CONPHILARTS

• Art

  Beauty to behold, but several components make up the art that you are appreciating
• Elements of art


  • The basic components of art-making
• It is impossible to create a work of art without using at least one of the seven elements of art
• In order to be successful in art creation, an artist must be able to intelligently use the elements of art
• Artwork can also be analyzed according to the use of the elements in a work of art
• Line


  The foundation of all drawing, the first and most versatile of the visual elements
• Lines in an artwork


  • Can suggest shape, pattern, form, structure, growth, depth, distance, rhythm, movement and a range of emotions
• Psychological response to different types of lines

  
  

  Curved lines suggest comfort and ease

  Horizontal lines suggest distance and calm

  Vertical lines suggest height and strength

  Jagged lines suggest turmoil and anxiety
• Expressive qualities of how a line is drawn

  • Freehand lines can express the personal energy and mood of the artist
  • Mechanical lines can express a rigid control
  • Continuous lines can lead the eye in certain directions
  • Broken lines can express the ephemeral or the insubstantial
  • Thick lines can express strength
  • Thin lines can express delicacy
• Color


  The element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye
• Properties of color

  • Hue - the name we give to a color
  • Intensity - the vividness of the color
  • Value - how light or dark it is
• Shades


  Created by adding black to a color
• Tints


  Created by adding white to a color
• Use of color


  • Light, Tone, Pattern, Form, Symbol, Movement, Harmony, Contrast, Mood
• Value


  The lightness or darkness of a color
• Ways to use value

  • Representational, Nonrepresentational
• Representational painting


  • Value describes three important characteristics of the subject: whether it has volume or is flat, what kind of texture the surface has, where the light source is located and how bright it is
• Representational art


  Art that represents something from the real world, including people, animals, objects, places and events, with a certain level of abstraction
• Non-representational art


  Art that does not represent anything from the real world, including shapes, colors and lines, with a subjective meaning
• Texture


  Used to describe the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual feel of a two-dimensional work
• Shape


  Can be two-dimensional (width and height) or three-dimensional (width, height and depth)
• Types of shape


  • Geometric forms (squares, rectangles, circles, cubes, spheres, cones)
  • Organic forms
• Composition in space


  Refers to the distances or areas around, between, and within components of a piece
• Kinds of space


  • Positive space - the areas that are the subjects or areas of interest
  • Negative space - the areas around the subjects or areas of interest
• Elements of visual arts

  • Line, Color, Texture, Perspective, Space, Form, Volume
• Line


  A mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin.
• Types of line


  • Actual
  • Implied
  • Vertical
  • Horizontal
  • Diagonal
  • Contour
• Horizontal lines


  • Lines of repose and serenity. They express ideas of calmness and quiescence.
• Vertical lines


  • Poised for action. They are poised, balanced, forceful, and dynamic. They express an impression of dignity.
• Diagonal lines


  • Suggest action and movement. They give animation to any composition in which they appear.
• Curved lines


  • Suggest grace, movement, flexibility, and joyousness.
• Three main types of lines

  • Repetition
  • Contrast
  • Transition
• Repetition


  When two or more lines are drawn within a corner following the lines of the corner.
• Contrast


  Lines that are in opposition to each other.
• Transition line


  A line that connects two workflow elements. Transition lines allow you to define what the next step in a workflow will be.
• Color


  An element of art with three properties: hue, intensity, and value.
• Hue


  The name of the color, e.g. red, yellow, etc.
• Intensity


  The purity and strength of the color such as brightness or dullness.
• Value


  The lightness or darkness of the color.
• Tints


  Values above the normal