Art History: technical aspects used in evaluating art including lines, shadow, depth, linear perspective, shape, mass

2.  There are several types of line:
 Straight
 Curved
 Zigzag
 Spiral
 Expressive
 geometric

8.  Orthogonals-vertical line in a one point
linear perspective
 transversals- horizontal lines in a one
point linear perrspective

10.  Two vanishing points and one horizon

11.  Think Geometry!

12.  Shape is two dimensional
 Mass is three dimensional

13.  Simply put, the artist may create
negative space by using white in
drawings or paintings:

15.  Tenebrism-use of dark shadow and light
to highlight the subjects in a painting

17.  Texture is created by wide thick brush
strokes like Impressionistic painters
 Texture is also created by the feel of a
piece of art-depth, medium, quality,
consistency…

20.  The absence of color can create a three
dimensional effect: