ART ELEMENTS REVIEW

THE ART ELEMENTS The Seven Building Blocks of Art LINETEXTURECOLORVALUESPACESHAPEFORM “South Seneca Falcons Love To Celebrate Victories”

VALUE is the artistic term for lightness and darkness. “South Seneca Falcons Love To Celebrate Victories ”

When using only black and white, values range from white, to shades of gray, to black… Such as in a VALUE SCALE.

When using color, a TINT is a LIGHTER VALUE of the color (White mixed with color)

And a SHADE is a DARKER VALUE of the color (Black mixed with color)

Using a FULL RANGE OF VALUES creates interest and a good artwork!

CONTRAST OF VALUES  Low Contrast  High Contrast

Low Contrast has LITTLE CONTRAST. It gives a SOFT & SUBTLE effect.

Low Contrast Low Contrast of Values

Jean Francois Millet “The Gleaners” Low Contrast Low Contrast of Values

High Contrast has SHARP CONTRAST. It gives a DRAMATIC effect.

High Contrast High Contrast of Values

René Magritte “Empire of Light” High Contrast of Values

THE 5 TYPES OF SHADING  Smooth Blending  Hatching  Cross Hatching  Scumbling  Stippling

SMOOTH BLENDING HATCHING CROSS HATCHING SCUMBLINGSTIPPLING

SMOOTH BLENDING Using SMOOTH BLENDING to create Values SMOOTH BLENDING

HATCHING Using HATCHING to create ValuesHATCHING

CROSS HATCHING Using CROSS HATCHING to create Values CROSS HATCHING

SCUMBLING Using SCUMBLING to create ValuesSCUMBLING

STIPPLING Using STIPPLING to create ValuesSTIPPLING

5 PARTS OF A SHADED OBJECT LIGHT SOURCE HIGHLIGHT SHADING REFLECTED LIGHT CAST SHADOW

THE EFFECTS OF VALUE  Feeling of an Artwork  Emphasis in an Artwork  Illusion of Distance  Illusion of Form

Feeling Different types of lighting can give a different feeling to the viewer.

Artemisia Gentileschi "Judith and Maidservant With the Head of Holofernes" Value can create FEELING

Frederick Church “Twilight in the Wilderness” FEELING Value can create FEELING

Thomas Cole “Voyage of Life: Old Age” FEELING Value can create FEELING

Edward Hopper “Nighthawks” FEELING Value can create FEELING

DIRECTION OF LIGHT The DIRECTION OF LIGHT can affect both the appearance of an object and the feeling created by the shading and cast shadow.

direction of light Photographers and movie directors control the direction of light to create certain feelings in their works. Backlighting

Horror or suspense films often use below or above lighting to create unusual shading and shadows that intensify feelings.

Emphasis An area of light placed next to an area of dark can create contrast and make a focal point.

Salvador Dali “The Persistence of Memory” EMPHASIS Value can create EMPHASIS

Georges de la Tour “Joseph, the Carpenter” EMPHASIS Value can create EMPHASIS

Francisco Goya “The Third of May” EMPHASIS Value can create EMPHASIS

Illusion of Distance Close is dark and vivid and far is light and faded.

BACKGROUND (light and faded) MIDDLE GROUND (middle tone) FOREGROUND (dark and vivid)

Thomas Cole “Scene from ‘The Last of the Mohicans’” Value can create ILLUSION OF DISTANCE the ILLUSION OF DISTANCE

Michael Whelan “Sentinels” Value can create ILLUSION OF DISTANCE the ILLUSION OF DISTANCE

Illusion of Form Value follows form and changes on different surfaces.

M. C. Escher “Three Spheres II” Value can create ILLUSION OF FORM the ILLUSION OF FORM

Chiaroscuro Chiaroscuro (kee-air-o-skur-o) Italian for “light-dark”. Using lightness and darkness to create a sense of volume and depth on a flat surface.

Rembrandt Peale “Portrait of Reubens” ILLUSION OF FORM Value can create the ILLUSION OF FORM

Caravaggio “Narcissus” ILLUSION OF FORM Value can create the ILLUSION OF FORM