art major terms Crossword

Unoccupied area in an artwork where there are no forms, empty space surrounding the form; often interchangeable with ”background’; areas in an artwork that are not the primary subject .
That which is represented in a work of art. Ex: in a portrait, it is the person depicted; in a landscape, it is the actual scene; in abstract art, it may only exist in artist’s mind, Not the content of a piece
Small compositional sketches with all tones laid out, used to try out a design to see if it “works”
process used to describe, analyze, interpret, and judge a piece of art; studying, understanding, and judging artworks
Shapes, lines, images which could be found in nature, often symbolizing feminine or pleasant feelings
trying to create an overall pleasant feeling in an artwork? use these colors or schemes which combine hues located next to each other on the color wheel
rinciple of Design which refers to a way of combining elements to cause viewer’s eye to travel over the artwork; keeps the viewer's eye from "leaving" the work, to follow an interesting path within the work; also often paired with rhythm
Principle of Design that refers to way the art elements are arranged to create stability in the work; can be symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial.
Principle of Design that refers to a way of combining elements to stress the differences between those elements
Principle of Design that refers to the relationship of various elements to the whole composition and to each other; also refers to size relationships
Principle of Design that refers to a way of combining art elements to accentuate their similarities; refers to how well art is pulled together
Overall idea of a work of art; a series of artworks that have a commonality (same subject matter, style, technique)
Color which is neither warm nor cool, can be mixed by combining two complementary colors
Hue mixed with black; dark value of a color