Literary Devices and Concepts

What is the term for the stylized representation of natural forms that deals with artistic ideals or conventions more than observation?

What is the visual pulling or straining between any number of points in a composition?

What is the term for the actual and visual feel of surface areas?

What is the term for the contrast between opposing degrees of lightness or darkness?

What is the term for the three-dimensional quality of an object or form?

What is the term for the manner and skill with which artists use their tools and materials?

What is the term for a shape that arouses in the viewer's mind a general, yet universally accepted concept?

What is the term for the static quality of an element or composition when it is motionless?

What is the term for the balance that is maintained between opposing visual forces?

What is the term for the representation of three-dimensional forms on a two-dimensional surface?