Art

• Forms

  Do not have outlines in real life, but are defined by light
• Working with tonal values


  1. Carefully observe how light falls on a form

  2. Tonal values create volume and three-dimensional shapes
• You applied Tonal Value by using your 2b, 4b and 6b pencils last year
• Perspective

  Artists create a feeling of three-dimensional space and depth in two-dimensional artworks
• Types of perspective

  • Linear perspective
  • Atmospheric perspective
• Texture


  The surface quality or feel of an object
• Types of texture


  • Tactile (actual)
  • Visual (implied)
• Primary colours

  Cannot be made by mixing together other colours
• Secondary colours


  Made by mixing two primary colours together
• Tertiary colours


  Between the primary and secondary colours on the colour wheel
• Analogous colours


  Groups of three colours that are next to each other on a detailed colour wheel
• Composite colour


  A colour that is composed of many other colours, like brown
• White is a shade, and black is a shade - they are not colours, but the absence of colour
• Linear perspective is based on the observation that parallel lines appear to meet on the horizon at one or more vanishing points
• In linear perspective, objects become smaller as they are positioned further away
• Atmospheric perspective

  Things that are close to you appear clearer, brighter and more detailed, and things that are further away are paler, duller and less distinct
• Composition

  The arrangement of the art elements in an artwork to create a visually pleasing whole
• Focal point

  The area of interest to which the viewer's eye is drawn when viewing the artwork
• Principles of Art

  • Balance
  • Contrast
  • Emphasis
  • Movement
  • Pattern
  • Rhythm
  • Unity
• Balance

  The arrangement of elements to create stability in an artwork
• Types of balance

  • Symmetrical
  • Asymmetrical
  • Radial
• Tonal value refers to the degree of light and dark in a given artwork
• Without light we do not see forms
• The Elements and Principles of Art were covered in Grade 8 to understand the Renaissance and Expressionism art movements
• Emphasis

  Refers to developing points of interest to pull the viewer's eye to important parts in the work. This also refers to focal points in the composition.
• Emphasis


  Can be created by using colour, tone, etc.
• Colour in the focal point (emphasis) in this artwork.
• Unity & Harmony

  Refer to the wholeness which results from the successful combination of the elements of an artwork. Everything fits well together and creates a pleasing unity.
• Contrast

  Refers to visual differences in an artwork. Contrast is a very important factor in an artwork and creates interesting compositions and artworks. It refers to the differences between the elements, e.g. lines, shapes, tonal values, colour.
• Proportion/Scale


  Proportion is the size relationship of parts to a whole and to each other. Sometimes proportions are ignored, enlarged or changed to create a certain effect, such as an emotional impact.
• Pattern

  Pattern is the repetition of motifs (designs).
• Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter, known for mixing traditional Mexican folk art with surrealism.
• Surrealism

  A form of painting that is inspired by dreams and uses images that are symbolic.
• Kahlo had a difficult life, filled with physical and emotional pain and suffering.
• After the accident she decided to devote herself to painting, which was what she loved to do.
• At a young age she married the already famous painter Diego Rivera (who was 20 years older than her).
• His work was usually large painted murals that depicted the struggle of the working class in Mexico.
• Mural

  A large painted work on a wall.
• After the Rockefeller Centre mural was destroyed in 1934, Diego Rivera recreated this version, named Man, Controller of the Universe, which is on display at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
• Symbolism

  The use of symbols in art.