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abstract	focus is on elements such as colors, lines, or shapes; not realistic
balance	a feeling of equality in weight, attention, or attraction; equal amounts on each side of an imaginary line
ceramics	objects made of clay and fired in a kiln
collage	grouping of different textures, objects and materials glued down
color	made of hue (the colors themselves) and intensity (how vivid or dull they are)
color wheel	a round diagram that shows the placement of colors in relationship to each other
complementary colors	colors at opposite sides of the color wheel; red and green, blue and orange, yellow and violet
cool color	colors that seem cool; green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet, and violet
cubism	artwork that shows natural forms changed into geometric shapes
elements of design	line, form, value, texture, color, and shape
emphasis	the stress placed on a single area of a work; creates a center of interest
expressionism	painting of feelings, sometimes with recognizable images, often abstract
focal point	a specific area, element or principle that dominates a work of art; the viewer’s eye is usually drawn there first
form	3-D height, width, depth
gallery	A room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited.
horizon line	distant view where the sky meets the water or land at the artist’s eye level
impressionism	an outdoor painting technique that shows changes in light and color
kiln	an oven in which pottery or ceramic ware is fired
landscape	a scenery painting, drawing, or photograph; also includes cityscape or seascape
line	the path of a moving point
monochromatic	different values of a single color
mosaic	design or picture created by imbedding stones or pieces of glass on a floor, vault, or wall
mural	painting made to fill a wall
pointillism	applying pure color in small dots and allowing the eye to mix the colors
pop art	objects from commercial art and pop culture made into artwork
portrait	a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person
positive space	space that is occupied by an element or a form
potter	a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter’s wheel and bakes it in a kiln
potter’s wheel	a horizontal disk revolving on a spindle and carrying the clay being shaped by the potter
pottery	a form of ceramics, where wet clay is shaped and dried, then fired to harden
primary colors	red, yellow, and blue All other colors can be made from these
principles of design	balance, movement, emphasis, contrast, proportion, space, and unity
printmaking	artwork created from a plate; transformed through a technique such as engraving, etching or woodcut, then inked and transferred to paper
realism	an artist’s attempt to portray a subject as accurately as possible
repetition	use of line, color or motif in more than one place in a composition
rhythm	repeated use of similar elements such as color, line, shape; smooth transition from one part to another
secondary colors	green, purple, and orange; made by mixing the primary colors
self portrait	a portrait an artist makes by using himself or herself as the subject
shade	a color produced by adding black to a pigment
shape	an area enclosed by an outline
still life	a painting or other two-dimensional work of art representing inanimate (not living) objects
symmetrical balance	identical forms on either side of a central axis
texture	the surface quality of an object
three-dimensional	Giving the illusion of three dimensions (height, width, depth)
tint	a hue with whited added. Example: Pink is a tint of red.
two-dimensional	having two dimensions (height and width); something that is flat
unity	oneness or wholeness: all parts seem to belong together
value	differences in the light and dark of a color
warm color	colors that seem warm (Red-violet, red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, and yellow)

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