ELEMENTS OF ART The elements of art are the "building blocks" of art. They are joined together in a variety of ways to formulate art. Different forms of art have different elements.
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART Line Shapes Form Space Color Texture
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART Line - the most fundamental elements of design. It is the starting place for most artistic creation whether one is starting a fine drawing or painting or even sketching ideas for a sculpture. The most design begins in line.
Horizontal Lines - straight line differs in the directions they take. Vertical Lines - they does not lean at all. DIFFERENT LINES
DIFFERENT LINES Diagonal Lines - diagonals indicate movement or actions as may be seen in the posture of a runner or horse in full run.
DIFFERENT LINES Zigzag Lines - the diagonals from angles and change direction suddenly.
DIFFERENT LINES Curved Lines - they are curvilinear, they are organic and natural and adjust direction regularly.
DIFFERENT LINES Actual Lines - the artist intentionally shows the line in an artwork.
DIFFERENT LINES Implied Lines - used by the artist to make a viewer feel their involvement in interpreting the composition by seeing and connecting lines where none actually exists.
DIFFERENT LINES
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART Shape - shapes result from the coming together of lines enclosing an area and separating it from its surroundings (Fichner, 2013)
Geometric Shapes - are regular and precise and present an industrial feel to the viewer. KINDS OF SHAPE
Organic Shape - have a natural appearance and are usually curvilinear and irregular. KINDS OF SHAPE
Biomorphic Shape - manifest some qualities of biological organisms. KINDS OF SHAPE
Amorphous Shape - exist without any basis from either nature or geometry. KINDS OF SHAPE
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART Form - used in artwork that has three dimensions (3D) instead of two (2D) as shape.
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART Space - artist's fascination is based on discovering any other ways to manipulate the picture plane create the illusion "endless" space.
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART Space
THE ILLUSION 0F SPACE Overlapping - the objects that are near will be seen as complete or whole while the objects that are far would be partly covered by objects infront of them.
THE ILLUSION 0F SPACE Overlapping
THE ILLUSION 0F SPACE Relative Size and Linear Perspective- the farther the object is from the viewer, the smaller is the size of the object.
THE ILLUSION 0F SPACE Relative Size and Linear Perspective
THE ILLUSION 0F SPACE Atmospheric Perspective- also known as aerial perspective. The illusion of depth is created by techniques known as gradient (a gradual change).
THE ILLUSION 0F SPACE Atmospheric Perspective
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART COLOR - the most expensive element of art. It shares powerful connections with emotion. Color has been observed colors appeal to our emotions and interact with the psychology of the visual system to amaze us into the matter in which is perceived.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COLOR Hue- it is the name for which color is known. The hue is determined by the wavelength of light physically given by the color.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COLOR Hue
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COLOR Value- it refers to the lightness and darkness of color.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COLOR Intensity or Saturation- it refers to how pure the color is. Pure hues pertain to the absence of white, black, and gray.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COLOR Intensity or Saturation
ADDITIVE & SUBRACTIVE COLORS Two color system exists. Colors of light which were discovered by Newton and Colors of pigments have different characteristics. They are either additive or subtractive.
ADDITIVE & SUBRACTIVE COLORS Colors of light are additive and Colors of pigments (paints) are subtractive. Combining these colors result in black, for each color in this mixture cancels out each other brightness.
THE COLOR WHEEL Isaac Newton was the first to conceptualize the color wheel. The color wheel can be described as a circle divided equally into twelve parts representing the twelve colors and how they relate to one another.
THE COLOR WHEEL
THE COLOR WHEEL TYPE OF COLORS: Primary colors Secondary colors Intermediate colors Tertiary colors Neutrals Warm and Cool colors
COLORS AND EMOTION It has been discovered that colors appeal to the emotion and enhance the mood . The physiology of the brain reacts to the presence of colors transmitted to it by the visual system. Warm, bright colors make us happy and excite us while cool colors relax us and encourage us to take it slow.
COLORS AND EMOTION Reds, pinks, and yellows stimulate us, making us feel warm and passionate; greens and blues on the other hand, suggest calmness and peace. Though the effect of color may be universal, the meaning attached to it is culture specific .
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ART TEXTURE - defined as how the surface of the material feels and looks like.
TYPES OF TEXTURE Actual Texture - refers to the real feel and look of the surface of the object.
TYPES OF TEXTURE Simulated Texture - refers to a surface character that looks real but is not.
TYPES OF TEXTURE Abstract Texture - the artist would focus on one aspect of the real texture and emphasized it, thus, modifying the texture of the whole composition.
TYPES OF TEXTURE Invented Texture - product of artist imagination. This presentation is usually seen in the abstract.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN The elements of design are the multiple ways the elements of art can be used to create an artwork.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Balance - Way of combining elements to add a feeling of equilibrium or stability to a work of art.
BALANCE Symmetrical -known as formal balance, the similarity is so precise that each half is seen one and the same.
BALANCE Asymmetrical -known as informal balance, where SIMMETHIC ASYMMETRIC elements on either side of a composition do not reflect one another .
BALANCE Radial -all elements radiate out from a center point in a circular fashion to all four quadrants of the shape's constraining plane.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN EMPHASIS/CONTRAST - Way of combining elements to stress differences between those elements. Contrasting elements are often used to direct and focus the viewer's attention on the most important parts of a design.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN HARMONY -A way of combining similar elements in artwork to accent their similarities. It is accomplished through the use of repetitions and subtle, gradual changes.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Variety -Involved ways to create intricate and complicated relationships. It is achieved through diversity and change.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Movement -Used to create the look and feel of actions and to guide the viewer's eye throughout the work of art. Also used to direct the viewer's attention to a center of interest, or make certain that the main parts of the work are noted.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Rhythm -Created by the careful placement of repeated elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or beat.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Proportion -Concerned with the relationship with the certain elements to the whole and to each other. Proportion is often closely connected with emphasis.