Observing a landscape Image: Chichester Canal William Turner- English Romantic Painter, 1775-1851

When you observe a landscape, what do you see?

000 If we want to understand and create an image, we have to know some components and differences between elements.

Natural elements

We can find these elements in nature. Natural elements We can find these elements in nature.

We can find these elements in nature. Natural elements We can find these elements in nature.

Artificial elements

Artificial elements Artifical elements are man-made.

Artificial elements Artificial elements are man-made.

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dot 000 Visual elements

line dot Visual elements 000 Visual elements

line dot Visual elements shape 000 Visual elements shape

line dot Visual elements shape texture 000 Visual elements shape texture

line dot Visual elements shape colour texture 000 Visual elements shape colour texture

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dot 000 The dot is a very basic element. It is the smallest visual element of an image.

dot The dot gives us a structure in the composition. 000 The dot gives us a structure in the composition. It creates sensations like order and balance, instability, movement, etc.

dot 000 We can create an image from dots by using different colours, shapes and sizes.

000 dot Image: La Parade, 1889 Georges-Pierre Seurat: French Neo-impressionism Painter, 1859-1891

000 The point of interest The point of interest is the main part of the picture that draws the viewer's attention.

000 Image: The Kiss, 1945 Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), photographer

The point of interest 000 Image: The Kiss, 1945 Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995), photographer

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line The line is the graphic representation of a dot in motion. 000 The line is the graphic representation of a dot in motion. It transmits graphic messages, ideas and feelings. Artists show their personalities through the line. It is their personal and non-transferable mark.

Kandinsky, Composition VIII (1923) 000 Kandinsky, Composition VIII (1923) Picasso, Maternity (1963)

line The line is the main element used to structure space. 000 The line is the main element used to structure space. Tension lines (imaginary lines that unite the most prominent points of an image) help us to discover the different areas into which a space is divided. Lines help us to analyse images.

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shape Wherever the ends of a continuous line meet, a shape is formed. 000 Wherever the ends of a continuous line meet, a shape is formed.

Geometric and organic shapes 000 Geometric and organic shapes

Organic shapes have freer shapes and more spontaneous forms. There is no order in their structure.

Organic shapes have freer shapes and more spontaneous forms. There is no order in their structure.

Organic shapes have freer shapes and more spontaneous forms. There is no order in their structure.

Organic shapes have freer shapes and more spontaneous forms. There is no order in their structure.

Geometric shapes, such as triangles, squares or circles, follow an organized structure.

Geometric shapes, such as triangles, squares or circles, follow an organized structure.

Geometric shapes, such as triangles, squares or circles, follow an organized structure.

Geometric shapes, such as triangles, squares or circles, follow an organized structure.

000 texture

000 texture Texture represents the surface qualities of a subject.

They are two- dimensional. 000 texture Visual textures Tactile textures They are two- dimensional. They can be touched

000 texture In photography, texture can be used to give realism and character to the image. It can also even be the subject of a photograph.

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colour 000 PRIMARY COLOURS: these are colours that cannot be created by mixing other colours. SECONDARY COLOURS: we can obtain these colours by mixing two primary colours. TERTIARY COLOURS: these are combinations of primary and secondary colours. COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS: these are pairs of colours of opposite hues.

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colour 000 Artists use colour to represent shapes and transmit sensations, feelings… Warm colours yellow families, oranges, reds, etc. are associated with passion, parties, and happiness. Cool colours blue families, violets, blue-greens, etc. are associated with infinity, calmness, spirituality, solemnity, and sadness. Neutral colours are magentas and greens in their various values and saturation. They are difficult to categorise because they depend on their context.

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000 Rhythm

000 Artists repeat shapes, colors, lines, spaces and/or textures to create movement in a composition.

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000 Balance

There are three different types of balance: symmetrical asymmetrical 000 There are three different types of balance: symmetrical asymmetrical radial.

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