elements of art

• 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 lines are 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 the color is
• Use of color in painting


  • Shades are created by adding black to a color
  • Tints are created by adding white to a color
• Effects of color


  • Color has the strongest effect on our emotions
  • Color is used to create the mood or atmosphere of an artwork
• Approaches to using color


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


  The lightness or darkness of a color
• Use of value in representational painting

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


  Art that represents something from the real world, including people, animals, objects, places and events
• Non-representational art


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


  The way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual feel of a two-dimensional work
• Texture in art

  • Barong and Baro't Saya
  • Crochet Dresses - Aze Ong
  • Imelda Cajipe-Endaya Work
• Shape


  The form of an object, which can be two-dimensional or three-dimensional
• Two-dimensional shapes


  • Binakol
  • T'nalak
  • Pis Syabit
• Three-dimensional shapes


  • Sarimanok
  • Woodcarving
  • Buildings and houses
• Composition in space


  The distances or areas around, between, and within components of a piece
• Kinds of space


  • Positive space - the areas of interest
  • Negative space - the areas around the subjects