VISUAL ART
Elements of Design
*definitions taken from www.getty.edu
ELEMENTS
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• TODAY I can:
• identify the elements of art and evaluate their
role in the compositions of a work of art.
• better understand an artist’s choices.
• be better equipped to address whether a work
of art is successful, and why
ELEMENTS
• Line
• Shape
• Color
• Form
• Value
• Texture
• Space
• Media
LINE
*An identifiable path created by a point moving in space
*Define edges of a form
*Lead your eye around the composition
*Can communicate information through their character and direction
LINE
• Horizontal lines suggest a feeling of rest or repose because objects parallel to
the earth are at rest
• They can also
show a sense of
depth
LINE
• Vertical lines communicate a sense of height because they are
perpendicular to the earth extending upwards toward the sky.
LINE
• Diagonal lines convey a feeling of movement and instability
LINE
• The curve of a line can convey energy and movement.
EXAMPLES OF LINE
SHAPE AND FORM
define objects in space
* Shapes have two dimensions-height and width
*Form exists in three dimensions, height, width, and depth
* are usually defined by lines
* basis for sculpture, furniture and decorative arts
Organic
Geometric
Shape
Form
EXAMPLES
COLOR
Light reflected off objects
• Color has three main characteristics:
• hue (red, green, blue, etc.)
• value (how light or dark it is)
• intensity (how bright or dull it is)
• Colors can be described as warm (red, yellow) or cool (blue, gray),
depending on which end of the color spectrum they fall.
THE COLOR WHEEL
First invented by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666
and later improved by countless others,
color wheel shows how primary colors
blend to create other distinct hues
COLOR THEORY
Color Theory-- a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual
effects of a specific color combination
• http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory
PRIMARY COLORS
SECONDARY COLORS
INTERMEDIATE/TERTIARY COLORS
COLOR WHEEL PROJECT
• Must include all colors on the color wheel
• Must be a mosaic style project (torn pieces of magazines)
• Must not be able to identify pictures/words, etc. from magazine pieces
• No white spaces
• Must create a unique design for the final product
• Must be as large as or larger than a sheet of notebook paper
• Must be framed/mounted on black construction paper
• Final product will be worth up to 100 test points
• Due Friday, January 30 at the end of class
TEXTURE
• The surface quality of an object that we sense through touch
• All objects have a physical texture
• Artists can also convey texture visually in two dimensions
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TEXTURE DEPICTED IN
TWO DIMENSIONS
Artists use color, line, and shading to imply textures
-gives a visual sense of how an object depicted would feel
in real life if touched
-hard,
soft, rough, smooth, fuzzy, leathery, sharp, etc
IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORKS
• artists use actual texture to add a tactile quality to the work
VALUE
• The lightness or darkness of a color
• The key to the illusion of light
(http://thevirtualinstructor.com/Value.html)
SPACE
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Real space is three-dimensional.
• Space in a work of art refers to a feeling of depth or three dimensions.
• It can also refer to the artist's use of the area within the picture plane.
PERSPECTIVE
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE
• The area around the primary objects in a work of art is known as negative
space
• The space occupied by the primary objects is known as positive space
MEDIUM/MEDIA
• a medium is a material used by an artist or designer to create a work
• mixed media or mixed-media - A technique involving the use of two or more
artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are
combined in a single composition