LOOKING AT DESIGN ELEMENTS LINE COLOUR SHAPE by Ms Patton

LINE Line is a mark or a path from one point to another

There is an infinite variety of lines. Sandhills in the Great Sandy Desert Jimmy Pike, 1984 Gouache on composition board 123 x 123 cm State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Reproduced with permission

A series of lines can create patterns or textures Photograph Lynne Tognolini Reproduced with permission.

Line can be used to show edges as in this contour drawing. Paul Tognolini, Year 6 Reproduced with permission

Line has expressive qualities Line has expressive qualities. Notice how the gentle curves of these lines suggest a relaxed, harmonious tune Extension drawing based on a model Kirsten Pannekoek, Year 7 Reproduced with permission

Line has direction and can lead the eye through an art work Photograph Jane Whelan Reproduced with permission

Colour Colour has sensory appeal which we respond to immediately Colour Colour has sensory appeal which we respond to immediately. It attracts our attention and is exciting to use

COLOR THEORY http://www.artyfactory.com/color_theory/color_theory_terms_1.htm

COLOUR WHEEL

Primary colours (red, blue and yellow) and secondary colours (green, orange and purple) can be arranged in sequence in a colour circle

PRIMARY COLOURS

SECONDARY COLOURS

Secondary Colours It is possible to mix orange (from red and yellow), green (from yellow and blue) and violet (from blue and red). Orange, green and violet are therefore called secondary colours.

TERTIARY COLOURS

TERTIARY COLOURS Tertiary colours are made by mixing a secondary and a primary colour together. Some examples of tertiary colours are red-violet and yellow-green. red   +   violet  =  red-violet yellow   +   green  =  yellow-green

COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS The best way to make a colour really stand out is to put it next to another colour that is completely different from it. Such pairs of colours are known as ‘complementary colours’ or opposite colours

OPPOSITE COLOURS

Vincent Van Gogh a Dutch artist loved using complementary colours in his painting. In this self portrait you can see the orange of his hair and beard contrasting against the blue in the rest of the composition.

Here is another painting by Van Gogh called `Sunflowers’ Here is another painting by Van Gogh called `Sunflowers’. Has he used complementary colour in this painting?

A picture consisting mainly of red, orange or yellow will tend to produce a hot, busy, or happy feel.

ANALOGOUS COLORS

Colours that lie next to each other on the colour circle are harmonious like these reds and oranges. Notice that colours are attractive when they are grouped in families. Dye painting of sun with embellishments Lily Thompson, Year 3 Reproduced with permission

Warm colours are made mostly of red, orange and yellow Warm colours are made mostly of red, orange and yellow. This family of colours is called warm because they remind you of warm things like the sun or fire.

Colour line composition

Monochromatic colour. Mono means one and chroma means colour in Latin. Artists can mix monochromatic colour by using one colour and mixing into it either white (tint) to make the colour lighter or black (shade) to make it darker. These colour schemes have a calming effect

Colours that are opposite on the colour circle are complementary Colours that are opposite on the colour circle are complementary. Notice how they make each other stand out when placed close together, as in the contrasting reds and greens in these masks. Papercraft mask Toby Appleton-Smith, Year 4 Reproduced with permission.

Colours can be cool, like the blues in the glacial lake or warm, such as the colours of the rocks Photographer, Jane Whelan Reproduced with permission

Cool colours are made mostly of green, blue and violet Cool colours are made mostly of green, blue and violet. This family of colours is called cool because they remind you of cool things like a cool forest or a cold lake.

Karajini rocks Photographer, Jane Whelan Reproduced with permission

A colour, or colour scheme, can be expressive like the bright colours on this sculpture

Cool, dull or pale colours appear to be distant or in the background of this oil painting. Warm, bright or strong colours appear to come forward

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Shape Shape is a flat space enclosed by an edge and surrounded by space.

Shape is a two-dimensional space enclosed by an edge, like the birds and leaves in this drawing Pen and ink drawing Ethan Goddard Borger, Year 7 Reproduced with permission

Shapes can be symbolic Hands of Time (Assimilation and integration)

A shape creates space around it called a negative shape A shape creates space around it called a negative shape. Notice the different ways that these artists use negative shapes in their work Expressive pastel portrait Madison Rogers, Year 5 Reproduced with permission.

Me in the park Danica Pannekoek, Year 3 Reproduced with permission

Shapes with sharp angles can be dramatic