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

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.

Artificial elements

Artifical elements are man-made.

Artificial elements are man-made.

000 Visual elements

000 Visual elements dot

000 Visual elements dot line

000 Visual elements dot line shape

000 Visual elements dot line shape texture

000 Visual elements dot line shape texture colour

000 dot

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

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

000 dot 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,

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 ( ), photographer

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

000 line

line The line 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.

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

000 line The line 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

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

000 Geometric and organic shapes

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

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

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

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

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

000 texture

Texture Texture represents the surface qualities of a subject. texture

000 Visualtextures texture Tactiletextures They can be touched They are two- dimensional.

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

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colour

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

000 colour

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

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Rhythm

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

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Balance

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

000 symmetrical asymmetricalradial