Elements and Principles of Art

• Line• Color• Texture• Value• Shape• Form• Space

• Balance• Movement• Emphasis• Pattern (repetition)• Unity (compare)• Variety (contrast)• Proportion• Rhythm

Line a continuous mark, made by a moving point, on a surface, or in space

A. Actual - Fully drawn lines or Implied - Lines that are ‘hinted’ at B. Direction

Vertical – Up and down Horizontal – Side to side, like the

horizon Diagonal – Any line that is not vertical or horizontal.

C. Descriptive Adjectives and Adverbs

Diego Rivera, The Flower Carrier, 1935, 48x48 in.

Note lines implied by directional

gazes

Colorproduced when light, striking an object, is

reflected back to the eyeI. Hue - the name we give to a color, including

all colors on the color spectrum and black and white

B. Intensity - the strength and vividness of the color.

PRIMARY Colors & SECONDARY colors

RED

BLUE

YELLOWPURPLE

GREEN

ORANGE

Texture

Real or Actual texture- the way something actually feels

Implied texture- the way something appears to feel visually

ValueThe lightness or darkness of a color. The terms shade and tint are in reference to value changes in colors

A. Tint - when white is added to a pure hue B. Shade - when black is added to a pure hueC. Tone – when white AND black are added to a color

ShapeA. 2 dimensional space that is contained within an areaB. Organic- created by using irregular lines –might be found in nature.

C. Geometric shape-has a strict pattern – 2D enclosed area created by exact mathematical law.

FormA. A 3D spaceB. Organic – An irregular 3-dimensional enclosed area, like that which might be found in

nature.C. Geometric – 3D enclosed area that has a strict pattern

SpaceA. The appearance of depth in artB. Actual – the real distance between or around areas or components within of a piece.C. Implied - the appearance of space or depth within a work of art.

D. Positive – Solid areas or objectsE. Negative – ‘air’ around solid objects, space where other things are not present

SpaceActual or implied?

Positive or negative?

Principles of Design

The tools to make art or what we use to organize the

Elements of Art

Balancethe ways in which the elements (lines, shapes, etc.) of a piece are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work of art

Symmetry - elements are given equal "weight" from an imaginary line in the middle of a piece.Near symmetry- same weight…not the same stuff. Asymmetry- elements are placed unevenly in a piece, but work together to produce harmony overall.

Movement Using the elements to direct the viewer’s eye along a path and to show movement or direction. Actual – an object that has true motion.Implied - the suggestion of motion in a design.

Muyako Fujino, Day of the Sea Sail.

Jacques Henri Lartigue - Grand Prix de Circuit de la Seine, June 26th 1912.

Rhythm, Rhythm,Rhythm,Rhythm A visual beat or a regular repetition of the elements of art to create the look and feel of movement.

Variety(Contrast)

• Differences between how an element of art is used OR using opposing qualities next to eachother.

High contrast= VERY different

Low contrast= a little different

Jona Cerwinski, Sharpie Lamborghini, 2007.Contrast black and white.

Jacob Lawrence, Migration Series #11,1940-1. ComplimentaryColors green and red Contrast.

Emphasis

What stands out in the art and what draws the viewer’s attention in.

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Night Watch, 1642.Famous for his use of light and value.

Nick Brandt, Windswept Lion, Serengeti, 2002.

Pattern(Repetition)the repetition of an element (or elements) in a work

Unity(Compare)• How the elements in an artwork or works come

together to create a pleasing image. or how they go together.

ProportionThe size relationship

between two or more objects.