Abstract form
Abstract shape

aesthetic–Relating to standards of beauty and art.

Background – In a painting or drawing, the area that seem most distant, as if in the back of the picture. Often this is referred to as negative space.

Balance – an equal arrangement of specific elements within a composition deliberately organized by the artist. Elements could include color, line, shape, or texture etc. for example.

Collaboration –To work together in an artistic undertaking.

Collage – From the French word “coller” which means “to paste”. A collage is any artistic composition made by gluing assorted materials to a flat surface.

Composition –In the visual arts, the structure or organization of a work.

Conceptual art –Art that focuses on the idea expressed and the process of creating the work.

Contour –A visible border of a shape or figure. An outline that creates the illusion of mass and volume in space.

Contrast –The amount of darkness or brightness between colors.

Genre– A style or category of art characterized by representing scenes of everyday images of life.

Juxtaposition — The conscious positioning or arranging of objects.

Medium –The material used to create a work of art.

Negative space — The empty space or seemingly unimportant background space, in an artwork.

Positive space — The area(s) of a work of art that are filled with meaningful intentions. Often, it is the positive space that contains the image the viewer is expected to recognize.

Scale –The size of an object as compared to other objects or to its environment, or as compared to the human figure.

Texture – An element of art that refers to how a surface feels or looks like it would feel.

Value scale — An organized linear scale of color swatches ranging from the darkest of shades, to the pure color and then on to the gradual tints of that color. A value scale usually begins with black and ends with white.