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Rhythm – (Noun)

Definition 1: is a principle of design that suggests movement or action.

(Rhythm) is usually achieved through repetition of lines, shapes, colors, and more. It creates a visual tempo in artworks and provides a path for … Read More...

Mood – (Noun) Art is intrinsically emotional.

Whether deliberate or not, there is a particular mood set by each individual work.

Through color, theme, style, concept and approach, artists create a unique emotional response in their audience; happiness, calm, … Read More...

7 Elements of Art – All art, whether two-dimensional like a painting or three-dimensional like a sculpture, contains one or more of the seven elements of art. These elements are:

• Line
• Color
• Shape
• Form
• Value
• Space
• Texture

They are … Read More...

Pigment – (Noun)

Definition 1: Is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption.

Definition 2: A substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials

//  (Pigment)… Read More...

Analogous– (Noun)

Definition 1:  Art. any one of a group of related colors that are near each other on the color wheel, a circular chart that shows gradations of color:

// Red, orange, and yellow are analogous colors… Read More...

Critique  – (Verb)

Definition 1: evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and analytical way.

// “the authors critique the methods and practices used in the research”

Good critique is the feedback you can use to make … Read More...

Crosshatching– (verb)

Definition 1: to mark with two series of parallel lines that intersect

// Grill for 3 minutes, then turn the chicken 90 degrees, still skin side down, to create crosshatched grill marks on the skin.… Read More...

Monochromatic – (Adjective)

Definition 1: having or consisting of one color or hue // A Monochromatic Winter Scene

Definition 2: lacking variety, creativity, or excitement //Colorless

Sentence: Here we have a typically Monochromatic view of the whole situation – … Read More...