visual arts

2. Elements of Visual Arts:
I. Lineis man’s own invention. The artists uses
lines to imitate or to represent objects and figure on a
flat objects. It also use to convey movement and mood.

3. Direction and Movement of lines
 Straight line- line continues in only one direction. It
can express emotional states or evoke emotional
responses.
 Horizontal line- creates an impression of serenity and
perfect stability.
 Vertical line- appears poised and stable. Conveys the
feeling of strength and stability.
 Diagonal line- implies action. Conveys the feeling of
unrest, uncertainty and movement.
 Curved line- gradual changes of direction. Shows
fluidity, gives the feeling of grace and movement.

4. II. Shape
1. Natural
2. Abstract
3. Non-objective or biomorphic shapes.
4. Geometric – pyramids, cylindrical towers and
box-like office building.
Shape in Painting- is an area on a flat surface
enclosed by a line.
Shape in Sculpture- are identified either as Mass or
Volume.

5. III. Texture- feel or tactile quality of the surface
of an object.
For Sculptor and Architect – results chiefly from the
physical properties of the materials they use.
 Functions:
1. Sensuous and decorative quality alone.
2. Contrast between different surfaces
3. Means of description
4. Clarifies space.

6. IV. Color
Is derived from light.
Is a series of wave lengths which strike our retina.
Pigmentation- any object has a color quality that
enables it to absorb some of the colors and reflects on
it.

7. Physical properties of Color
1. HUE- is the quality which gives a color. The colors of the
spectrum.
2. VALUE- lightness or darkness of the color.
3. INTENSITY OR SATURATION – is the strength of the
color hue. Refers to the quality of light in a color.
Primaries/Pure Colors- red, blue and yellow
Secondary color- orange, green, violet
Intermediate Colors- yellow-green, blue-green, red
orange, etc.

8. Color Relationship
Uses of Color
Gives spatial quality to the pictorial field
Create a mood and symbolize ideas and express personal
emotions.
Symbolizes ideas or abstract qualities
Has the ability to arouse sensations of pleasure
In sculpture- color linked to the material chosen by the
sculptor
In architecture- plays a secondary role.

9. V. Value
Is a tonal relationship between light and dark areas in a
painting. Referred also as Tone.

10. Functions of Value or Tone:
Create the illusion of the form
To break up the picture surface into patterns of dark
and light
Create illusion of light space
Movement
To express emptions.
Shadows and highlights peculiar to a type of surface
help create the illusion of roughness or smoothness of
an object.

11. Space and Movement
2 basic types of space in painting:
1. Decorative space
2. Plastic space
Decorative space- by the height and width of the picture
plane which has no significant depth.
Plastic planes- a matter of “illusion” in the case of
painting.

12. Methods of creating an illusion:
Overlapping planes- this method gives the observer the
impression that one object has a particular thickness that is
in front of the other.
Variation in size- largeness of size as nearness and a
diminishing size as an indication of distance.
Position on the picture plane- the spatial representation
is based upon the position of forms relative to the bottom
of the frame.

13.  Perspective- often try to show space relationships of the
things as they appear in real life.
Color- warm
colors gives an
illusion, under
certain
conditions, that
they are closer to
us than the cool
colors.