Art app mod 4

• Elements of art


  The building blocks of all art
• Seven elements of art


  • Line
  • Color
  • Shape
  • Form
  • Value
  • Space
  • Texture
• Line


  A mark made upon a surface, where the length is longer than the width
• Types of lines

  • Diagonal
  • Vertical
  • Horizontal
• Qualities of lines

  • Jagged
  • Curved
  • Straight
  • Dotted
  • Thick
  • Thin
  • Broken
  • Dark
  • Light
• Enclosed lines


  Areas of enclosed space that are two-dimensional, flat with only height and width
• Two categories of shapes

  • Geometric shapes (mathematical, like circles and squares)
  • Organic shapes (from nature, like clouds and leaves)
• Color


  Many artists use color to make their work stand out
• Primary colors

  • Red
  • Blue
  • Yellow
• Secondary colors

  • Orange
  • Green
  • Violet
• Intermediate colors

  • Red-violet
  • Blue-violet
  • Red-orange
  • Yellow-orange
  • Blue-green
  • Yellow-green
• Red

  Color of the blood, passion, rage, aggression
• Yellow

  Color of the sun, cheerfulness, happiness
• Orange

  Color of the fruits, appetite/delicious
• Blue

  Color of the sky, peace, calmness and infinity
• Green

  Color of the field, fresh/refreshing
• Form


  The three-dimensional version of shape, can be viewed from different angles, not flat, has height, width and depth
• Texture


  The way something feels or looks like it feels, can be visual texture or actual texture
• Space


  The area that an artist creates in an artwork, can use positive or negative space
• Value


  The lightness and darkness of areas in an artwork, white is the lightest, black is the darkest
• Emphasis

  Focalpoint - What catches your attention first in a work of art
• Contrast


  Using things in a work that are very different from each other, like dark and light, to catch attention and make a work seem dramatic
• Repetition


  Repeating shapes, lines, objects in a work to make it interesting and create unity
• Rhythm


  The repetition of elements of design to create a feeling of organized movement and flow
• Balance


  The distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space to make the subject matter not seem too heavy on one side
• Movement


  The path the viewer'sEye takes through the work of art, often to focal areas
• Variety


  The use of several elements of design to hold the viewer's attention and guide the viewer's eye through and around the work of art