ELEMENTS ELEMENTS OF DESIGNOF DESIGN
•LINE
•SHAPE
•FORM
•SPACE
•VALUE
•COLOR
•TEXTURE
The elements defined My web page
1st 6wks/ 8/27
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
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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
