Chapter 7 Elements of Design (Floral)

Achromatic

without color

Additive Color System

A color system in which as more colors are added together, the resulting color becomes lighter and lighter, approaching white.

Color Harmony

Guidelines for combining colors and color values in design; also called color schemes.

Color Wheel

A circular graph that shows primary, secondary, and tertiary colors in the order they appear in the visible spectrum.

Design Element

Each of the things that goes into creating a floral design, including color, form, fragrance, line, pattern, size, space, and texture.

Filler Flower

A flower with an open-form inflorescence that is often clustered or branched; used to create a visual connection between line and mass flowers.

Form

The shape of an overall arrangement; also the shapes of the individual materials used in an arrangement.

Form Flower

A flower that has a distinctive or unusual shape and does not necessarily fit into the other categories

Fragrance

A pleasing aroma given off by some species of flowers to attract specific pollinators.

Hue

Each of the colors of the spectrum.

Intensity

The brightness or dullness of a hue; also called chroma.

Line

The visual path that creates the foundation for a floral arrangement's style and form.

Line Flower

A flower that has a long stem, a spike or linear form, or both; used to form the framework for a geometric design.

Mass flower

A closed-form, single flower that has a dense, rounded shape.

Partitive Color System

A color system based on the way colors react, or the viewer's perception of how they react, when they are placed near other colors.

Pattern

An element that is repeated to form a decorative design; also the overall shape or silhouette of a floral design.

Primary Color

red yellow and blue are colors that cannot be produced by combining any other colors

Secondary Color

Color created by mixing two primary colors

Shade

A hue that has been darkened by mixing it with black.

Size

The physical dimensions of an arrangement.

Space

The three-dimensional area that is occupied by a floral design; may also include the area immediately surrounding the design.

Spray Tint

Floral paint that can be used to change a flower's color to match popular trends or to highlight the tips of the petals with color.

Subtractive color system

A color system in which as more colors are added together, the resulting color becomes darker and darker, approaching black.

Systemic Dyeing

A method of adding color to a white flower by placing the stem in a dye solution and allowing the flower to take up the dye; also called stem dyeing.

Tertiary Colors

A color created by mixing a primary color and a secondary color.

Texture

The surface characteristics of a material.

Tint

A hue that has been lightened by mixing it with white.

Tone

A hue that has been mixed with gray.

Value

The degree of lightness or darkness of a color.

Visible Spectrum

The colors produced by the wavelengths of light energy that make up white light, which is visible to the human eye.