ARTAPP MODULE3

• • Perspective: technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface
  • Form: shapes, volume or perceived volume, width, and height
• Elements of Visual Arts:

  • Line: interval between two points, can be extended indefinitely, foundation of drawing, versatile in suggesting shape, pattern, form, structure, growth, depth, distance, rhythm, movement, and emotions
  • Shape: result of lines enclosing an area, has two categories - geometric and organic
  • Color: expressive element of art, powerful connection with emotion, properties include hue, intensity, value, and color harmonies
  • Space: related to shape and form, inferred from a sense of depth
  • Texture: defined as how the surface of the material feels and looks like
• Properties of Colors:

  • Hue: gives name to color, subdivided into primary (R,Y, B), secondary (G,O,V), and tertiary (mixed) colors
  • Intensity: brightness or dullness of color, bright/warm colors convey positive energy, dull/cool colors convey calmness
  • Value: brightness or darkness of color, light colors are a source of light, dark colors lack light
  • Harmonies of Colors:
  • Monochromatic: variations of a hue
  • Complementary: 2 colors opposite each other in the color wheel
  • Analogous: 2 colors beside each other in the color wheel
• Properties of Lines:

  • Curved lines: allude to softness, grace, flexibility, or sensuality
  • Horizontal lines: associated with rest or calm, parallel to the ground
  • Vertical lines: connote elevation or height, exaltation or aspiration for action
  • Diagonal lines: convey movement and instability
  • Crooked or Jagged lines: reminiscent of violence, conflict, or struggle
• Elements of Auditory Arts:

  • Rhythm: tones and silences of varying durations moving through time
  • Dynamics: loudness or softness of a sound
• Elements of Auditory Arts:

  • Melody: pitch added to rhythm, includes tune, air, theme, motif, and melodic line
  • Harmony: simultaneous sounding of tones, melody is horizontal aspect while harmony is vertical side
  • Timbre: quality that distinguishes one sound from another