The document provides definitions for various art terms including weaving, tint, linear symmetry, primary colors, quilt, diagonal line, broken line, clay, analogous colors, abstract art, geometric shape, landscape, middle-ground, shade, shadow, warm colors, atmospheric perspective, animation, collage, pattern, radial symmetry, seascape, variety, symmetry, secondary colors, highlight, form, realistic, score, soft sculpture, logo, pinch-pot, still-life, horizontal line, vertical line, zig-zag lines, textile art, tempera paint, portrait, kiln, color wheel, architect, chalk pastel, illustrator, border, movement, mosaic, 1-point perspective, texture

1. Weaving
• An artwork made of thread, yarn, or other
fibers laced or woven together.
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2. Tint
• A color that is created when you mix white
with a color.
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3. Linear Symmetry
• If you divided an object in half and the left
side looked the same or similar to the right
side, it would be said to have
____________________.
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4. Primary Colors
• A group of colors that can be mixed together
in different ways to create all other colors
(red, yellow, blue).
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5. Quilt
• A piece of textile art created by sewing
together patches of fabric.
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6. Diagonal Line
• A slanted edge or line.
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7. Broken Line
• This line looks like it fell down and broke. 
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8. Clay
• A soft, moist material used to create artworks
such as sculptures and pottery.
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9. Analogous Colors
• Color scheme of colors that sit next to each
other on the color wheel.
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10. Abstract Art
• It doesn’t look really realistic and the artist
probably cared more about colors and shapes.
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11. Geometric Shape
• A regular shape (such as a square, triangle,
circle, etc).
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12. Landscape
• A drawing or painting showing an outdoor
scene.
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13. Middle-ground
• The middle layer in a piece of artwork
(between the foreground and the
background).
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14. Shade
• A color made by adding black to another color.
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15. Shadow
• Areas of darkness on or around an object
caused by a lack of direct light in certain areas
(can be used to make something look more 3-
D).
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16. Warm Colors
• Colors that appear to advance in space (hint:
they are fiery and hot).
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17. Atmospheric Perspective
• A technique used to create the illusion of
depth in your artwork by coloring the
background details lighter and with less detail
and the foreground darker and with more
detail.
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18. Animation
• The art of showing many pictures quickly to
make them look like they are moving.
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19. Collage
• The technique of overlapping and gluing
multiple pieces of paper together to create a
piece of art.
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20. Pattern
• A _________ is created when a color, shape,
line, or something else is repeated in a certain
order.
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21. Radial Symmetry
• A type of symmetry which radiates around a
central point.
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22. Seascape
• An artwork which shows a sea, ocean, or
shore scene.
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23. Variety
• A principle of design which refers to having a
lot of something from the same group with
difference (for example, a handful of different
coins would be an example of a _________ of
coins).
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24. Symmetry
• Balance created by making both sides or an
artwork the same, equal, or almost the same
(hint: can be radial or linear).
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25. Secondary Colors
• The three colors that are created when you
mix the colors red, yellow, and blue in certain
ways.
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26. Highlight
• Areas of direct light on an object (can be used
to make something look more 3-D).
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27. Form
• An object is said to have _______ if it is 3-D or
looks like it is 3-D (this would be implied
___________).
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28. Realistic
• Showing something, such as a person or a
scene in your artwork as it really looks.
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29. Score
• The process of making scratch-marks in clay to
better enable the process of joining pieces of
clay.
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30. Soft Sculpture
• A three-dimensional
piece of artwork
created with a soft
material (such as
fabric, canvas, etc).
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31. Logo
• A symbol used to represent a group (like a
business or organization).
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32. Pinch-pot
• A pot/bowl created by pinching pieces of clay
into the right shape.
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33. Still-life
• An artwork showing an arrangement of
objects that cannot move on their own (such
as fruit or flowers).
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34. Horizontal Line
• A line that moves across the paper from left to
right.
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35. Vertical Line
• Moving up and down rather than side to side.
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36. Zig-zag Lines
• A line that sharply alternates between moving
up and down.
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37. Textile Art
• Fabric arts.
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38. Tempera Paint
• A chalky, water-based paint (sometimes called
poster paint).
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39. Portrait
• A picture of a person.
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40. Kiln
• The furnace in which
clay is fired to harden
it.
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41. Color Wheel
• A tool artists use to make choices about color.
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42. Architect
• A person whose job is to design buildings.
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43. Chalk Pastel
• A medium that can be used like chalk and
blends colors very well.
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44. Illustrator
• An artist who creates images for things such
as books or posters.
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45. Border
• Decorative detail going around the outside of
your artwork.
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46. Movement
• The sense of motion created in a piece of
artwork (wavy lines often show this).
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47. Mosaic
• An artwork made from small pieces of colored
glass, stone, paper, or other materials.
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48. 1-point perspective
• A way of drawing something in which all diagonal
lines converge to a single point on the horizon
line. This way of drawing helps create the illusion
of depth.
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49. Texture (implied)
• The way that something appears to feel.
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50. Texture (real)
• The way that something really feels.
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51. Watercolor Paint
• A translucent water-based paint.
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52. Self-Portrait
• A picture of yourself created by yourself.
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53. Neutral Colors
• A color scheme made up of the colors white,
black, gray, and brown.
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54. Symbol
• A letter, color, sign, or picture that expresses a
larger meaning (it represents something).
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55. Tessellation
• Pattern created with a repeating shape that
does not overlap and could continue on
forever.
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56. 2-point Perspective
• A way of drawing something in which receding
lines meet at two vanishing points.
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57. Complementary Colors
• Colors that sit across from each other on the
color wheel.
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58. Background
• The farthest layer back in your artwork (hint: it
is often a sky).
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59. Freeform Shape
• A organic or irregular shape that is not
geometric.
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60. Line
• A path of a point
moving through
space (hint: it can be
horizontal, vertical,
broken, wavy, etc).
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61. Repetition
• Something that occurs over and over and over
again.
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62. Spiral Line
• A type of line created by starting at a middle
point that gradually moves outward and gets
larger in a circular motion.
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63. Value
• The lightness or darkness of a color.
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64. Wavy Line
• A line that alternates between moving up and
down fluidly through space.
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65. Slab
• An even flat piece of clay.
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66. Oil Pastel
• A pastel that is oil-based and is great for
blending colors.
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67. Foreground
• The front layer in a piece of artwork. This layer
appears to be closest to the viewer.
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68. Blueprints
• The detailed drawing an architect creates for a
building before he/she starts building it.
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69. Depth
• The apparent distance from front to back.
(hint: Volume=height x width x ___________)
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70. Contour Line
• An outline.
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71. Cool Colors
• These colors appear to recede in space. (hint:
They are laid back – and chill).
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72. Printmaking
• The process of creating prints of the same
image.
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73. Coil
• A rope-like shaped piece of clay.
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74. Elements/Princip
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