2D Design Vocabulary List

Vocabulary Quiz:
At the end of the semester the student will be given an examination over the vocabulary introduced within this course.

Chapter 1
abstraction
content
craftsmanship
decorative
elements of art
form / formal unity
negative space
nonobjective
nonrepresentational
organic unity
plastic
positive space
representational
space
subject

Chapter 2
asymmetry
balance
closure
composition
dominance
movement
pattern
radial
repetition
rhythm
symmetry
variety
contrast

Chapter 3
line calligraphy
contour
cross-contour
gestural
hatching
implied line
linear pattern
stipple
scumble

Chapter 4
shape
actual shape
amorphous shape
biomorphic shape
Cubism
decorative shape
equivocal shape
geometric shape
curvilinear
organic shape
implied shape
plastic shape
rectilinear shape

Chapter 5
value cast shadow
chiaroscuro
closed-value composition
decorative value
local value
open-value composition
plastic value
tenebrism
high key value system
low key value system

Chapter 6
texture
abstract texture
actual texture
collage
invented texture
natural texture
simulated texture
trompe l'oeil

Chapter 7
analogous colors
tetradic
triadic
complementary colors
hue intensity
intermediate color
local color
monochromatic
neutralized color
primary color
secondary color
split-complement
tertiary color
tint
tone
shade

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Elements of Art
space
value
line
shape / mass
color
texture

Principles of Design
dominance
balance
movement
repetition (harmony, rhythm, pattern)
contrast (variety)

Formal Unity
Organic Unity