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7
Grade
ART SLO
Study Guide
2015-2017
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Mastery of the 7th Grade Art curriculum. (*marked)
Know and understand Elements & Principles of Design.
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Define
identify way artists use them to create art
Various media and tools used to create art.
Various Careers in the visual arts and creative studies.
The “real” definition of ….
-The Elements of
Design –
The basic ingredients used by the artist
when producing works of art. Those
elements are shape, form, value, line,
color, texture, and space.
* Successful 7th Grade Students are to identify and understand how artists use all 7 of the Elements of Design.
The Ingredients
(The Elements of Design)
Line
Shape
Value
Form
Texture
Color
Space
The Burger
(The Composition)
The Ingredients
(The Elements of Design)
The Burger
(The Composition)
The Ingredients
(The Elements of Design)
Line
Shape
Value
Form
Texture
Color
Space
The Burger
(The Composition)
The Elements of Design
You will learn the ingredients of a work of art.
You will learn how to describe the Elements of Design in an artwork
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Shape
An enclosed space
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Organic
An irregular shape, or one that
might be found in nature, rather
than a regular mechanical
shape.
Geometric
Shapes that are created through use
of mathematics. These shapes
include Circle, Oval, Triangle,
Square, Rectangle, Hexagon,
Octagon and Pentagon.
This painting by Frank Stella contains
interlocking geometric shapes.
This painting by James Roper
shows an explosion of organic and
cloudlike shapes.
Understanding how artists us SHAPE by KQED 3.21 min
form
An element of art that is three
dimensional, or 3-D, which
means the object has (1) height,
(2) width, and (3) depth.
Form
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Examples of FORM include Cubes, Spheres, Pyramids,
Cones, and Cylinders or any 3D art including
sculpture, architecture, pottery, jewelry, etc.
How are these the same ? How are these different?
Which is a form? Which is a shape? How do you know?
Vs.
Understanding Form (good description of form on a 2D surface) by KQED Arts 2.57 minutes
V A L U E*
An element of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color
Applying VALUE in a drawing also describes 3-D objects
To create a TINT of a color – Add White
To create a SHADE of a color – Add Black
To create a TONE of a color – Add Grey
Pure Color
Tint (color + white)
Shade (color + black)
Tone (color + grey)
Techniques used to achieve various degrees of Value are
Hatching and Crosshatching.
Shading/Blending Crosshatching Hatching
Understanding how artists use VALUE by KQED 3.36 minutes
In which drawing did the artist apply VALUE by crosshatching?
How do you know?
A mark made by a moving
point that has length and
direction. Often is defines a
space, and may create an
outline or contour.
Words that DESCRIBE Line include; vertical, horizontal, diagonal, straight
or ruled, curved, bent, points, angular, thin, thick, or wide, interrupted
(dotted, dashed, broken) blurred or fuzzy…
Understanding how artists use LINE by KQED 3.25 minutes
COLOR*
Color is produced when light strikes
an object and reflects back to the
eyes.
Complementary Colors*
Colors opposite on the color wheel
Color Schemes
Analogous
Colors next to each other
Primary/Secondary
Monochromatic *
A work of art showing different VALUES of one color
Understanding Color Theory Basics by KQED Arts
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Actual textures can be
felt* with the fingers
Understanding Texture by KQED Arts
While simulated textures are suggested by*
an artist in the painting of different areas of
a picture — often in representing* drapery,
metals, rocks, hair, etc.
An element of art that refers to the distance or area
between, around, above, below, or within things.
SPACE
S P A C E as an Element of Design refers
to distances or areas around, between
or within things in a work of art.
• SPACE includes the background,
foreground and middle ground,
• SPACE are two kinds of
space: negative space and positive
space.
Understanding how artists use SPACE by KQED 4.53 minutes
within a composition is divided into three parts….the foreground,
middleground, and background. You must be able to identify these
parts.
background- is perceived furthest from the viewer.
middle ground -located between foreground and background.
foreground -appears closest to the viewer
Let’s Review…
The Elements
If we use the Burger example…We have the
ingredients (Elements of Design) to make our
burger… how do we prepare the
ingredients???
…Grill the hamburger, sauté the onions, shred
the lettuce, melt the cheese…etc.(Principles
of Design)
The Principles of Design
The Principles help us to explain how the artist uses
line, shape, form, color, value, space, texture (or
the Elements of Design).
These are words we use to ANALYLZE a work of
art. There are 8.
* = Indicate the Principles of Design 7 th graders are required to know and identify
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Symmetrical balance: where the art
elements in a composition are evenly balanced. The
balance can be a mirror image or equal
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Asymmetrical balance:
refers to a
design that has dissimilar elements but still appears
balanced, dividing a picture in half won't have the
exact same elements however the elements they do
have are varied and seem to balance one another out.
Rhythm
Rhythm is the repetition or alternation of elements, often with defined intervals
between them. Rhythm can create a sense of movement, and can establish pattern and
texture. There are many different kinds of rhythm, often defined by the feeling something
evokes when viewed. - regular, flowing, progressive (sequence)
RHYTHM and
Understanding Rhythm in a work of art 2.41
Pa T t E r N
Repeating the Elements of Design (line, color, shape,
form, texture, space) or anything else!
creates movement,
rhythm, texture
M O V E M E N T
Movement is the art principle that
uses some of the elements of art to
produce the look of action or to cause
the viewer’s eye to sweep over the
art work in a certain manner.
In Starry Night, famed artist Vincent Van Gogh creates movement in his sky.
How does he show us this?
& Harmony
How Unity is achieved in works of art 6 minutes
Understanding Unity 2.17 minutes
What do you think Cezanne used to keep this painting, Mt. Victoria, unified
or working together?
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MPHASIS *
Emphasis
creates a disruption to the eye’s movement in an artwork and
develops a center of interest, or focal
point.
Contrast
Emphasizes the difference between
two or more Elements of Design
Some of the most common ways of creating
Contrast are by creating differences in:
Sizes – large vs. small
Shapes – geometric vs. organic/free
Form- real vs. abstract
Values – light vs. dark
and
Colors – warm vs. cool,
complementary, intense vs. dull
Textures – smooth vs. rough
Line Direction – horizontal vs.
vertical/diagonal/curved
Contrast 1.52 minutes
Variety
Variety is a principle of design that refers to a way of combining visual elements. It is a
technique used by artists who wish to increase the visual interest of their work.
Artwork that makes use of many different hues, values, lines, size, textures, and shapes
reflects variety. Keeping the same size while changing the color can also show variety.
ART
CAREERS
Graphic Designer
Illustrator
Architect
Graphic Designers assemble together images, typography, or graphics to create a
piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or
electronic media, such as brochures, websites and advertising.
Architects
design buildings and other structures. In addition to considering the way these
buildings and structures look, they also make sure they are functional, safe,
economical and suit the needs of the people who use them.
Illustrators provide a visual representation
(illustration) that corresponds to the content of the
associated text, like a story book or comic.
An illustration is artwork that accompanies text