Twenty Guidelines for Correct ArtBy: type your name here

Directions:

• Delete all gray boxes – the visual directions.• Insert a small incorrect example.• Insert a larger correct example.

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#1 Good art tells a story.

You must make similar comparisons.Apples can not be compared to books!

delete the apple to see a correct comparison

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#1 Good art tells a story.

The story is……..Identification only – no story.

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#2 Good art it simple and avoids using unnecessary

details (less is more).

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#3 Good art utilizes just one style

(or method) of art per illustration.

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#4 Good art is positive

and fun to look at.

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#5 Good art is large

and convincing.

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#6 Good art is made from long, thick, curvy lines

- avoid small, scratchy lines.

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#7 Good art utilizes accurate shapes

(outlines).

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#8 Good art does not require text

to explain the message.

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

#9 Good art is drawn to the correct size (scale) - except for showing

exaggeration or distance.

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

# 10 Good art is drawn to correct proportion.

Small elements, which are located inside of a larger object, are drawn

to the correct size, - except for showing exaggeration.

Objects drawn on their edge create the illusion that part of

the object is closer – foreshortening.

flat view edge view

First of Four Techniques for Demonstrating Depth

Shadows are created when an object blocks the light. Shadows fall outside of the object, on the opposite side of

the light source.

Second of Four Techniques for Demonstrating Depth

Hint: Search using the word shadow to find a correct picture. Use the same picture for both the correct and incorrect examples. Find a sun in clip art. Position the sun in the correct and incorrect locations.

Shading is an area of light and dark on the object.

It turns a flat object into a three dimensional object.

Third of Four Techniques for Demonstrating Depth

Objects, which are drawn with a contour line – that is a line that wraps along

the outside edge of a round object, will create the

illusion that the object is full – not flat.

without contour line

with contour line

Fourth of Four Techniques for Demonstrating Depth

A horizon line placed high in the picture creates the feeling of being close.

A low horizon line creates a feeling of being far away.

First of Six Techniques for Demonstrating Distance

Close objects have detail; far away objects are out of sharp

focus.

fuzzy detail, out of focus

with sharp detailSecond of Six Techniques for Demonstrating Distance

Skip for now: you will be creating the incorrect example in Photoshop soon.

Close objects have strong contrast

(dark blacks and light whites).

Far away objects are gray.

fuzzy detail, out of focus

with sharp detail

Third of Six Techniques for Demonstrating Distance

Skip for now: you will be creating the incorrect example in Photoshop soon.

Close objects are positioned lower

(near the bottom) on the paper

surface.

Fourth of Six Techniques for Demonstrating Distance

Objects drawn so that they overlap in front

of other objects appear closer.

Fifth of Six Techniques for Demonstrating Distance

Generally, objects that are drawn large will look closer than

smaller objects.

Sixth of Six Techniques for Demonstrating Distance

Ten General Guidelines for Quality Art

When should you break the 20 rules for correct

art?

• Whenever you have an intelligent, logical reason.

• Are you able to verbalize a good reason for breaking the rule? If so, break the rule!