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Elements of painting, printmaking, photography, graphics art

Elements of painting, printmaking, photography, graphics art. Or how we talk about images on a flat surface. Rejects representation Does not try to represent the “real” Iconic – symbol of the real Techniques to unveil the process. Accepts representation Tries to imitate the “real”

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Elements of painting, printmaking, photography, graphics art

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  1. Elements of painting, printmaking, photography, graphics art Or how we talk about images on a flat surface

  2. Rejects representation Does not try to represent the “real” Iconic – symbol of the real Techniques to unveil the process Accepts representation Tries to imitate the “real” Tries to be three-dimensional Techniques to fool the eye What is it?A two-dimensional object

  3. How is it done? • How the elements are used • And put together describe the composition of the piece

  4. Elements of painting/design • 1. Line • 2. Form • 3. Color • 4. Space • 5. Texture

  5. Use of basic elements in composition • 1. Repetition • 2. Balance • 3. Unity • 4. Focal area • 5. Perspective • 6. Chiaroscuro • 7. Dynamics

  6. The composition of a piece helps us construct meaning in and for the artwork.

  7. Line • Real line – actual line on the surface • Implied line – suggested line through color, shape, boundaries of objects • Painterly line – more implied than real • Linear – more actual line than implied • Line is used to control our eye, create unity and balance, help construct meaning

  8. Form • Shape of object (as a result of the use of line) • Shape of parts of composition • Triangle, square, circle, and so on

  9. Color • Hue – pure color (red, blue,….) • Value – amount of black or white in color • Intensity – degree of purity of color

  10. Space • Illusion of three dimensions

  11. Texture • Implied – suggested roughness or smoothness of objects in the composition • Real – what it would feel like if you touched it

  12. How those elements are used to create the image….

  13. Repetition • The repetition of line, color, shapes • Repeat the element in a consistent pattern • Repeat the element in a variation of the pattern • Juxtapose elements in a pattern

  14. Balance • Symmetrical • Bilateral if divided the same on both sides • Asymmetrical • Placement of unlike terms

  15. Unity • Completeness within the frame (closed composition) • Incomplete; viewer’s attention drawn outside the composition (open composition) • Use of color, line, shape to pull the objects together

  16. Focal Area • Where one’s attention is drawn • Can have more than one focal area

  17. Perspective • Making a two-dimensional object into the illusion of three-dimensional • Linear (1-point) perspective • Converging line to achieve the sense of distance • Aerial perspective • Color, detail, size to create sense of distance

  18. Chiaroscuro Contrasts of light and dark

  19. Dynamics How lively or stable/stolid does the picture seem?

  20. Subject matter Continuum From real (representation) to nonobjective (iconic)

  21. Our knowledge of the history of the use of elements also contributes to the meaning of the object.

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