elements of design. line shape form space value color texture

ELEMENTS ELEMENTS OF DESIGNOF DESIGN

•LINE

•SHAPE

•FORM

•SPACE

•VALUE

•COLOR

•TEXTURE

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LINEThe path of a point moving

through space. IT MAY BE 2 OR 3 DIMENSIONAL.

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Interpretation of lines

Curved lines indicate movement.

Diagonal Lines

Diagonal Lines create a sense of Tension.

Horizontal Lines

Communicate calm, peace, a sense of rest.

Curved lines express activity because they change direction, the type and direction of the curve controls how active they are. The more stretched

out the curve the more relaxed the feeling. Spirals are hypnotic and draw the eye in to the center.

Curved lines are used in decorative arts to suggest a feeling of luxury.

Art NuveauStyle/1895-1905

Albert Raymond Paley. Portal Gate. 1974. Forged steel, brass, copper, and bronze, 90 1/4, x 72 , 4”. Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Insitution, Washington, D.C.

Vertical Lines

Communicate stability, a solidness.

Diagonal lines express instability, tension, activity, and

excitement.• Because they can

be perceived to be rising or falling they can cause the viewer to feel uneasy.

Zig Zag Lines Create Confusion

• Are extremely active and evoke feelings of excitement.

Implied Line

• A series of points that the viewer’s eyes automatically connect.

Ex. A series of dots or dashes, a line of machine stiches, a trail of wet footprints can create a implied line. A group of shapes arranged in a row can also create an implied line.

Abrasha, Hanukkah Menorah. 1995. Fabricated stainless steel, silver, and gold. 6 7/8 x 17 ¼ x 2 7/8.Renwick gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

SHAPEA 2-DIMENSIONAL AREA DEFINED IN SOME WAY. IT CAN BE GEOMETRIC

OR FREEFORM.

GEOMETRIC SHAPES

FREEFORM SHAPES

Natural Shapes/ Organic Shapes

FORM

A 3-DIMENSIONAL AREA THAT ENCLOSES

VOLUME.

SPHERE

CUBE

CYLINDER CONE

SPACE

THE EMPTINESS OR AREA BETWEEN, AROUND, ABOVE, BELOW, OR

WITHIN AN OBJECT OR OBJECTS.

POSITIVE SPACE

NEGATIVE SPACE

NEGATIVE SPACE

VALUETHE LIGHTNESS OR

DARKNESS OF AN OBJECT.

Shading

m

m m

m m

m

Natural color

Methods of creating value

BlendingStipplingHatchingCrosshatchingScribbling

COLOR

DERIVED FROM REFLECTED LIGHT

Color Wheel

TEXTURE

HOW AN OBJECT FEELS OR LOOKS AS IF IT

MIGHT FEEL

MATTE ROUGHSMOOTH

SHINEYMATTE

Real/Implied Texture in Art

Meret Oppenheim, Fur lined tea cup/ Surrealism

Dürer - Rhinoceros