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6TH GRADE
WORD WALL
Art
The Human expression of creativity
Elements of Design
The tools an artist uses to create a
composition Shape, Color, Line, Value, Space, Form,
Texture
Color WheelA Chart that
Shows Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors
Secondary Colors
Orange, Green, Yellow
Primary Colors
Blue, Red, Yellow
Color Encode Process the Brain uses to Convert Information
Optical Illusion
When an Artist
Deliberately Fools the Eye
in a Composition
Holographic
3D Effect in a
Composition
Value
The Amount of Lights and Darks in a Work of Art
Line
A Mark Made with a Pointed Tool
Geometric Shape
A shape that is precise and requires a tool like a ruler to draw it perfectly.
Two Dimensional
Height + Width
Pablo PicassoA Famous Artist
that used Geometric Abstract
Shapes in his Cubist Paintings
Organic Shape
A Freeform Shape or
Shape with no Straight Lines
Henri Matisse
Used Organic Shapes in his cut out compositions at the end of his life because he could not see as well anymore
Pattern
Repeated Shape, Lines and Colors
Texture
The way a Surface Looks
or Feels
MC Escher
An Artist and Mathematician who is Best Known for
his Tessellations and Complex Patterns
TessellationA complex pattern of shapes that fit together like a puzzle without
gaps or overlaps.
Tessellations A pattern of shapes that fit perfectly together like a puzzle so that there are no gaps or
overlaps.
How can one shape create a limitless variations of patterns?
Today you will
Learn new vocabulary about tessellations by watching artist Jim McNeill demonstrate 3 methods of creating tessellated patterns.
Translation Method
Translation Method -Glide to Opposite Side
Reflection Method
Reflection Method -Glide to Opposite Side and Flip
Rotation Method
Rotation Method –Rotate around the vertex or common point where shapes meet.
Alexander Calder
An Artist Best Known for his
Moving Sculptures or Mobiles
Mobile
A Moving Sculpture
Alexander Calder
Asymmetrical Balance
Two Sides are Different yet Balanced
Symmetrical Balance
When Something
Appears to be the Same on Both Sides
