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Contents 1 WORDS TO KNOW FOR EAP 3 2 Adjectives for Describing Color 3 Basic Color Terms 4 WIAP - Color Vocabulary 5 General Truths About Composition 6 Basic Composition Terms 7 WIAP - Composition Vocabulary 8 Basic Distance & Space (Perspective) Terms 9 WIAP - Distance & Space (Perspective) Vocabulary 10 ANY ADDITIONAL WORDS

WORDS TO KNOW FOR EAP 3

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Adjectives for Describing Color

To describe color intensity or saturation use these adjectives:	SATURATED COLORS	DESATURATED COLORS
EXAMPLE: The striking red dress the woman in this painting is wearing makes her stand out.	bright bold striking rich pure loud vivid vibrant brilliant strong	delicate dull washed-out dingy faded muted diluted subtle. pastel muddy subdued murky

To describe the interaction of color and light use these adjectives:	To describe qualities of color use these adjectives:	To offer your judgment about colors use these adjectives:
brilliant glowing neon luminous radiant translucent shimmering transparent glossy	warm cool complementary analogous contrasting earthy monochromatic.	pleasing harmonious luscious delightful unpleasant garish jarring gaudy

Basic Color Terms

The following are basic color vocabulary you should know. Click on the highlighted link to read the definition of the word, see an example image and read a sample sentence using the word in context.

warm warmth cool paint hue color scheme

strong rich pure loud

bold color painting subtle pastel

muted intense tinted primary contrasting

diluted secondary tertiary analogous intensity

harmonious complementary monochromatic.

WIAP - Color Vocabulary

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halo clear-cut imitate reflection capture

Renaissance clearness theme glimpse illustrate

aspect subtle cloak obscure divinity

symbol intensity apparent infuse float

brilliance shimmer misty bask prism

striking neutral primary colors contrast energy

duplicate patch color scheme expressive accurate

General Truths About Composition

There are four elements that help create mood and emotion in composition:

1. Balance - this refers to the way in which elements are arranged in the work to create a feeling of stability.

2. Lines -- refer to the edges of a form/shape, but they also lead the viewer's eye around the composition and communicate information through their character and direction.

3. Shape and Form -- shapes are two-dimensional and forms are three-dimensional and they define objects in space.

4. Patters (or Motifs) -- repeated lines, shapes, colors, textures, values create patterns and they give an image rhythm.

COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENT	COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENT	COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENT
symmetry asymmetry centering distancing composition near the top of the page composition near the bottom of the page elements at the edge of the page	horizontals verticals combining horizontals & verticals diagonals soft & shallow curvy lines sharply curved & twisted lines	circles & spheres triangles & pryamids squares, rectangles & cubes organic shapes & forms repeated motifs unrepeated motifs

Basic Composition Terms

The following are basic composition vocabulary you should know. Click on the highlighted link to read the definition of the word, see an example image and read a sample sentence using the word in context.

You can use this dictionary for reference.

focus / focal point concentration crop / cropping

foreground midground background

symmetry / symmetrical asymmetry / asymmetrical positive space negative space

figure ground balance organic shapes

geometric shapes circle square triangle rectangle oval

3-D geometrical forms sphere cube pyramid cylinder cone

WIAP - Composition Vocabulary

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Modernist structure geometric focus line

shadow slant theme diagram plane

symmetry composition column fresco simplify

scene pattern design place shape

delicate figure angle abstract divide

interlock skeleton recognize canvas series

tilt organize remove essential balance

Basic Distance & Space (Perspective) Terms

The following are basic composition vocabulary you should know. Click on the highlighted link to read the definition of the word, see an example image and read a sample sentence using the word in context.

perspective

Techniques used in showing perspective size position overlapping clarity color & light

Adjectives used when describing perspective flat shape form length width depth one dimensional two dimensional three dimensional one point perspective two point perspective three point perspective in proportion out of proportion horizon line vanishing point

WIAP - Distance & Space (Perspective) Vocabulary

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distance depth space ripple

notice strip realistic stack convey

flat ray express landscape foreground

distinct tip width perspective midground

disappear narrow represent haze background

ANY ADDITIONAL WORDS

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