volume
(noun)
A unit of three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width, and a height.
Examples of volume in the following topics:
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Shape and Volume
- Form is always considered three-dimensional as it exhibits volume—or height, width, and depth.
- Art makes use of both actual and implied volume.
- While three-dimensional forms, such as sculpture, have volume inherently, volume can also be simulated, or implied, in a two-dimensional work such as a painting.
- Shape, volume, and space—whether actual or implied—are the basis of the perception of reality.
- Define shape and volume and identify ways they are represented in art
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Der Blaue Reiter
- The volume was edited by Kandinsky and Marc and contained reproductions of more than 140 artworks, and 14 major articles.
- A second volume was planned, but the start of World War I prevented it.
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Single Sheets
- He is known for further developing the engraving methods by refining the cross-hatching technique to depict volume and shade.
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Hatching and Cross-Hatching
- The primary concept of hatching and cross-hatching is that the quantity, thickness, and spacing of the lines will affect the brightness of the image, and emphasize forms by creating the illusion of volume.
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German Woodcuts
- He is known for further developing the engraving methods by refining the cross-hatching technique to depict volume and shade.
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Contour Line
- The purpose of contour drawing is to emphasize the mass and volume of the subject rather than the detail.
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Light and Value
- In two-dimensional artworks, the use of value can help to give a shape the illusion of mass or volume.
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The Drawing Process
- The purpose of contour drawing is to emphasize the mass, volume, and outlined shape of the subject rather than the details .
- The purpose of contour drawing is to emphasize the mass, volume, and outlined shape of the subject rather than the details.
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Expressive and Symbolic Uses of Color
- Rather than using modeling or shading to lend volume and structure to his pictures, Matisse used contrasting areas of pure, unmodulated color .
- Rather than using modeling or shading to lend volume and structure to his pictures, Matisse used contrasting areas of pure, unmodulated color.
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Architecture
- Though neoclassical architecture employs the same classical vocabulary as Late Baroque architecture, it tends to emphasize its planar qualities rather than its sculptural volumes.