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ELEMENTS OF ART

Elements of Art Elements of art are the ingredients involved in making a design or piece of art. Elements of design will help your art look a lot more unique. The major difference between principles of design and elements of art is that principles are rules you have to follow and elements are the things that will help you complete those rules for the best project outcome.

There are 7 elements of art Form Line Shape Color Texture Space Value

Examples: Cubes, spheres, cylinders Form Form is an element of art that is three- dimensional (3D) and encloses volume. Examples: Cubes, spheres, cylinders

Form

Line Line is a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin. Types of line can actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and contour lines.

Line

Shape Shape is a closed line. Shapes can be geometric, like squares and circles, or organic (non objective).

Shape

Color Color is light reflected off objects. Color refers to specific has 3 properties: 1.) Hue: The name of the color, such as: red, green, blue 2.) Intensity: How bright or dull a color 3.) Value: How light or dark a color is

Color

Value Value is the degree of light and dark in a design. It is the contrast between black and white and all the tones in between. Value can be used with color as well as black and white.

Value

Texture Texture is the surface quality either tactile or visual. Texture can be real or implied by different use of media. It is the degree of roughness or smoothness of objects.

Texture

Space Space is the area between and around objects. The space around objects is often called negative space has shape. Space can also refer to the feeling of depth.  

Space

Principles of art

Principles of art Analogy Principles of design are the laws of art. In other words, to have a good design (art), you should consider these principles for the best design possible. The difference between the elements and principles are that the principles are the rules to follow for a good design and the elements are the ingredients needed to complete a good design. Analogy A delicious Cake The Principles to making a delicious cake: Using a pan, greasing the pan, oven set at 350. Bake at the appropriate time The Elements to making a delicious cake: Flour, sugar, eggs, milk, oil, baking powder

So……………………………. As we can see, the rules we must follow to make a delicious cake are the Principles The ingredients needed to make the cake are the elements. And…………………. Lets take a look at the principles of art

There are 7 principles of art: Emphasis Balance Variety Movement Rhythm Proportion Unity

Emphasis Emphasis is the part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention. Usually the artist will make one area stand out by contrasting it with other areas. The area will be different in size, color, texture, shape, etc.

Emphasis

Balance Balance is a feeling of visual equality in shape, form, value, color, etc. Balance Can be symmetrical or evenly balanced or asymmetrical and un-evenly balanced. Objects, values, colors, textures, shapes, forms, etc., can be used in creating a balance in a composition.  

Balance

Variety Variety is the use of several elements of design to hold the viewer’s attention and to guide the viewer’s eye through the artwork.

Variety

Movement  Movement is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork, often to focal areas. Such movement can be directed along lines, shape and color within the artwork.

Movement

Rhythm Rhythm is the visual tempo or beat in art created when one or more elements of design are used repeatedly to create a feeling of organized movement. Rhythm creates a mood like music or dancing. It is often achieved through the careful placement of repeated components that invite the viewer's eye to jump rapidly or glide smoothly from one to the next

Rhythm

Proportion Proportion is the feeling of unity created when all parts (sizes, amounts, or number) relate well with each other. When drawing the human figure, proportion can refer to the size of the head compared to the rest of the body.

Proportion

Proportion

Unity Unity is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the artwork creating a sense of completeness.

Unity

Unity