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Useful Words to Describe Elements of Art

Elements Descriptors Able to Express


Colours Monochromatic Dull Warm Receding Anger Elegance Liveliness Stimulating
Lively Intense Bright Cool Active Edgy Sociability
Subdued Diffused Realistic Complementary Action Exultant Meditative Sorrow
Contrasting Pale Unrealistic Advancing Annoyed Envy Movement Sadness
Mixed Saturated Diluted Heavy Aggression Excitement Masculinity Softness
Vibrant Symbolic Light Agitated Enraged Mysterious Stress
Anxious Energy Suffering
Admiring Enthusiasm Sincerity
Amusement Euphoric Nervous Serene
Textures Heavy Greasy Smooth Gritty Elated Sensuous
Wavy Flat Rough Shiny Blissful Outraged Sensitive
Coarse Wet Heavy Concentrated Boring Furious Optimistic Strength
Light Besotted Force Organic Stability
Femininity Stable
Lines Echoing Decorative Curved Diagonal Conflict Freedom Pondering Spontaneity
Bold Blurred Jagged Thin Calmness Friendly Passive Serious
Delicate Whimsical Horizontal Thick Comfortable Pleasure
Soft Graceful Vertical Circular Contemplative Passion Thoughtful
Broken Angular Zigzag Flowing Cool Gloomy Pensive Tense
Dotted Repeated Static Heavy Confusion Peaceful Troubled
Solid Cheerful Perturbed Tranquillity
Composed Happiness Power Triumph
Shapes Flat Geometric – Rigid Organic – free- Concerned Hopeful Thrilled
and Painted triangle, cube, Irregular form with Complex In high spirits Quietness
Forms Curved circle, egg, Exact curving and Uncertainty
Rigid rectangle, Straight-edged irregular Danger Incensed Reliability Uptight
Natural square, sphere. Fluid outlines. Depressing Irritated Reflective Unpredictability
Confining Free Severe Distressed Infatuated Relaxed Upset
Deep in Introspective Rage
thought Restful Violence
Disturbed Joy Rhythmic Vibration
Space Positive Negative Flowing Illusion of Doubt Jubilant Rigid
Jealous Rejoice
Warmth

Originally created by Ms Juliana Tay 2005. Additions in blue.

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