{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/art-elements-and-principles",
 "id": "art-elements-and-principles",
 "title": "Elements and Principles of Art",
 "category": "arts-music",
 "subject": "Visual Art",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "The building blocks of art and the ways artists organize them.",
 "tags": [
  "elements of art",
  "principles of design",
  "vocabulary"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Term",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Line",
   "A mark made by a moving point, long and thin"
  ],
  [
   "Shape",
   "A flat, enclosed area with height and width"
  ],
  [
   "Form",
   "A shape with three dimensions: height, width and depth"
  ],
  [
   "Color",
   "What we see when light bounces off an object"
  ],
  [
   "Value",
   "How light or dark a color is"
  ],
  [
   "Texture",
   "How a surface feels or looks like it feels"
  ],
  [
   "Space",
   "The area around, between and inside things in art"
  ],
  [
   "Positive space",
   "The area taken up by the main subject"
  ],
  [
   "Negative space",
   "The empty area around the subject"
  ],
  [
   "Geometric shape",
   "A regular shape like a circle, square or triangle"
  ],
  [
   "Organic shape",
   "A free-flowing, irregular shape like a leaf or cloud"
  ],
  [
   "Horizontal line",
   "A line that goes side to side, feels calm"
  ],
  [
   "Vertical line",
   "A line that goes up and down, feels tall and strong"
  ],
  [
   "Diagonal line",
   "A slanted line, feels active and moving"
  ],
  [
   "Curved line",
   "A line that bends, feels soft and flowing"
  ],
  [
   "Zigzag line",
   "A line made of sharp angles, feels energetic"
  ],
  [
   "Contour line",
   "A line that outlines the edge of a shape"
  ],
  [
   "Implied line",
   "A line suggested by the way objects are arranged, not drawn"
  ],
  [
   "Hue",
   "The name of a color"
  ],
  [
   "Tint",
   "A color mixed with white"
  ],
  [
   "Shade",
   "A color mixed with black"
  ],
  [
   "Tone",
   "A color mixed with gray"
  ],
  [
   "Intensity (saturation)",
   "How bright or dull a color is"
  ],
  [
   "Actual texture",
   "Texture you can truly feel"
  ],
  [
   "Visual texture",
   "Texture that is only drawn to look real"
  ],
  [
   "Perspective",
   "A way to show depth on a flat surface"
  ],
  [
   "Foreground",
   "The part of a picture closest to the viewer"
  ],
  [
   "Middle ground",
   "The middle part of a picture"
  ],
  [
   "Background",
   "The part of a picture farthest from the viewer"
  ],
  [
   "Overlapping",
   "Placing one object in front of another to show depth"
  ],
  [
   "Principles of design",
   "Ways artists organize the elements"
  ],
  [
   "Balance",
   "How the visual weight is spread in an artwork"
  ],
  [
   "Symmetrical balance",
   "Both sides are mirror images"
  ],
  [
   "Asymmetrical balance",
   "Sides differ but still feel balanced"
  ],
  [
   "Radial balance",
   "Parts spread out from a center point"
  ],
  [
   "Contrast",
   "Differences such as light and dark that make things stand out"
  ],
  [
   "Emphasis",
   "Making one part of the work the focus"
  ],
  [
   "Focal point",
   "The place the eye goes first"
  ],
  [
   "Movement",
   "How the eye is led through an artwork"
  ],
  [
   "Rhythm",
   "Repeated elements that create a beat"
  ],
  [
   "Pattern",
   "A repeated design of lines, shapes or colors"
  ],
  [
   "Repetition",
   "Using an element again and again"
  ],
  [
   "Variety",
   "Using different elements to make interest"
  ],
  [
   "Unity",
   "When all parts of an artwork feel like they belong together"
  ],
  [
   "Harmony",
   "Using similar elements to create calm unity"
  ],
  [
   "Proportion",
   "How the sizes of parts relate to each other"
  ],
  [
   "Scale",
   "The size of an object compared to others or to the viewer"
  ],
  [
   "Composition",
   "How the parts of an artwork are arranged"
  ],
  [
   "Gradation",
   "A gradual change in color, size or value"
  ],
  [
   "Rule of thirds",
   "Placing key parts along lines dividing the picture into thirds"
  ],
  [
   "Medium",
   "The material an artist uses, like watercolor or clay"
  ],
  [
   "Subject",
   "What an artwork is about"
  ],
  [
   "Abstract art",
   "Art that does not show things as they look in real life"
  ],
  [
   "Realism",
   "Art that shows subjects as they really look"
  ],
  [
   "Representational art",
   "Art showing recognizable things"
  ],
  [
   "Still life",
   "A picture of objects that do not move"
  ],
  [
   "Landscape",
   "A picture of outdoor scenery"
  ],
  [
   "Portrait",
   "A picture of a person"
  ],
  [
   "Self-portrait",
   "A picture an artist makes of themselves"
  ],
  [
   "Seascape",
   "A picture of the sea"
  ],
  [
   "Cityscape",
   "A picture of a city"
  ],
  [
   "Mural",
   "A large painting made on a wall"
  ]
 ]
}