Vocabulary third grade

Topic 3

What is the purpose of art?

Vocabulary

Art

"The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination."

What is the purpose of art?To express emotions To inspire To tell a story to future generations

Painting

The art of using paint, in a picture, as decoration.

Pottery

"Pots, dishes, and other articles made of baked clay."

Mural

"A painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall.

Mosaic

"A picture or pattern produced by putting together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone or glass."

Collage

"A piece of art made by glueing different materials such as photographs or pieces of paper in a base."

Sketch

"Usually represented by simple drawings.It can be a plan for a work of art."

Cartoon

Illustrates things in a simple or funny way. Often in color.

Installation

Artwork created by arranging objects in a specific location.

Model

A representation of an object, a smaller copy of something larger.

Photography

The art of taking pictures with a camera.

Blurry

Clear

Bright

Dark

Positions

At the bottom

At the top

In the background

In the center

In the foreground

On the left

On the right

Modifiers for Adjectives

To make an adjective stronger we use: very, so and really. That mural is very big. This collage is so interesting. I really like that painting.

To make an adjective weaker we use: pretty It is a pretty ugly mosaic. That painting is pretty good, but I have seen better ones.

When something is more than what we want or like we say: Too The sun is too bright today. This food is too hot.

When something is less than what we want or like we say: Enough There are not enough colors in that painting. That photography is not good enough for me.

Order of Adjectives

When we are describing something and we use different adjectives we have to order those adjectives in a specific order. 1. Opinion 2. Size 3. Color

Examples The nice big red car. This is a beautiful small purple mural. I do not like these ugly little black shoes.

Materials

Clay

Glass

Paint

Stone

Wood

Textures

Cool

Dry

Hard

Rough

Smooth

Warm

Wet

Soft

OPPOSITES

vs

WARM

COOL

vs

WET

DRY

vs

SOFT

HARD

vs

SMOOTH

ROUGH

Verbs of perception We use a verb + adjective or a verb + like + noun to say how we perceive something. FOR ADJECTIVES FOR NOUNS It looks ugly It looks like a bird it sounds scary It feels like a cloud

Eye = Looks like Nose = smells like Ear= sounds like Mouth = tastes like Hands= feels like

To cut a decorative pattern into objects.

Carve

To fix or mend something that is not working or is damaged.

Repair

To cover the surface of something with a colored liquid.

Paint

To attach with glue or paste.

Stick

To shape a hard material, such as stone and make art.

Sculpt

To make something attractive by adding extra items .

Decorate