Introduction to Design - Page 3

Terminology II

And here's some more terms....

Mass - A shape that appears to stand out in 3D.

Naturalism - The approach to art that leaves all personal interpretation out of the art.

Negative Area - The unoccupied space left after all the Positive elements have been placed on the picture plane.

Objective Art - Art that is based on the physical properties or optical perception.

Optical Perception - A way of seeing in which the mind has another function other than the natural one of providing the visual sensation of object recognition

Picture Frame - the boundary line of the picture plane

Picture Plane - the actual surface that the artist does the work on.

Plastic Art - The use of elements to create the illusion of the third dimension and three dimensional art its self.