Reading Visual Arts

• Value refers to how light or dark a color appears on a scale from black (no value) to white (maximum value).
• Tint refers to adding white to a pure hue to create lighter shades.
• Saturation refers to the intensity or purity of a color, with more saturated colors appearing brighter and less saturated colors appearing duller.
• Hue refers to the name given to a specific color, such as red, blue, yellow, etc.
• Shade is created by adding black to a pure hue, resulting in darker colors.
• Color theory involves understanding the properties of primary, secondary, tertiary, complementary, analogous, monochromatic, triadic, and split-complementary colors.
• Space refers to the areas of a composition and how elements within that space relate to each other.
• Line is an element of visual composition that is used to define shapes, contours, outlines, silhouettes, and edges in an image.
• Warm colors include red, orange, and yellow, while cool colors include green, blue, and purple.
• Color is an important element in visual arts, as it can evoke emotions and create visual interest.
• Color temperature refers to whether a color appears warm or cool based on its position on the color wheel.
• Line is another key element of visual arts that refers to any mark made by drawing tools or created through other means.
• Form refers to the three-dimensional qualities of an object, including its shape, volume, mass, weight, and texture.
• Balance refers to the distribution of visual weight in a composition, achieved through symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial, or informal balance.
• Texture refers to the surface quality of objects, including roughness, smoothness, softness, hardness, and thickness.
• Positive Space is the area occupied by objects or subjects in a work of art.
• Shape refers to the two-dimensional form of an object, which can be geometric (such as circles, squares, triangles) or organic (found in nature).
• Value refers to the lightness or darkness of colors, with white being the lightest value and black being the darkest.
• Negative space is the empty areas around and between objects in a work of art.
• Texture refers to the surface quality of objects, which can be smooth, rough, shiny, matte, or have different patterns or textures.
• Proportion refers to the relative size and scale of elements within a work of art.
• Harmony refers to the pleasing arrangement of elements within a piece of art that creates a sense of unity and coherence.
• Color refers to the hue, saturation, and brightness/value of pigments used in artwork.
• Line refers to the visual element created by a mark made on a surface, such as a stroke, curve, or shape.

  
• Rhythm refers to the repetition of shapes, lines, or other elements in a work of art, creating a sense of movement and flow.
• Form refers to the three-dimensional shape of objects in a work of art.
• Texture is the surface quality of an artwork, such as roughness, smoothness, or softness.

  
• Shade refers to adding black to a hue to make it darker.
• Hue refers to the purest form of a color without any added values or shades.
• Tone refers to the lightness or darkness of a color, achieved through mixing with white or gray.
• Composition refers to the arrangement of elements within a work of art.
• Saturation refers to the intensity or purity of a hue, with more saturated colors appearing brighter and less saturated colors appearing duller.
• Vertical line suggest height and strength
• Horizontal line suggest distance and calmness
• Diagonal line suggest turmoil and anxiety
• Curved line suggest comfort and ease
• Form is a three dimensional shape that expresses depth, width and length.
• Shape is a closed line.
• Shape can be geometric such as a square and circle,or organic such as a free-form or natural shape.
• A shape is flat and can be expressed as length and width.