Vermeer

Morisot

Glen Harrington

TheTheElements & Elements & Principles of Principles of

DesignDesign

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The ElementsThe Elements(This is the Artist’s toolbox)(This is the Artist’s toolbox)

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MovementMovement UUnity/Harmonynity/Harmony CContrastontrast EEmphasismphasis VVarietyariety PProportionroportion

The PrinciplesThe Principles(Application of Tools)(Application of Tools)

LineLine Contour linesContour lines Edges where Edges where

ElementsElements meet.meet.

General General movement of movement of shapes.shapes.

Implied linesImplied lines

Element

ShapeShapeConsiderConsider: Negative and : Negative and

positive spaces, tonal positive spaces, tonal areas, groupings, and areas, groupings, and other characteristics to other characteristics to generalize parts of an generalize parts of an image.image.

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ValueValueThis tool creates the This tool creates the

general mood of general mood of the image as well the image as well as defining form.as defining form.

Value is essential for Value is essential for an artist to master an artist to master when creating when creating illusion of 3-D on a illusion of 3-D on a 2-D surface.2-D surface.

Element

ColorColor

Color also helps set a mood or Color also helps set a mood or feeling and also can be the life of feeling and also can be the life of the artwork. Many people are the artwork. Many people are drawn to a piece for its color.drawn to a piece for its color.

Element

TextureTextureThe effect of light on a subject to The effect of light on a subject to

reveal the landscape of it’s reveal the landscape of it’s surfaces.surfaces.

Element

Form/SpaceForm/SpaceForm is the positive mass filled by a Form is the positive mass filled by a two or three dimensional two or three dimensional object/shape.object/shape. (Primarily

Sculpture)

Element

Scale/ SizeScale/ SizeElement

The Scale or The Scale or relative size relative size of parts or of parts or objects may objects may be an be an important important way to way to establish establish interest and interest and meaning. meaning.

BalanceBalanceThe orderly The orderly dividing of dividing of space in an space in an equal way equal way with respect with respect to a line or to a line or point.point.

Types?Types?

Principle

Formal/Informal

Symmetrical

Asymmetrical

Radial

RhythmRhythm

Also called movement, Also called movement, repetition, and pattern, repetition, and pattern, Rhythm is the heartbeat of an Rhythm is the heartbeat of an art piece.art piece.

Principle

Unity/HarmonyUnity/HarmonyHow well do the How well do the elementselements of of the piece work the piece work together or together or flow?flow?

Everything Everything seems to have seems to have its right place.its right place.

Principle

ContrastContrastRelationship between Relationship between opposites and extremes.opposites and extremes.

Principle

Low ContrastHigh Contrast

EmphasisEmphasisThis application This application of the elements of the elements is the spotlight is the spotlight on the star of on the star of the show!the show!

We direct the eye We direct the eye to what we want to what we want the viewer to the viewer to look at.look at.

Principle

Also called focus

VarietyVarietyPrinciple

This principle is the medication that This principle is the medication that cures boredom. Used correctly, cures boredom. Used correctly, variety inspires the variety inspires the unexpected and unexpected and keeps our interest after the initial keeps our interest after the initial attraction.attraction.

ProportionProportionConsider the Consider the

relationship relationship between between masses of masses of objects or objects or elements of elements of an art piece.an art piece.

Principle