1. Design Elements Floral Design

2. The Elements of Design are:  Line  Form  Pattern  Texture  Color

3. LINE  The visual path the eye follows as it proceeds through the arrangement.  Provides the “skeleton” or framework of a design.  May be created by a single line flower or by repeating flowers with similar colors, shapes, or textures.

4. Types of Line  Vertical Draws eye to point at either end suggesting motion. Exclamation point Suggests: strength, dignity, severity, formality

5. Types of Line (cont’d)  Horizontal Draws eye to point on either end suggesting motion More relaxing or informal  Curved Gentleness and gracefulness

6. FORM  The geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of a flower arrangement  Example: Circle, Triangle, etc

7. Name the Form!

10. PATTERN  The pattern of a floral design forms its silhouette against a space.  The pattern may be: Linear Mass Combination of both

11. Linear OR Mass?

15. TEXTURE  Refers to physical surface qualities of materials used in an arrangement. (Smoothness, glossiness, roughness, etc.)  Materials with similar textures should be combined.  For a striking effect, contrasts of coarse and fine textures can be used.

16. Describe these textures…

17. Color comes tomorrow….