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The global skill of drawing a perceived object, person, landscape requires onlyfive basic component skills, no more. These skills are not drawing skills. Theyare perceptual skills, listed as follows:Golden Ratio 1.618Composition/Placement within the support or canvas is alway first.One: The perception of edges, or linesTwo: The perception of negative spaces, and shapes.Three: The perception of relationships, proportions, sighting and perspective,Four: The perception of lights, shadows, and value, and color.Five: The perception of the whole, or gestalt.Axiom: Dance of Light and Dark. War of Negative and Positive Space

Color Theory:Primary colors: are red, yellow and blue.Secondary colors: (green, orange and purple) are created by mixing two primary colors.Six tertiary colors: are created by mixing primary and secondary colorsHue: Name of color Intensity: Brightness or dullness of a colorWarm colors: are vivid and energetic, and tend to advance in space. (Fire tone)Cool colors: give an impression of calm, and create a soothing impression. (Water tone)

If a color is made lighter by adding white, the result is called a tint. If black is added, the darker version is called a shade. And if gray is added, the result is a different tone.

Value: is a property of a color, or a dimension of a color space, that is defined in a way to reflect the subjective brightness perception of a color for humansalong a lightnessdarkness axis. (White and Black)

High-Key: are the tints and middle tones at the light end of the value scale. They are usually pure colors and convey a feeling of soft, harmonious ambient light.Lo-Key: with predominately darker values are said to be "low key".

Six color schemes:*) Monochromatic :of, pertaining to, or having tones of one color in addition tothe ground hue:*) Analogous : Analogous color schemes use colors that are next to each other onthe color wheel.*) Complementary: Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered to be complementary colors*) Split complementary: split-complementary color scheme is a variation of thecomplementary color scheme*) Triadic: A triadic color scheme uses three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.*) Tetrad: tetrad color scheme uses four colors arranged into two complementary

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Notan: This use of light and dark translates shape and form into flat shapes ona two-dimensional surface.The Art of Composition: Asymmetrical, Equilibrium: state of balanceElements of Design: Line, Shape, Form, Space, Color, Texture, Value, ContrastPrinciples of Design: Balance, Emphasis, Movement, Pattern, Repetition, Proportion,Rhythm, Variety, Unity

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