Elements of Art

• Elements of Art


  Basic components of art-making
• True - It is impossible to create a work of art without using at least one of the seven elements of art
• True - Artwork can 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
• Color


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


  • Has three properties: hue (the name of the color), intensity (vividness), and value (lightness or darkness)
  • Shades are created by adding black to a color, while tints are created by adding white to a color
• Color


  The visual element that has the strongest effect on our emotions, used to create the mood or atmosphere of an artwork
• Value


  • The lightness or darkness of a color, used in representational and non-representational ways
  • In a representational painting, value plays the role of describing three important characteristics of the subject: Whether the subject has volume or is flat. What kind of texture the surface of the subject has. Where the light source is located, and how bright it is
• Value in representational painting


  • Describes three-dimensional characteristics of the subject: volume, texture, and light source
• Texture


  Describes the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work
• Shape

  
  

  •There are various ways to categorize form and shape. Form and shape can be thought of as either two dimensional or three dimensional. Two dimensional form has width and height. It can also create the illusion of three dimension objects. Three dimensional shape has depth as well as width and height.

  
  

  •Geometric forms are those which correspond to named regular shapes, such as squares, rectangles, circles, cubes, spheres, cones, and other regular forms.
• Composition in Space


  Refers to the distances or areas around, between, and within components of a piece
• Composition in Space


  • Circular composition
  • Town planning like Neoclassic
  • Dancing
  • Houses
  • System of beliefs
• Curved Lines - suggest comfort and ease
• Horizontal Lines - suggest distance and calm
• Vertical Lines - suggest height and strength
• Jagged lines - suggest turmoil and anxiety
• The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities:

  Freehand lines - can express the personal energy and mood of artist
• The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities:

  Mechanical lines p can express a rigid control
• The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities:

  Continuous lines - can lead the eye in certain directions
• The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities:

  Broken lines - can express the ephemeral or the insubstantial
• The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities

  Thick lines - can express strength
• The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities:

  Thin lines - can express delicacy