5. Line
Contour lines- outline
the edges of forms
or shapes
Gestural lines- indicate
action and physical
movement
6. COLOR
Consists of Hue
(another word for
color), Intensity
(brightness) and
Value (lightness or
darkness).
Henri Matisse Alexander Calder
7. Color
Color has three
properties:
1. The first is HUE.
(this is the name of the colors)
2. The second property of color is
value, which refers to the
lightness or darkness of a hue.
3. The third property of color is
intensity, which refers to the purity
of the hue (called “chroma”)
8. Neutral Colors
These colors are made by adding a
complimentary color (opposite on the color
wheel) to a hue. Neutralized hues are called
tones.
13. SHAPE
An enclosed area defined and determined
Joan
by other art elements; 2-dimensional. Miro
14. Shape
SHAPES CAN BE DESCRIBED AS:
GEOMETRIC
square, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, circle, cone
ORGANIC
free form shapes, shapes in nature for example:
leaves, trees, clouds, animals
16. FORM
A 3-dimensional object;
or something in a 2-
dimensional artwork that
appears to be 3-
dimensional.
For example, a triangle, which is 2-dimensional, is a
shape, but a pyramid, which is 3-dimensional, is a form.
Jean Arp Lucien Freud
18. SPACE
The distance or area between, around, above, below,
or within things.
Robert Mapplethorpe
Claude Monet Positive (filled with
Foreground, Middleground and something) and Negative
Background (creates DEPTH) (empty areas)
19. Space
Space is being created how?
How is space being altered?
20. TEXTURE
The surface quality or "feel" of an object, its
smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. Textures may
be actual or implied.
21. Texture
Implied texture – texture that has been
simulated in drawing and painting on a Actual texture – texture that you can feel
smooth surface with your sense of touch
22. The Principles of Design
What we use to organize the
Elements of Art,
or the tools to make art.
23. BALANCE
The way the elements are arranged to
Alexander Calder create a feeling of stability in a work.
24. Symmetrical Balance
The parts of an image are organized
so that one side mirrors the other.
Leonardo DaVinci