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A. no focal point
2. Scale
C. the dimensions of an object in relation to the original object that it depicts or in relation to the objects
around it according to the size of it
3. axonometric projection
A. a property of light
B. all lines remain parallel and all sides of the object are at an angle to the picture plane
C. the modification of perspective to decrease distortion from the apparent visual contraction of an
object as it extends backward from the picture plane
4. value
5. hue
6. tint
7. cross-hatching
8. impasto
9. radial balance
A. a circular composition in which the elements project outward from a central core at regular introvolse
B. no final point
C. repeating an element
11. hatching
B. two-dimensional area
C. the perceived line that marks the border of an object in space. ex: body, apple, etc
A. all colors
14. tenebrism
A. repeating an element
16. iconography
B. the study or description of images or symbols. includes the symbolism behind the subject
A. sides are not the same, neither sides reflects or mirrors the other
B. minor discrepencies between 1 side and the other, the overall effect is one of symmetry
B. a large area closer to the fulcrum is balance by a smaller area further away
C. repeating an element
19. balance
C. sides are not the same, neither sides reflects or mirrors the other, the overall effect is one of
symmetry
20. rhythm
C. repeating an element
22. non-representational/non-objective
A. when a work of art does not refer to the natural or objective world at all
B. the rendering of images and objects in a stylist or simplified way, they remain recognizable.
23. frottage
A. putting a cheat of paper over texture surfaces and then rubbing with pencil
A. the idea that as parallel lines appear in space, it appears that they get closer and closer together.
C. sides remain parallel, same scale used for height and width, depth is reduced
B. all colors
C. color that has no realistic or natural relation to the object that is depicted but may have emotional or
expressive significance
27. volume
28. Calligraphy
29. content
A. minor discrepancies between 1 side and the other, the overall effect is one of symmetry
B. the organization of the formal elements in a work