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1. Pencil Grades
4. Visual elements
2. Shape and form
2.1 Two dimensional/ shape
2.2 Three dimensional/ form
2.3
2.4 Cube
2.5 Sphere
2.6 Cylinder
2.7 Ellipse
An image that has length and width – it is flat.
An image that has height, width and depth.
A 3D box.
A 3D Circle- a ball.
A 3D tube.
A circle shape in perspective.
A continual mark that joins two points together.
How light or dark something is.
How something feels or looks like it feels.
A reaction in our eye to the light reflected.
Made from a repeated shape or motif.
A 2-dimensional area with height and width.
A 3-dimensional object with height, width, depth.
4.1 Line
4.2 Tone
4.3 Texture
4.4 Colour
4.5 Pattern
4.6 Shape
4.7 Form
Red, yellow, blue.
Orange, green, purple.
When you mix a primary and secondary colour.
Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel.
Reds, oranges, yellows.
Blues, greens, purples.
The perceived distance between the background and foreground.
An even texture achieved with drawing or painting.
Being correct or exact.
A distinctive feature of an object or image.
The quality of being sharp or accurate.
Cone
A 3D shape with a circular base that narrows to a point.
3. Tone - how light or dark something is
5. Colour theory
5.1 primary colours
5.2 secondary colours
5.3 tertiary colours
5.4 complementary colours
5.5
5.6 hot/warm colours
5.7 cold/cool colours
5.8
7. Classroom vocabulary
7.1 depth
7.2 smooth
7.3 accuracy
7.4 detail
7.5 precision
analogous colours
Colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel and that blend well together.
3.1 Highlights
3.2 Shadows
3.3 Blending
3.4
3.5 Shading
6. Painting
6.1 paint proportions
6.2 paint application
6.3 tint
6.4 shade
6.5 tone
The lightest area of an object or image.
A dark area where light is blocked.
A gradual transition between a colour or tone.
Use of tone to create form and shadow.
Gradation
A visual technique of gradually transitioning from one shade to another.
colour wheel
A circle with different coloured sectors used to show the relationship between colours.
Quantity of paint to create the correct colour.
How the paint is applied.
The variation of a colour by adding white to it.
The variation of a colour by adding black to it.
The variation of a colour by adding grey to it.
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Knowledge Base: Art Foundation drawing and painting Year 7 | Autumn Term 1