Elements of Art and Principles of Design Worksheet
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Watch the Elements & Principles PowerPoint on my website. Answer the questions as you go through it.
List the elements of art here:
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List the principles of design here:
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Choose the art term that best fits each description below. You may use a term more than once.
Balance
Focal Point
Pattern
Space
Color
Form
Perspective
Texture
Contrast
Line
Principles of Design
Unity
Elements of Art
Movement
Proportion
Value
Emphasis
Negative Space
Shape
Variety
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Three-dimensional volume that can be empty or filled with objects
The place the viewer’s eye eventually rests
The reflected wavelengths of light
The building blocks of art
The result of repeated elements
Two-dimensional outline of an object or area
Real or implied motion in a work of art
Darkness or lightness of a color
Incorporating several different elements to add interest
The look and feel or wholeness or oneness in a work of art
A technique that gives the illusion of visual depth in two dimensions
How something feels or appears to feel
How sizes of parts of the artwork relate
The ways that the elements of art are put together
A continuous mark
The shapes of the background pieces surrounding an object
Emphasizing the difference between artistic elements
Dominance and focus in a work
The distribution of visual weight in a work of art
The artist leads the viewer’s eye around the piece using this principle
This is a two-page worksheet. Make sure you do the next page!
What is the focal point in slide 36, Francisco Goya’s “The Third of May 1808”? How is the focal point established? (In
other words, what elements/principles make the focal point obvious?)
How do you see the principles of design used in the following works of art?
Baile Tehunatepec, slide 42
Liberty Head, slide 43
Liberty Leading the People, slide 44