the elements and principles of art. why should you know them? visual grammar. making choices....
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Why should you know them?
• Visual grammar.
• Making choices.
• Recognizing how art was created.
• Arrangement can make or break.
• Applies to many parts of life.
Elements of Art
• Basic visual symbols in the language of art.– Building Materials
– Line, Value, Shape, Texture, Space, and Color.
Principles of Art
• Rules that govern how artists organize the elements of art.– Blueprints
– Variety, Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Movement, and Emphasis
Elements• Line
• Value
• Shape
• Texture
• Space
• Color
Principles• Variety
• Balance
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Movement
• Emphasis
Using Line• Calligraphic Lines
– Usually made with brushstrokes that change from thin to thick in one stroke.
Variety
• The principle of design concerned with difference or contrast.
• Variety is achieved by adding something different to a design to provide a break in the repetition.
Elements• Line
• Value
• Shape
• Texture
• Space
• Color
Principles• Variety
• Balance
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Movement
• Emphasis
Balance
• Is the principle of design concerned with equalizing visual forces, or elements, in a work of art.
Formal Balance
• Occurs when equal, or very similar, elements are placed on opposite sides of a central axis.
Symmetrical Balance
• A special type of formal balance in which two halves of a balanced composition are identical, mirror images of each other.
Radial Balance
• Occurs when the forces or elements of a design come out (radiate) from a central point.
Elements• Line
• Value
• Shape
• Texture
• Space
• Color
Principles• Variety
• Balance
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Movement
• Emphasis
Shape
• A two dimensional area that is defined in some way.
• Three types:– Geometric– Free-form– Organic
Proportion
• Foreshortening- is to shorten an object to make it look as if it extends backward into space.
Proportion
• Hierarchical Proportion- when figures are arranged in a work of art so scale indicates importance.
Elements• Line
• Value
• Shape
• Texture
• Space
• Color
Principles• Variety
• Balance
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Movement
• Emphasis
How to Create Texture
• Rubbing-placing paper over the surface and rubbing the top of the paper with crayon or pencil to get the texture.
Elements• Line
• Value
• Shape
• Texture
• Space
• Color
Principles• Variety
• Balance
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Movement
• Emphasis
Space
• The element of art that refers to the emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or within objects.
Space
• Positive Space- shapes or forms in a work of art.
• Negative Space- empty spaces surrounding shapes and forms.
Elements• Line
• Value
• Shape
• Texture
• Space
• Color
Principles• Variety
• Balance
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Movement
• Emphasis