Art Terminology Definitions

Hue: A gradation or variety of a color. The name of any color as found in its pure state in the spectrum or rainbow, that aspect of any color. Red, green,blue,yellow and orange are examples of different hues. The different hues have different wave length in the spectrum.

Chroma: The attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour present. Among colors other than those in the black-white scale, the specific combination of a color's hue, intensity, and saturation; or the degree of a color's vividness.

Tint: Any of various light or darker shades of color. A soft and light color one to which white has been added. For example white added to green makes a lighter green tint. Tint can also refer to the name of whatever hue is dominant in a color. Something is tinted when color is added to it.

Tone: Color quality proper; also called hue. Also a gradation of color, either a hue, or a tint or shade. The particular shade of a color; in printing terminology. Tone is opposed to like, it refers to non-linear techniques.

Shade: A darker or lighter color compared to the original color. For example if you have a blue color and add white to the color you could come up with a lighter blue. If you add black you get a darker shade of blue.

Complementary Colors:  Colors that are directly across from each other on a color wheel. Such as red and green or blue and orange or yellow and purple. 

Analogous Colors: Closely related hues, especially those in which we can see a common hue.

Contrasting Colors: A principle of art, contrast refers to the arrangement of opposite elements such as light vs. dark colors or rough vs. smooth, this is to create visual interest.

Texture: The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.

Graphic Design Principles: There are six parts of the Graphic Design Principles. Balanced, Proximity, Alignment, Repetition/Consistency,Contrast, White Space.

Balance: An art and design principle concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements i a work of art so that the appear symmetrical or unsymmetrical in design and proportion.

Symmetry: Is when one shape becomes exactly like another if you flip, slide, or turn it.


Recourses: 

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• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chroma
•  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tint
• http://www.brainyquote.com/words/to/tone230913.html
• http://www.workwithcolor.com/color-properties-definitions-0101.html
• http://budgetdecorating.about.com/od/homedecoratingtermsad/g/Complementary.html
• http://www.arttowngifts.com/Analogous-Colors-Definition-s/762.html
• http://www.cfisd.net/dept2/curricu/elart/Glossary.htm
• http://arthistory.about.com/cs/glossaries/g/c_contrast.htm 
• http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/texture
• http://www.design-lib.com/graphic-design-principles-gd.php
• http://www.artincanada.com/arttalk/arttermsanddefinitions.html