During the MedievalAge, the humanities dealt with the metaphysics of the religion philosopher.
During the Renaissance, the word came to refer to the set of disciplines taught in the universities, which included grammar, rhetoric, history, literature, music, philosophy, and
theology- a body of knowledge aimed to make man "human, cultured, and refined. At present, the humanities serve to provide the student with certain skills and values through arts.
Sanchez (2001) -said that the term 'humanities' refers to the arts- the visual arts such as architecture; painting and sculpture; music; dance; the theater or drama; and literature.
The sciences deal with the external world of man, as well as with the facets of man's being that can be subjected to observation, measurement, and experimentation.
The humanities deal with man's internal world-with his personality and experiences, matters that cannot be exactly measured, classified, or controlled.
The humanities' approach is subjective; it makes much use of perception, feeling, intuition, and insight.
ACADEMIC BRANCHES of HUMANITIES
• History•Literature•Philosophy•Performing Arts•Visual Arts
ELEMENTS OF ARTS
• Line•Shape•Form•Color•Texture•Space•Value
A line in art is defined as a point moving in space. It is one of the most crucial elements, as everything begins with just a simple dot in space, that transforms into lines and then drawings.
Horizontal- These are parallel to the horizon.
Vertical- They start from the bottom going up or vice versa.
Diagonal- line segment that joins one corner (vertex) of a polygon to another but is not an edge (side).
Zigzag line- is a line that changes direction from left to right and back again at sharp angles.
Curved line- is a line that is not straight and is bent. It is a line or surface that bends in a smooth, continuous way without sharp angles. If the curvature is not zero, it is considered as a curve line. In a technical sense, straight lines, circles, and waves are all curves.
Geometric Shape- are closed figures created using points, line segments, circles, and curves. They can be seen everywhere around us. Some geometric shapes are two-dimensional.
Organic shapes- are figures that have a natural look and a flowing, curving appearance. They are irregular and imperfect, and can seem unpredictable. They are often also called biomorphic shapes or free form shapes
• Circles unlike other geometric shapes don't have angles, this fact makes these shapes softer and milder, and commonly they have represent the eternity.
Square shapes are formed by straight lines and right angles that give viewers a sense of reliability and security and these attributes make people feel safe and contained.
Triangle shapes is a polygon with three edges and three vertices, and it's commonly defined as an energetic and dynamic shape, attributes that makes triangles used to represent motion and direction.
Natural shapes or organic shapes represent elements from nature and we can see them in real world as animals, fowars, trees or leaves, these shapes aren't formed by angles and points
Abstract shapes in graphic design are visual symbel that can be abstract ideas or simplified version of a organic shape, in some cases abstract shape can be difficult to associate with some ideas due to their abstract anatomy
THE ELEMENT OF SPACE
is what lies between, around or within an object.
Overlapping- When an object is drawn or painted on top of another object the viewer's eye interprets this as one object being in front of another implying there must be a space between them.
Placement- Objects higher up in the picture plane will seem to the viewer's eye to be further away than objects placed low down in the picture frame.
Detail- The further away an object, the less detail is visible to the viewer. By purposely reducing the amount of detail in an object it will appear further away than an object with greater detail.
Simulated Texture: to assume or have the appearance or characteristics.
Virtual Texture: just a picture, not real
Visual Texture: a picture, painting, drawing and or artwork.