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The Elements of Visual Arts

The document discusses various elements of visual arts including line, shape, texture, color, value, space and movement. It describes the different qualities of lines such as short/long, fine/thick, wavy/straight and how horizontal, vertical, diagonal and curved lines can convey different impressions and feelings of stability, action, fluidity and tension. It also discusses shape, texture, color properties including hue, value, intensity, and how they are used. Finally, it briefly touches on space, chiaroscuro style and basic space types in painting.

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The Elements of Visual Arts

The document discusses various elements of visual arts including line, shape, texture, color, value, space and movement. It describes the different qualities of lines such as short/long, fine/thick, wavy/straight and how horizontal, vertical, diagonal and curved lines can convey different impressions and feelings of stability, action, fluidity and tension. It also discusses shape, texture, color properties including hue, value, intensity, and how they are used. Finally, it briefly touches on space, chiaroscuro style and basic space types in painting.

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THE ELEMENTS OF

VISUAL ARTS
LINE – a man’s invention. It does
not exist in nature. The artist uses
lines to imitate or to represent
objects and figures on a flat surface.
QUALITIES OF LINES
1. Short or Long
2. Fine or thick
3. Heavy or Light
4. Wavy or Straight
DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES
1. Horizontal line creates an
impression of serenity and
perfect stability since we
associate it with reclining forms
in nature such as a sleeping
person or with the horizon.
DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES
2. A vertical line appears poised
and stable. We feel that a
straight tree is strong, and that
person who stands tall is one
who has confidence in himself.
DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT
OF LINES
3. Diagonal line implies action a man
who is running bends forward assumes
a diagonal position. A tree that is
about to fall takes a diagonal
direction with diagonal lines; artist
can convey a feeling of unrest,
certainly, and movement.
DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES
4. Curved line results when there is
gradual change of direction, because
it is gradual, it shows fluidity we see
this in the curves of a woman’s
figure in the rounded petals of
flowers, and in the shape of a
crescent moon.
DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES

5. Circular line is the abrupt


change of direction. The
abruptness creates tension and
an impression of chaos,
confusion, or conflict.
SHAPE
- It is use to simplify
ideas. They are in nature.
They may be interpreted
realistically , or they may
be distorted.
KINDS OF SHAPES
TEXTURE
- Refers to the feel or
tactile quality of the
surface of an object,
whether the surface is
rough or smooth, grooved
or ridged, funny or silly.
COLOR
- It is derived from light whether, like
sunlight, or artificial light, like the fluorescent
light under a weak light.
PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES
OF COLOR
HUE
-is the quality which gives a color its name.

Ex.: color of the spectrum


VALUE
 Adding neutrals, such as black or
white, to any hue. (e.g. blue or red)
results in changing the quality of
light it reflects.
 The lightness or darkness of a color
INTENSITY OR SATURATION
- Is the strength of the color’s hue.
It refers to the quality of light in a
color.
USES OF COLOR
 Color may give spatial quality to the pictorial
field
 Color may create a mood and symbolize ideas
and express personal emotions
 Color has the ability to arouse sensations of
pleasure because of a well ordered system of
tonality
VALUE
- Is the tonal relationship
between light and dark areas in
the painting.
STYLES OF VALUE
CHIAROSCURO – refers to the technique which
concentrates of the effects of blending light and
shade on objects to create an illusion of space and
atmosphere

TENEBROUS – is the style of painter make use of a


larger amount of dark areas beside smaller areas of
light for emphasis
SPACE AND
MOVEMENT
Space exist as an “illusion” in the
graphic arts, but in sculpture and
architecture, it is present.
BASIC TYPES OF SPACE IN
PAINTING
1.DECORATIVE SPACE is the depthless space
that exists across the plane rather than in
it.
2.PLASTIC SPACE is the term applies to the
third dimension which is a matter of
“illusion” in the case of painting

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