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ELEMENTS OF ART & PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN.
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The elements and principles of design are the building blocks used to create a work of art. The elements of design can be thought of as the things that make up a painting, drawing, design etc. Good or bad - all paintings will contain most of if not all, the seven elements of design.
The Principles of design can be thought of as what we do to the elements of design. How we apply the Principles of design determines how successful we are in creating a work of art.
SEVEN ELEMENTS OF ART LINE COLOR TEXTURE SHAPE FORM SPACE VALUE
LINE • A thin mark on a surface created by a pencil, pen, brush, or other tools. There are many types of lines. Lines can be joined together to create shapes. • Lines are used to define shape, contours, and outlines and also used to suggest mass and volume. • It may be may be a continuous mark made on a surface with a pointed tool or implied by the edge of shapes and forms.
PRIMARY COLORS RED, YELLOW, BLUE
Helen Frankenthaler Bay Side (1967) Acrylic on Canvas
The Golden WallHans Hofmann59½ x 71½"Oil on Canvas1961The Art Institute of Chicago
Claude Monet.Haystack at the Sunset near Giverny. 1891. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA
Emil Nolde Still Life, Tulips (1930) Watercolor on paper
Judy Pfaff Voodoo (1981) Contact paper collage on mylar
TEXTURE The surface quality of an object.
Real Texture The actual texture of an object. Artists may create texture in art to give it a visual interest or evoke feeling
Implied Texture A two-dimensional piece of art is made to look like a certain texture but is in fact just a smooth piece of paper.
SHAPE Any two-dimensional image or element that is used in the artwork
FORM An object that has three dimensions.
SPACE The perception of depth or dimension. It defines whether objects are in front or behind other objects, are situated around them, or projects from them.
Shapes found in nature with characteristics that are free flowing, informal and irregular.
Static Shape Shapes that appear stable and resting
Dynamic Shape Shapes that appears moving and active