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Line
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Path traced by a moving point
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Outline
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Defines a two-dimensional shape
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Countour line
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Lines we draw to record the boundaries we perceive of 3-D forms
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Directional line
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Direct our eyes around an image and/or suggest movement
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Implied line
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Lines we pick up on that aren't actually there, close proximity of objects can lead to us connecting them
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Shape
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A 2-D form that occupies an area with identifiable boundaries created by line, shift in texture, or shift in color
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Mass
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A 3-D form that occupies a volume of space
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Figure/ground
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F: shape we detach from surroundings and focus on
G: the surrounding visual info the figure stands out from (the background)
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Positive/negative shape
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P: shapes we perceive as figures
N: shapes we perceive as ground
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Modeling
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Stimulating the effects of light and shadow in order to portray optically convincing masses(3-D form)
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Value
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Shades of light and dark/ relative lightness or darkness
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Chiaroscuro
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Artists employ values(lights and darks) to record contrasts of light and shadow in the natural world, contrasts that model mass for our eyes
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Hatching
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Areas of closely spaced parallel lines
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Cross-hatching
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Additional sets of parallel lines laid across the first hatching
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Color wheel
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Circular arrangement of hues used to illustrate a particular color theory or system
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