1. Elements and Principles of art

2. Definitions: The Elements are the tools that create quality artwork
The Principals are how we use the tools to create the quality artwork
Visual Art- Artwork that appeals primarily to the sense of sight and typically exists in permanent form. (painting, drawing, sculpture)

3. Definitions continued…
Composition- the arrangement of the objects in a work of art
Medium-Materials that are used to create art

5. Line
Continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point. It can be 2D or 3D. It is an outline or silhouette
Example: pen on paper, wire sculpture, picture

6. Three Types of Line
Horizontal
Diagonal
Vertical

7. Picasso’s Line Drawing

8. Use of a single line

9. Shape
A line with common end point to create a 2D object.

10. Form
Three dimensional and encloses a space consists of height, width, and depth
cylinder, cube, sphere, pyramid, cone

12. Form in an environment

13. Color This element has 3 properties 1. HUE-name of the color
2. INTENSITY-strength of the color
3. VALUE- lightness or darkness of color

15. Matching hues

17. Value Light Medium Dark
Lightness or darkness of color. Value is needed to express volume (making drawings look 3D) Need to have 3 values to appear 3D
Light
Medium
Dark

20. Texture
Surface quality or “feel” of object is rendered to make the drawing look like it is touchable.

21. Space
Distance or area between, around, above or within things. Can be 2D or 3D.

23. Principals Of Design

24. Emphasis- points of interest to pull the viewer’s eye to important points of the work

25. Balance-sense of stability in the body of work
Balance-sense of stability in the body of work. Creating a feeling of equal weight

26. Harmony-using similar elements throughout the work

27. Variety-differences within the work
Variety-differences within the work. Artists use different shapes, textures, colors, and values

28. Movement-adds excitement by showing action to direct the viewer’s eye

29. Rhythm-type of movement that repeats shapes and/or colors

30. Proportion-or scale, refers to the size of the objects

31. Unity-all parts of the art look like an equal whole.