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Elements of Art and Principles of Design

Elements of Art and Principles of Design. You NEED to know this stuff!. Elements of Art. Line Value Shape Texture Space Color. LINE. Continuation of a point (a mark connecting 2 points) The primary element used in sketching and drawing Has VARIATION Can create SHAPE Contour lines

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Elements of Art and Principles of Design

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  1. Elements of ArtandPrinciples of Design You NEED to know this stuff!

  2. Elements of Art • Line • Value • Shape • Texture • Space • Color

  3. LINE • Continuation of a point (a mark connecting 2 points) • The primary element used in sketching and drawing • Has VARIATION • Can create SHAPE • Contour lines • Can create VALUE • Hatching, etc • Can create TEXTURE • Mark-making

  4. VALUE • Refers to lightness or darkness • Gives an object depth • Chiaroscuro = value (interchangeable) • Tenebrism = extreme contrast of lights and darks

  5. SHAPE • A clearly defined 2D area; can be defined by line, value, color, texture, space • Geometric and organic • Can be ACTUAL or IMPLIED • Used to: • Suggest a physical form • To create illusion of mass

  6. TEXTURE • The surface quality of an object/drawing • Can be ACTUAL or IMPLIED • Is there texture if you touch it? TACTILE • Did you create the ILLUSION of surface texture?

  7. SPACE • A way of creating dimension and depth on a flat, 2D surface (your paper) • Area in between objects • Value • Size • Position • Texture • Transparency • Overlapping

  8. COLOR • The visible appearance of light of various wavelengths (reflected back at your eye) • MUST be a choice, cannot be random • Psychological choices (warm, cool) • contrast

  9. Assignment – PART 1 • Go outside! • Find examples of each of the Elements of Art • Nature • Architecture/School structures • Be creative! • Divide your papers into 6 sections with pencil

  10. Principles of Design- to achieve UNITY • Balance • Dominance • Variety • Proportion • Movement – directional forces • Economy • Harmony/Unity • Repetition

  11. BALANCE • A generally pleasing arrangement and composition of elements of art such that one area of the page is not stressed or ‘heavier’ than another • Symmetrical • Radial • Asymmetrical • large objects to one side can be balanced by more small objects on the other

  12. DOMINANCE(emphasis and subordination) • Emphasis of one or more elements of art over others in order to draw our attention to a certain area of the artwork • A FOCAL POINT!

  13. VARIETY • A pleasing combination of many different or opposite elements of art. • Adds interest and contrast to a work of art, even an element of surprise or the unexpected. • Don’t want TOO much though! • Your ‘individual/personal’ touch

  14. PROPORTION & SCALE • Scale – the relation of one thing to another • A person to a house, for example • Proportion – the relation of the PARTS to the WHOLE • Your arm to your whole body, for example

  15. MOVEMENTDirectional Forces • Repetition or arrangement of elements of art such that: • the eye is drawn to the focal point and around the whole page • Also, the impression of actual movement can be created

  16. REPETITION • Repeating patterns, lines or shapes used to create emphasis or to draw the eye around the page

  17. ECONOMY • Simple, minimalist, uncomplicated, yet thoughtful and complete use of the elements of art. • Knowing WHEN to say WHEN • Not making something too ‘busy’

  18. HARMONY / UNITY • Pleasing and careful combination of different elements of art • The “Big Picture” – does it ALL WORK TOGETHER as a WHOLE? • Did I consider everything?

  19. Asmt – PART 2 • Just like yesterday, you are going to create your OWN visual examples • Use color, make them nice!!! • You only need to do 6 or these, do NOT do Economy and Harmony/Unity • You can use the “Art Fundamentals” text • Using the Index and Glossary, look up each Principle of Design • READ and LOOK at examples to help you come up with ideas

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