Other Art Vocabulary Terms to study

Tint

A light color achieved by adding WHITE

Red, Yellow & Blue

Primary colors; the basic colors used to mix all other colors

Elements of Art

Form, Shape, Space, Line, Color, Value, Texture; the basic components of art that make up the composition.

Principles of Design

Emphasis, Balance, Unity, Variety, Pattern, Rhythm, Proportion, Movement; the way Elements of Art are used to create a composition

Orange, Green & Purple

Secondary colors; made by mixing two primary colors.

Shade

A dark color achieved by changing the value of a color by adding BLACK.

Yellow

opposite of purple on the color wheel

Purple

opposite of yellow on the color wheel

Blue

opposite of orange on the color wheel

Orange

opposite of blue on the color wheel

Green

opposite of red on the color wheel

Red

opposite of green on the color wheel