Elements and Principles of Art. Elements of Art the ‘ building blocks ’ of a work of art.
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The 7 ELEMENTS of Art - Basic building blocks of an artwork:
Line
Shape
Form
Color Texture Space Value
LINE • A moving dot or point. Can vary
in width, direction, curvature, & length.
Lines in Art
Controlled Lines
Loose Lines
Outlines- Lines made by the edge of an object or its silhouette.
Contour Lines- Lines that describe the shape of an object and the
interior detail.
Gesture Lines- Line that are energetic
and catches the movement and gestures of an active figure.
Implied Line- *Lines that are not actually drawn but created by a group of objects seen from a distance.
Characteristic of Line are: • Width- thick, thin, tapering, uneven
• Length - long, short,
continuous, broken
• Direction- horizontal, vertical, diagonal, perpendicular, parallel, zigzag
• Horizontal Perpendicular
• Vertical
Parallel
• Diagonal
Zigzag
Shapes
• when a line encloses a space.
• 2 Dimensions = Height & Width.
–Geometric = straight & angular
–Organic = smooth, curvy, free-form.
Organic or Free-form
Shapes in Art
Forms
• When space is added to a shape.
• 3 Dimensional objects have Height, Width, Depth. (geometric or organic.)
• i.e.: sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, etc.
Geometric Forms
Organic Forms
Forms on a 2-D Surface
Space = depth
• Distance
• Area around or within things.
• Positive v. Negative space
• Size change (Biggest in front to smallest in back)
• Overlapping
Texture • refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an
object (ie. rough, smooth, soft)
• Actual texture -can be felt
• Implied (or simulated) textures – shown through drawing
Actual Texture – you can feel it
Implied Texture – you can see it
Value • the lightness or darkness of an object. Value is
needed to show depth.
• Value scale – the range of light to dark
Color – made of light
Hue, the name of the color (red, yellow, blue)
Intensity strength of the color (brightness or dullness)
Color value lightness or darkness of the color.
Color Schemes – combinations of colors (primary, warm, cool, complimentary)
Primary Colors
• Primary Colors
Warm Colors
Cool ColorsColors
Complementary Colors