Vermeer. Morisot Glen Harrington The Elements & Principles of Design.
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The ElementsThe Elements(This is the Artist’s toolbox)(This is the Artist’s toolbox)
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BBalancealance RRhythm/hythm/
MovementMovement UUnity/Harmonynity/Harmony CContrastontrast EEmphasismphasis VVarietyariety PProportionroportion
The PrinciplesThe Principles(Application of Tools)(Application of Tools)
LineLine Contour linesContour lines Edges where Edges where
ElementsElements meet.meet.
General General movement of movement of shapes.shapes.
Implied linesImplied lines
Element
ShapeShapeConsiderConsider: Negative and : Negative and
positive spaces, tonal positive spaces, tonal areas, groupings, and areas, groupings, and other characteristics to other characteristics to generalize parts of an generalize parts of an image.image.
Eleme
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ValueValueThis tool creates the This tool creates the
general mood of general mood of the image as well the image as well as defining form.as defining form.
Value is essential for Value is essential for an artist to master an artist to master when creating when creating illusion of 3-D on a illusion of 3-D on a 2-D surface.2-D surface.
Element
ColorColor
Color also helps set a mood or Color also helps set a mood or feeling and also can be the life of feeling and also can be the life of the artwork. Many people are the artwork. Many people are drawn to a piece for its color.drawn to a piece for its color.
Element
TextureTextureThe effect of light on a subject to The effect of light on a subject to
reveal the landscape of it’s reveal the landscape of it’s surfaces.surfaces.
Element
Form/SpaceForm/SpaceForm is the positive mass filled by a Form is the positive mass filled by a two or three dimensional two or three dimensional object/shape.object/shape. (Primarily
Sculpture)
Element
Scale/ SizeScale/ SizeElement
The Scale or The Scale or relative size relative size of parts or of parts or objects may objects may be an be an important important way to way to establish establish interest and interest and meaning. meaning.
BalanceBalanceThe orderly The orderly dividing of dividing of space in an space in an equal way equal way with respect with respect to a line or to a line or point.point.
Types?Types?
Principle
Formal/Informal
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Radial
RhythmRhythm
Also called movement, Also called movement, repetition, and pattern, repetition, and pattern, Rhythm is the heartbeat of an Rhythm is the heartbeat of an art piece.art piece.
Principle
Unity/HarmonyUnity/HarmonyHow well do the How well do the elementselements of of the piece work the piece work together or together or flow?flow?
Everything Everything seems to have seems to have its right place.its right place.
Principle
ContrastContrastRelationship between Relationship between opposites and extremes.opposites and extremes.
Principle
Low ContrastHigh Contrast
EmphasisEmphasisThis application This application of the elements of the elements is the spotlight is the spotlight on the star of on the star of the show!the show!
We direct the eye We direct the eye to what we want to what we want the viewer to the viewer to look at.look at.
Principle
Also called focus
VarietyVarietyPrinciple
This principle is the medication that This principle is the medication that cures boredom. Used correctly, cures boredom. Used correctly, variety inspires the variety inspires the unexpected and unexpected and keeps our interest after the initial keeps our interest after the initial attraction.attraction.
ProportionProportionConsider the Consider the
relationship relationship between between masses of masses of objects or objects or elements of elements of an art piece.an art piece.
Principle