Central

Elementary

Art

The Activities Team will foster student confidence,

proficiency in performance skills, and facilitate the

skills needed to practice life long wellness enabling

them to make a successful transition to middle school.

Vocabulary

Line:

An identifiable path of a point moving in space. It can vary in shape, width, direction and length. It can imply shape, form, or even movement.

Shape:

The two dimensional (2-D) flat spaces between or around objects. Examples include squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, and ovals.

Form:

The three dimensional (3-D) non-flat spaces taken by object that have many sides and viewpoints. Examples include cubes, spheres, pyramids and living things.

Texture:

Visual Texture looks as like you could feel it while Actual Texture is how it really feels. Examples include soft, smooth, rough, slick, bumpy, etc.

Space:

The empty place or surface in or around a work of art. Space can be two or three dimensional and negative or positive.

Value:

The lightness (highlights) and darkness (shadows) of colors in artwork. This effects how they are seen and can make images look three dimensional.

Color:

When light is reflected off an object, color is what the eye sees. The primary colors are red, yellow and blue. The secondary colors are orange, purple and green. Cool colors are blue, green, and purple. Warm colors are red, yellow, and orange.

Balance:

The arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (even) or asymmetrical (uneven) in design and proportion.

Contrast:

Created by using opposites near or beside one another, such as a light object next to a dark object or a rough texture next to a smooth texture.

Proportion:

The relationship between objects in a work of art. The size, location, or amount of one thing compared to another.

Pattern:

Repetition of a line, shape, or color over and over again.

Rhythm:

When the regular repetition of particular forms or elements occurs in a work of art, that work is said to have rhythm. It suggests motion.

Emphasis:

One part is made more important than the rest and stand out by contrast, size, placement, etc.

Unity:

 All parts work together to make the art work look complete or correct

Variety:

Something that appears different from the rest of the artwork.

FUN ART LINKS

Central Elementary Art Pod Casts

How to make a movie - emily.wmv - Word of warning it is very dry.

Movie Maker Emily.wmv - Sample movie

Central's Artsonia Page

University of North Texas

Kinder Art

School of Visual Arts at UNT

Arts Connected Tool Kit

WebCT at UNT

Arts Connected

ARTiculation

Dallas Museum of Art

museum of kids art

Dallas Children’s Museum

Artcyclopedia

Crow Collection

Children's Museum of the Arts

DFW ART

Student Art Galleries

Kimbell Art Museum

Van Gogh Artworks

What is everyone else doing?

C-FB ISD Elementary Art Sites

Fine Arts Website

Central Elementary Website

What Day Is It?

Activities Team Webpage

Music: Ms. Winchester

C-FB Fine Arts

Theater Arts: Ms. Ambler

C-FB Athletics

Visual Arts: Ms. Strickland

Support
Special Thanks to Nestle and
Metrocrest Medical Foundation 

Physical Education:
Mrs. Poorman

Mr. Ybarra