Elements of Design

1. Elements of Design • The elements of design are line, shape, space, texture, and color. They are sometimes referred to as the building blocks of design.

2. The Elements of Design 1. Line- gives directions to a design and break larger areas into smaller ones. Lines also create movement in a design, carrying your eye from one area to another. They can be vertical, horizontal, diagonal, or curved. 2. Shape- is the outline that forms when one or more lines come together to enclose an area. Sometimes called a silhouette. Four basic clothing shapes are natural, tubular, bell, and full. 3. Space- is the area inside a shape. What goes on within the space contributes to the visual effect of the garment. 4. Texture- describes the surface characteristics that determine the look and feel of an object or garment. 5. Color- a quality such as red, blue, green, yellow, etc., that you see when you look at something. A hue.

3. Brightness describes intensity in a color.

4. Optical illusion A misleading image or visual impression presented to the eyes.

7. Progression a series of color from very light to very dark

8. Lines Vertical lines lead the eye up and down. They give a taller more slender look. Horizontal lines carry the eye across from side to side. They give a shorter, wider look. Diagonal lines are angled or slanted. They add movement and excitement to clothing. Curved lines are lines that gently bend. They add softness, roundness, and fullness to a garment.

9. Vertical Lines Horizontal Lines

10. Curved Lines Diagonal Lines

12. The Color Seasons WinterSummer White Pastel Green Black Raspberry True Red Sky Blue Magenta Rose Brown Gray Light Yellow True Green Navy Blue Bright Blue Autumn Spring Olive Green Medium Violet True Orange Camel Mahogany Salmon Teal Blue Light Blue Gold Bright yellow-green Warm Beige

13. Define these Key Terms • p. 184 Clothes and Your Appearance Chapter 10 • Hue • Value • Tint • Shade • Intensity • Color Scheme • Monochromatic Color Scheme • Analogous Color Scheme • Complementary Color Scheme • 10. Split Complementary Color Scheme • 11. Triadic Color Scheme

15. Primary colors are red, yellow, and blue Secondary colors are green, orange, and violet Intermediate colors are yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet red-violet, red-orange

17. Monochromatic Color Scheme

18. Analogous Color Scheme

19. Complementary Color Scheme Yellow and Purple Orange and Blue Red and Green

20. Split Complementary Color Scheme

21. Triadic Color Scheme Red, Yellow, Blue or Green, Orange, Violet

22. Warm Colors Red Yellow Orange

23. Cool Colors Blue Green Violet