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Seven elements of art - line, shape, form, color, value, texture, space Three characteristics of color - hue - red, yellow, green intensity - bright or dull value - how light or dark the color is Texture - How something feels or appears to feel Shapes - Geometric or organic , mathematical shapes vs. shapes found in nature Form - Used in 3-D artwork Line - used to define a shape, the path between two points. Used to create movement or lead the viewer's eye Space - Positive space is the subject of the artwork and negative space is the area that surrounds it Principles of Design - Balance, contrast, movement, emphasis, pattern, rhythm , and unity Relationship between elements and principles of design - The elements of art are the building blocks of visual art, and the principles of design are ways to organize these elements of art. Historic drawing media - Charcoal - slowly burned wood Red Chalk - iron oxide pigment and refined clay (popular in 16 and 17th century Da Vinci Black Chalk - carbonaceous shale softer than red chalk White Chalk - calcium carbonate or soapstone used for highlights on drawingsGraphite - form of carbon discovered in 1500s Tortillon - piece of paper wrapped up tightly , ending in a point, that can be used to blend pencil and charcoal drawings Paper - hot-pressed and cold-pressed surfaces. Hot-pressed will be smooth, where as cold-pressed will have a texture Contour drawing - seeks to define the outline of an object , proportions and volume Blind contour - drawing while carefully looking at the object but not at the paper on which you are drawing Gesture drawing - technique used to quickly capture the action and form of a model or subject. Capturing the essence of the subject Hatching - technique that uses closely placed parallel lines to create shading and tones Shading - Adds depth and form to an artwork Oil Painting - developed as a fine art painting medium in the 15th century in Northern Europe Watercolor - used for cave paintings and manuscript illustrations but was first widely used as a fine art medium during the renaissance. Created by adding pigment to a gum arabic binder. Brushes are generally soft Egg tempera - Popular painting medium until after 1500, when oil painting became used instead. Egg tempera paint is created by adding pigment to egg yolk which is used as a water-soluble binder. Paint dries very quickly, so it is applied in thin transparent layers. Gouache - An opaque medium with characteristics similar to watercolor. It is traditionally created with gum arabic as the binder, but it also has a filler added to make the paint opaque. Like watercolor, dried gouache can be rewet and reworked.Paintbrushes - Paintbrushes used for oils and acrylics generally have a longer handle than watercolor brushes. Watercolor brushes have soft natural or synthetic hairs whereas acrylic and oil brushes have stiffer natural or synthetic hairs. Watercolor and acrylics are water soluble , oil is not water soluble Water Soluble - Oil brushes need to be cleaned with paint thinner solvent because NOT WS Watercolor and Acrylic brushes can be washed with soap and water because they ARE WS Drying Oils - can be added to paints to decrease dying times and thin the consistency (ex. linseed and poppy oil) Primer - base for a painting and it is commonly used with oil and acrylic paintings. Gesso - water-based white paint mixture used to prepare the suppor