Books As ArtThinking of books and their

pages as a work of art

Possible Materials•Decorative papers•Various other papers•Paint & ink•Cloth•Buttons•Thread•Yarn•Nature items like leaves, shells and flowers•And many other materials

PagesShow me what you know about the elements and principles of

art!

LineDefinition: Thin, thick, curved, jagged, straight, ect. It has a starting point and an ending point.

One full semester devoted to line in Drawing 1 .

Shape & SpaceDefinition: Shape is the object and

space is the area around the shape.

We worked with shape and space on the Text Art, Marker Camo. Relief sculpture and Mandala projects.

ColorDefinition: Light reflected off an

object we perceive as color. Like Red, Yellow, Blue, ect.

We worked with color on the color pretest, color packet, text art, relief sculpture, mandala, found sculpture

and whistle projects.

TextureDefinition: How something actually

feels if touched or how we would think it would feel if touched.

We worked with texture on the text art, marker camo, relief sculpture

and found object.

ValueDefinition: Lights, mediums, and

darks.

We worked with value on the marker camo, color pencil exercise, mandala

and many times in Drawing 1.

BalanceDefinition: Parts are equal.

Asymmetrical, symmetrical, and radial balance

We worked with balance on the text art, marker camo, mandala, and

found object projects.

VarietyDefinition: More than one kind

We worked on variety on the text art, marker camo, relief sculpture,

whistle and found object projects.

Pattern or RepetitionDefinition: An element that happens

more than once.

We worked with pattern/repetition on the text art, marker camo, and

mandala projects.

EmphasisDefinition: One area that is more

important than another area.

We worked with emphasis on the text art, marker camo, and found object

projects

MovementDefinition: Using elements to make

your eye look through out the art work.

We worked with movement on the marker camo, relief sculpture and

found object projects.

UnityDefinition: The parts make up a

whole. It all goes together as one.

We worked with unity on the text art, marker camo and found object

projects.

ContrastDefinition: A difference. Can have a

big or small difference.

We worked with contrast on the marker camo and mandala projects.

I can statementsI can show my understanding of the elements and principals of art through the design of my book and pages.