Introduction to Design - Page 4

Terminology III

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Positive Area - the actual elements of the art, line, shape, value, texture, and color.

Realism - A style of art that retains the basic impression of visual actuality without the extremes of detail.

Representational Art - A type of art that the subject is represented so the observer is reminded of the actual object.

Space - The distance (measurable) between images or points.

Subject - In descriptive art, subject is the person or thing represented as well as the artist's experiences: in abstract art subject refers to the visual signs used by the artist.

Subjective - The part of art that reflects personal viewpoint and emotion.

Unity - The result of brining the elements of art into the appropriate ratio between harmony and variety to give a sense of oneness.

Volume - A measurable area of defined or occupied space.