Art Appreciation UNIT IV

• Line


  • A path made by a moving point
  • A series of dots
  • An intended mark made by the artist to convey meaning beyond its physical description
• Lines


  • Can possess a variety of characteristics, depending on density, rhythm, angularity, and the material that has produced them
  • May be short or long, fine or thick, heavy or light, wavy or jagged, straight or curved
  • Always have direction

  
• Kinds of Lines


  • Straight Lines
  • Curved Lines
• Straight Lines


  • Geometric, impersonal, and differ in the direction that they take
  • May move from left to right, start from the top and go down, slant or move up and down to form angles
  • Each kind indicates a specific type of emotion
• Diagonal Lines


  • Suggest two meanings, a positive and a negative one
  • On the positive, indicate action and movement i.e. to move forward and act
  • On the negative, convey a feeling of uncertainty, stress and defeat
• Zigzag Lines


  • Angular lines that result in abrupt changes in the direction of a straight line thus forming angles
  • Unpleasant and harsh which portrays tension, conflict, chaos, or violence
• Curved Lines


  • Suggest grace, movement, and flexibility indicative of life and energy
  • When a curve line moves continuously in opposite directions, it forms a wavy line which shows fluidity because of the gradual change in direction

  
• Color


  • Adds beauty and meaning to all forms of art
  • The property of light
  • Composed of a series of wavelengths which strike the retina of the eyes (ROYGBIV)
• Properties of Color


  • Hue
  • Value
  • Intensity
• Hue


  • The name given to the color
  • Primary Hues (Red, Yellow, Blue)
  • Secondary Hues (Orange, Green, Violet)
  • Intermediate Hues (Produced after mixing equal amounts of the primary and secondary hues)
• Value


  • Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color
  • The value of any hue can be changed by adding a neutral such as black or white, resulting in changing the quantity of light the hue reflects
  • Shade (When black is combined with hue)
  • Tint (When white is added with hue)
• Intensity


  • Also called chroma or saturation, it denotes the brightness or dullness of a color
  • Gives color its strength
  • White-dull, Gray-neutral, Black-darkens
• Color Harmony


  • Monochromatic harmony
  • Complementary harmony
  • Analogous harmony
• Shape


  • In visual arts, a shape is formed when two ends of a line meet to enclose an area
  • They may also present themselves as flat or two-dimensional and solid or three-dimensional on a picture plane

  
• Elements of Drama


  • Plot
  • Setting
  • Characters
  • Dialogue
  • Theme
• Elements of Cinema

  • Acting and the Stars
  • Set and Directors
  • Music and Musical Director
  • Color
  • Make-up, Hair, and Costume Design
  • Sound, Camera, and Special Effects Technicians
• Rule of Thirds


  • Used by visual artists (painters, digital artists, and photographers) to create compositions that meet the requirements for a good design
  • Most artists today opt for free-flowing composition that is more of their expression rather than of works limited or bounded by basic rules