Background: area in a work of art that appears in the distance
Body language: the movements or gestures a person communicates
Collage: artwork made from different materials such as paper and fabric glued onto a surface
Composition: the way a subject is organized in artwork – the way lines, shapes, objects, etc. are arranged on the page
Foreground: area in a work of art that appears closer to the viewer (appears in front of the background)
Geometric: relating to simple shapes that include straight lines, circles, squares, and rectangles
Illustration: a picture or drawing
Imagery: use of expressive images in art
Mood: the emotion or feeling in a work of art
Narrative collage: a collage that tells a story
Painting with paper: Megan Coyle’s technique of gluing down magazine strips in such a way that they look like the brushstrokes in a painting
Portrait: artwork that depicts a person
Pose: how a person’s body is placed
Setting: where a composition takes place, the location
Sketch: a rough drawing often used in the beginning when making a work of art
Subject: what a work of art depicts
Texture: the appearance of something on the surface of a work of art
