Art and Design Terminology

The path made by a moving point.

Can be short or long, thick, thin, straight, wavy, or zigzag.

Can go in different directions.

A flat 2D area enclosed by a line

A copy of an image, usually made by pressing ink onto paper

Shapes that have specific names, such as a square, circle, rectangle, oval, or triangle

Most have straight edges (except a circle or an oval) or a regular outline.

No wavy or bumpy edges.

An artwork made by gluing smaller pieces of paper to a flat surface

A shape that has uneven outlines.

Associated with nature.

The way something feels

A repeated element of art

A thick even slice of a material such as clay, stone, or wood

Making a picture of the different areas of something