Sunday, September 25, 2011

9 week exam

Line: A line is a path left by a moving point

Pattern: a two-dimensional decorative visual repetition.

Motif: a unit that is repeated in visual rhythm (suggest movement through repetition). Units in a motif may or may not be an exact duplicate of the first unit.

Color
Cool colors recede in space.
Warm colors come forward in space.

Primary colors
a. Red
b. Yellow
c. Blue

Secondary Colors
a. Orange
b. Green
c. Violet

Warm colors
Red, yellow, orange

Cool colors
Green, blue, violet

Draw and label a color wheel showing primary and secondary colors.

Emphasis is given to an area within the design because that area is meant to be seen or is more important to be noticed when compared to other places of the design. For example, your design might be to have white parallel lines going up and down. In the center of this design, you could have a circle. This circle would be a part on the design that is emphasized.