Mastering the Fundamentals of Art

line, shape, texture, form, space, color, value

Lines help artists communicate by visualizing stroke movement, direction, and intention based on how the line is oriented.

Artists may use actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and contour lines.

<p>Contour lines are used to describe an outline and create texture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lines are considered situational elements because their flexibility, rigidity, synthetic nature, or life requires knowledge of the physical world to be understood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three classical branches of visual art in the Western tradition are painting, sculpture, and architecture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Theatre, dance, literature, music, film, and other media such as interactive media are included in a broader definition of the arts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Before the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In modern usage, the fine arts are separated and distinguished from acquired skills in general, such as the decorative or applied arts, where aesthetic considerations are paramount.</p> Signup and view all the answers