
| unity | the quality of seeming whole and complete, when all the parts of an artwork look right together |
| variety | the use or combination of different elements to add interest to artwork |
| emphasis | importance given to certain objects or areas in an artwork to create dominance, contrast, or a focal point |
| drawing | the process of moving an instrument over a smooth surface to leave a mark |
| contour line drawing | a drawing that defines the edges and surface ridges of an object |
| gesture drawing | an expressive drawing with intention of feeling the motion in the object |
| painting | the process of applying color to a surface using tools such as a brush, painting knife, a roller, or even your fingers |
| watercolor | paint with soft flowing, transparent colors.Always thinned with water. |
| acrylic | fast drying, and water soluble until they dry, but water-resistant when they dry |
| tempera | a paint that dries with an opaque finish, historically an egg |
| relief printing | an artist cuts away the sections of a surface not meant to hold ink |
| intaglio | a process in which ink is forced into lines that have been cut or etched on a hard surface such as metal or wood |
| lithography | the image to be printed is drawn with a greasy crayon that ink is attracted to, and the other areas are treated with a substance that repels ink |
| serigraphy | a process that uses a fabric screen stencil and ink is pressed through the screen. Non-image areas are blocked out so ink can not pass through. |
| 3-D art | any artwork that has height, width, and depth |
| 2 categories of 3-D art | 1. In the Round 2. Relief |
| In the Round | freestanding art that is surrounded by negative space. All sides are worked by the artist. |
| Relief | only one side of the artwork is important , the artwork only comes slightly off its surface and it is not freestanding |
| functional art | art that has a use/job |
| simplified art | recognizable but not realistic |
| 4 techniques for making sculpture | 1. Assembling 2. Carving 3. Modeling 4. Casting |
| assembling | a process in which pieces of material are glued or joined together. This sculpture is built up. |
| carving | a sculpting method that artists create by subtracting or taking away the original material to form an image |
| modeling | the building up and shaping of soft material to create a sculpture |
| casting | a sculpting process where the artist starts by making a mold and then pours a material into the mold. the material will harden and become the sculpture. |
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