1. The Seven Building Blocks of Art
THE ART ELEMENTS
The Seven Building Blocks of Art
SPACE
SHAPE
FORM
LINE
TEXTURE
COLOR
VALUE
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3. What is COMPOSITION?

4. The Six DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Movement
Repetition and Rhythm
Contrast
Unity
Balance
Emphasis

5. MOVEMENT
How the viewer’s eyes move through the artwork, usually leading to the FOCAL POINT.

6. Notice how your eyes move around the form of this sculpture.

7. Movement by LEAD-IN LINE

8. Movement by PSYCHIC LINE

9. Movement by ACTUAL LINE

10. How does your eye move through this artwork?

11. How does your eye move through this artwork?

12. REPETITION and RHYTHM
How the art elements are REPEATED in an artwork to CREATE UNITY and VISUAL RHYTHM.

13. Repetition of LINE, SHAPE, and COLOR

14. Repetition of TEXTURE and LINE

15. Repetition of VALUE and FORM

16. RHYTHM is the visual FLOW of the elements in an artwork
RHYTHM is the visual FLOW of the elements in an artwork. TYPES OF RHYTHM:
Legato
Staccato
Alternating
Progressive

17. LEGATO Rhythm – smooth and flowing

18. LEGATO Rhythm – smooth and flowing

19. STACCATO Rhythm – choppy with abrupt changes

20. STACCATO Rhythm – choppy with abrupt changes

21. ALTERNATING Rhythm – creates a pattern

22. ALTERNATING Rhythm – creates a pattern

23. PROGRESSIVE Rhythm – a repeating change from big to small, thick to thin, high to low, etc.

24. PROGRESSIVE Rhythm – a repeating change from big to small, thick to thin, high to low, etc.

25. What type of REPETITION and RHYTHM do you see in this artwork?

26. What type of REPETITION and RHYTHM do you see in this artwork?

27. The amount of DIFFERENCE in an artwork.
CONTRAST
The amount of DIFFERENCE in an artwork.

28. TYPES OF CONTRAST:
High
Low

29. HIGH Contrast – dramatic and eye-catching

30. LOW Contrast – subtle and soothing

31. FUNCTIONS OF CONTRAST:
Create Interest
Create Emphasis
Create Feeling

32. Many ELEMENTS can be CONTRASTED in an artwork.

33. Contrast VALUES

34. Contrast SIZES

35. Contrast LINES

36. Contrast COLORS

37. Contrast SHAPES

38. Contrast TEXTURES

39. How to create a sense of “ONENESS” or togetherness in an artwork.
UNITY
How to create a sense of “ONENESS” or togetherness in an artwork.

40. WAYS TO ACHIEVE UNITY:
Continuation
Proximity
Repetition

41. Notice how the SHAPE and VALUES of the plates and pie slices are CONTINUED, REPEATED, and placed in close PROXIMITY to one another to create a sense of “ONENESS” in this artwork.

42. How is UNITY shown in this artwork?

43. How is UNITY shown in this artwork?

44. How the art elements create equal or unequal VISUAL WEIGHT.
BALANCE
How the art elements create equal or unequal VISUAL WEIGHT.

45. TYPES OF BALANCE:
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Radial
Crystallographic

46. SYMMETRICAL Balance same on both side; equal visual weight

47. SYMMETRICAL Balance

48. SYMMETRICAL Balance

49. ASYMMETRICAL Balance different on each side, but with equal visual weight

50. ASYMMETRICAL Balance by VALUE and COLOR: A SMALL DARK area will balance out a LARGE LIGHT area.

51. ASYMMETRICAL Balance by SHAPE: Many SMALL SHAPES will balance out a LARGE SHAPE.

52. ASYMMETRICAL Balance by TEXTURE: A LARGE SMOOTH (Plain) area will balance out a SMALLER TEXTURED area.

53. RADIAL Balance radiates out from a central point

54. RADIAL Balance

55. CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC Balance An all-over pattern

56. CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC Balance

57. CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC Balance

58. How to ATTRACT ATTENTION, usually creating a FOCAL POINT.
EMPHASIS
How to ATTRACT ATTENTION, usually creating a FOCAL POINT.

59. WAYS TO ACHIEVE EMPHASIS:
Placement
Isolation
Contrast

60. Emphasis by PLACEMENT

61. Emphasis by ISOLATION

62. Emphasis by CONTRAST

63. How is EMPHASIS shown in this artwork?