Elements of Artand Principles of

Design

In Sketchbook-write the element and principle and show me what you know about it. Example on the board.

Elements• Line

• Shape

• Form

• Value

• Color

• Space

• Texture

Principles• Balance

• Movement

• Rhythm

• Contrast

• Emphasis

• Unity

• Pattern

Elements of ArtThe building blocks of ingredients of art.

Line

• Mark made by a pointed tool and is defined by a moving dot. • Distance between point A and point B

Line

Types of Lines• Outlines- Lines made by the edge of an object

or its silhouette.

• Contour Lines- Lines that describe the shape of an object and the interior detail.

• Gesture Lines- Line that are energetic and catches the movement and gestures of an active figure.

Calligraphy in White, 1957

Mark Tobey

Line

Types of Lines• Sketch Lines- Lines that captures the appearance of an

object or impression of a place.

• Calligraphic Lines- Precise, elegant handwriting or lettering done by hand. Also artwork that has flowing lines like an elegant handwriting.

• Implied Line- Lines that are not actually drawn but created by a group of objects seen from a distance.

Calligraphy in White, 1957

Mark Tobey

8/17 & 18/15 Shape

• Shapes are made by connecting lines.

• 2-dimensional; height and width; flat • Geometric

• Organic

8/18 & 8/19 Shape

Examples of Shapes• Geometric Shapes

• Organic Shapes

• Positive & Negative Shapes

Three Musicians, 1921

Pablo Picasso

8/25 & 26 Form

• Mass and Volume

• 3-Dimensional (height, width, depth); has mass

FormMass and Volume3-Dimensional (height, width, depth); has mass

Types of Form• Organic Form

• Geometric Form

• Natural Forms

Oval Sculpture, 1943

Barbara Hepworth

Value

• Lightness and darkness of a color

ValueLightness and darkness of a color

Value ScalesTea Time, 1911

Jean Mertzinger

Color

• Color is described with the words hue, value, and intensity.

• Made of light.

ColorColor is described with the words hue, value, and intensity. Made of light.

Color Explained Fruits from the Midi, 1881

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Texture

• Texture is the surface quality of an item.• Refers to the way objects or surfaces feel or look like they

feel

TextureTexture is the surface quality of an item.

Refers to the way objects or surfaces feel or look like they feel

Types of Texture• Actual Texture

• Implied Texture

The Old King, 1936

Georges Rouault

Space

• Space refers to the area that a shape or form occupies

Space

Examples of SpaceSnow in New York, 1902

Robert Henri• Linear Perspective

• Atmospheric Perspective

• Positive & Negative

The Principles of artWhat is used to organize the Elements of Art or the tools to make art. Balance, movement, Rhythm, Contrast, Emphasis, Unity, Pattern

Distribution of visual weight in a work of art.

Balance

• Distribution of visual weight in a work of art.

Balance

Types of Balance• Symmetrical

• Asymmetrical

• Radial

The Carnival, 1878

Winslow Homer

The Principles of artWhat is used to organize the Elements of Art or the tools to make art.

Balance, movement, Rhythm, Contrast, Emphasis, Unity, Pattern

Contrast

• Differences in the elements.

Contrast-

Differences in the Elements

Examples in Contrast

• Line

• Shape

• Form

• Value

• Color

• Space

• Texture

Still Life with Apples and Peaches, 1889

Paul Cezanne

Emphasis

• Used to create dominance and focus in a work.

• Uses focal areas to place emphasis on the important aspect of a work

EmphasisUsed to create dominance and focus in a work.Uses focal areas to place emphasis on the important aspect of a work

Emphasis Explained Moulin Rouge, 1892

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Unity

• Relationship among the elements that function together.

• Harmonious

Unity

• Relationship among the elements that function together.

• Harmonious

Starry Night, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Movement

• Used by artists to direct viewers through the work, often to the focal point.

Movement

Examples of Movement

• With Black and White

• With Elongated Shapes and Visual Movement

Liberation of a Peon, 1931

Diego Rivera

Pattern

• Repetition of the elements.• Planned or random

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Pattern

Types of Pattern

• Regular

• Irregular

Colors in Numbers, 1958-59

Jasper Johns

Rhythm

• Repetition of visual movement or more elements creating harmony

• Flow and movement

Rhythm

Examples of Rhythm• Regular

• Irregular

• Repeated Shapes

Nude Descending a Staircase, 1912

Marcel Duchamp