Deena Mikbel
Professor Rohret
ARTH 300
September 13, 2018
Unit 1 Terms Worksheet
1) Aerial perspective (also known as atmospheric perspective)
Definition: When far away objects in the background look blurred, softer, lighter and has more
of a blue hue than the foreground images.
Example:
Source: Lecture 2
2) Analogous color harmony
Definition: The combination of colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
Example: (blue, green and purple)
Source: Lecture 2
3) Atmospheric perspective (also known as aerial perspective)
Definition: When far away objects in the background look blurred, softer, lighter and has more
of a blue hue than the foreground images.
Example:
Source: Lecture 2
4) Birds-eye perspective
Definition: The view from looking down at an object from high above, which is achieved by
having three vanishing points and placing it below the horizon line.
Example:
Source: https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/technical-drawing-for-beginners-three-point-
perspective—vector-23680
5) Color harmony
Definition: The combination of colors that work well and look good together, which includes
complementary or monochromatic colors.
