conphil 4th

• Line


  A mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin.
• Types of line


  • Actual
  • Implied
  • Vertical
  • Horizontal
  • Diagonal
  • Contour
• Horizontal lines


  • Lines of repose and serenity. They express ideas of calmness and quiescence.
• Vertical lines


  • Poised for action. They are poised, balanced, forceful, and dynamic. They express an impression of dignity.
• Diagonal lines


  • Suggest action and movement. They give animation to any composition in which they appear.
• Curved lines


  • Suggest grace, movement, flexibility, and joyousness.
• Three main types of lines

  • Repetition
  • Contrast
  • Transition line
• Repetition


  Occurs when two or more lines are drawn within a corner following the lines of the corner.
• Contrast


  Lines that are in opposition to each other form a contrast.
• Transition line


  A line that connects two workflow elements. Transition lines allow you to define what the next step in a workflow will be.
• Color


  An element of art with three properties: 1) Hue, the name of the color, e.g. red, yellow, etc. 2) Intensity or the purity and strength of the color such as brightness or dullness. And 3) Value, or the lightness or darkness of the color.
• Hue


  The term for the pure spectrum colors commonly referred to by the "color names" - red, orange, yellow, blue, green violet - which appear in the hue circle or rainbow. Theoretically all hues can be mixed from three basic hues, known as primaries.
• Color wheel


  An abstract illustrative organization of color hues around a circle, that shows relationships between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, etc.
• Value


  The lightness or darkness of a color. It is the quality which depends on the amount of light and dark in color.
• Attributes of color


  • Tints
  • Shades
  • Intensity
• Tints


  Values above the normal
• Shades


  Values below the normal
• Intensity


  The brightness or darkness of color. It gives color strength. When a hue is vivid form, it is said to be in full intensity. When it is dulled, it is said to be partly neutralized.
• Psychological and emotional connotations of colors

  • Black - death and gloom
  • White - purity and innocence
  • Red - blood, anger and fear
  • Green - happiness and abundance
• Meanings of colors conveyed by the rose

  • Red roses - courage and fortitude
  • Yellow roses - freedom
  • Red and Yellow - jovial/happy feelings
  • Orange roses- enthusiasm and desire
  • Red and White - unity
  • Red - "I love you"
  • Pink - "Thank you"
  • White roses - secrecy, reverence and humility
  • Deep pink roses- gratitude and appreciation
  • Light pink - sympathy, grace and gentility
  • Coral - desire
  • White - heavenly
• Texture


  The element that deals more directly with the sense of touch. It has to do with the characteristics of surfaces which can be rough or smooth, fine or coarse, shiny or dull, plain or irregular.
• Perspective


  Deals with the effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye judges spatial relationships.
• Linear perspective


  • The representation of an appearance of distance by means of converging lines. It has to do with the direction of lines and with the size of objects.
• Foreshortening


  The representation of objects or parts of the body as smaller from the point of view of the observer.
• Aerial perspective


  • The representation of relative distances of objects by gradations of tone or color. Objects become fainter in the distance due to the effect of the atmosphere. Objects appear to be lighter in color as they recede into the distance or atmosphere.
• Space


  As an element of art, refers to distances or areas around, between or within components of a piece. Space can be positive (white or light) or negative (black or dark), open or closed, shallow or deep and two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Sometimes space isn't actually within a piece, but the illusion of it is.
• Kinds of space


  • Positive space - the areas in a work of art that are the subjects, or areas of interest
  • Negative space - areas around the subjects, or areas of interest
• Form


  Applies to the over-all design of a work of art. It describes the structure or shape of an object.
• Types of form


  • Organic
  • Geometric
• Organic forms


  • Typically are irregular in outline, and often asymmetrical. Organic forms are most often thought of as naturally occurring.
• Geometric forms


  • Those which correspond to named regular shapes, such as squares, rectangles, circles, cubes, spheres, cones, and other regular forms.
• Volume


  Refers to the amount of space occupied in three dimensions. It refers to solidity or thickness.