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Chiaroscuro
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The considered placement of elements (lines, shapes, values, textures, etc.) within a drawing that together create visual interest within the entire picture frame.
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Conditional Value
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Range of grays an object possesses under the influence of any lighting conditions that alter its local value range.
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Contour
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Lines that describe surface details and periphery of forms
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Cross-Contour
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Lines that create the illusion of volume across the surface of forms
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Figure-Ground relationship
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The consideration of the proportion, dominance/relief, direction, rhythm, shape, and contrast of foreground and background in a composition
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Gesture
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The suggestion of movement through form, primarily through its structure and direction
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Horizon line
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Also called eye level; the position of a viewer's level of sight extended into infinite space
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Implied line
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A direction suggested by a prominent line that ends or stops
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Implied texture
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The illusion of three-dimensional surface qualities on objects, forms, or shapes (can be seen but not felt)
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Line
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Path of a moving point made by a tool, instrument, or material as it moves across an area, usually made visible by contrasting with its surroundings
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Local Value
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Range of grays an object possesses under even, bright lighting
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Mark
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A non-descriptive figure on a ground
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Monochromatic color
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Variations of single hue in a composition
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Negative Shape
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The use of an enclosed, or partially enclosed, shape around a form to revise, refine and define that form
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Negative Space
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An enclosed or partially enclosed area or collection of areas within a plane of vision that helps define forms and their relationship to each other
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