Post on 27-Dec-2015
TheELEMENTS of ARTare the building
blocks that artists use to create art.
LINE
Line can be 2-D (pencil on paper) or 3-D (wire).Line can be actual (pencil on paper) or
implied (two shapes touching one another).
2-DLINE
3-DLINE
Actual Line
ImpliedLine
SHAPE
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A shape is an enclosed area. When a line crosses over itself, or with other lines, a shape is made.
Shapes are always 2-D.
Shapes can be either Geometric- circles, rectangles, squares, triangles, ovals… Organic- having natural, less well-defined edges, such as clouds, amoebas, fried eggs, or puddles
Organic
Shape
Geometric Shape
Organic
andGeometric
shapes
How many
organic shapes?
*How many geometric shapes?
FORM
Form is the 3-D version of Shape.
Form
Form in the galleryForm in the studio
GIANT form
TEXTURE Texture is the surface quality of an object.
There are two types of texture:
Actual Texture is how an object truly feels (rough, smooth, bumpy, furry)
Visual Texture is when an artwork is made to appear to have texture.
Actual Texture
ActualTexture
Visual Texture
Actual or Visual Texture?
SPACESpace is the area defined by a shape or form. There are two kinds of space:Positive space is the area occupied by a form.Negative space is the emptiness around an object.
3-D Space
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE
One-Point Perspective
Two-Point Perspective
Three Point Perspective
Atmospheric Perspective
Foreground
Background
COLORHue is the name of the
color. Purple is a hue.
Value is how light or dark a color is.
(Red vs. Pink)
Intensity is the brightness or saturation of a color.
is the name
of the color.
HUE
YELLOWis a primary color
PURPLEis a secondary color
Blue-Green (turquoise)is a Tertiary color
BLACKis a neutral color
INTENSITYis the brightness or saturation of a color.
High Intensity
Low Intensity
VALUEValue is how light or dark a color is
Valuesof
Blue