ARH 120

visual sensation that persists after the external stimulus

hues containing a common color

technique for creating the illusion of distance

color whose pure hue has been "broken" through the addition of another

handwriting designed to be beautiful

celluloid sheets

"light-dark" in Italian

recessed geometrical panel in the ceiling

circular, 2 dimensional model illustrating the relationships of the various hues

hues that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel

line representing the outline of a figure or form

pattern of superimposed parallel lines

• artistic style developed in the early 20th century by
• Braque and Picasso

painting technique in which color is built up through the use of dots of color

use of perspective to represent an object extending back in space

close parallel lines used in drawings and prints

thick application of paint to a canvas or panel

movement in a linear direction caused by a visual element other than an actual line

degree of purity of a color

system of perspective in which diagonal lines convey the effect of distance

having to do with movement

style in which lines are used to depict figures with precise, fully indicated outlines

mathematical system devised in the Renaissance to create the illusion of depth in a 2 dimensional image

color sensation imparted by a nearby object in clear daylight

3 dimensional form

2 dimensional art

having a color scheme based on shades of black and white

system of perspective in which there are a number of vanishing points caused by multiple buildings or other objects

painting applied to the surface of a wall

system of perspective in which every orthogonal leads to a single vanishing point

tendency for the eyes to blend individual colors

converging lines

flat surface of a drawing

technique developed by Seurat and his followers

the pure hues (blue, red and yellow)

the 5 main colors (red, violet, blue, green, yellow)

circular panel

hues produced by combining 2 primary colors

"toned down" in Italian

to darken a color by adding black

gradual change from light to dark

area of dark created when an object blocks light

2 dimensional area enclosed by lines

2 complementary colors intensify each other

quality of being perceptible by the sense of touch

colors made by combining a primary and a 2ndary color

having height, weight, width and depth

color that is lighter than a hue's normal value

system of perspective in which there are two vanishing points

degree of lightness or darkness in a hue

the point at which the orthogonals would intersect

point of view of the observer