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Powerpoint Elements and Principles
The document discusses the elements and principles of art and design. It defines line, shape, value, color, space, texture, balance, proportion, rhythm, movement, emphasis, unity, and variety. It provides examples of each element and principle, showing how artists use them, including works by Escher, Klee, Wyeth, Rivera, Van Eyck, Sharipo, and others. Composition is also discussed as the arrangement of elements in a work of art.
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- 1. The Language ofArt: The Elements and Principles of Design Color Space Texture Shape Proportion Emphasis Rhythm and Movement Line Balance Value Unity 1
- 2. Element #1 Line Definition: Line is an element of art which refers to the continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point to define a space where its length dominates its width. There are many different types of lines. Sharp/jagged Soft Curvy Straight Feathery Rough
- 3. There are linesall around us, look around! Straight, tall lines in the city This rope has a curvy line quality in it Lines in a curvy road
- 4. The most importantones are horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. Each of these implies a certain mood or feeling. Horizontal Vertical Horizontal= Wide, calm, deserted Vertical= Tall, menacing Diagonal=action
- 5. Element #2 Shape Definition: Shape is a closed form made out of lines. Shapes can be in the form of squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, and ovals.
- 6. Things in natureare made up of shapes Round shape like this fruit Spikey shape moon shape
- 7. You may alsorecognize shape used in artwork: M.C. Escher Paul Klee Helen Ward’s Fox Story You can also use shape for your illustration!
- 8. Element #3 Value Definition: Value is the lightness or darkness of something, which can create depth and contrast.
- 9. Element #4 Color Definition: Color is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye. Three Properties of Color Hue: The name Value: we give to a color Intensity: Lightness or darkness. How bright or (To add white or black ) dull a color is.
- 10. Property of Color Hue: The name we give to a color Tip: Color wheels are a “map” for using color
- 11. Property of Color Intensity (of color) Fauvist Painters usually use bright colors. Piet Mondrian Had a dull Color Scheme in this painting.
- 12. Property of Color Value of Color Tint: color mixed with white Shade: Color mixed with black
- 13. Element #5 Space Definition: Space is The designed and structured surface of two-dimensional surface to create the illusion of depth. Outer space is not the same as artistic space, but it still has a lot of dimension.
- 14. Here, space iscreated by the changing size of the objects. David Weisner
- 15. More ways tocreate the illusion of space in art ! Bird Baylor creates space Here, Laura Numeroff used by making objects clear in perspective and overlap to create the front and fuzzy in the space back. This is called atmospheric perspective.
- 16. Element #6 Texture Definition: Texture is the surface quality or feel of an object, its smoothness roughness, etc. Actual textures can be felt with the fingers while simulated textures are created by the artists to look like the surface has the specific texture. Actual Texture (tree bark) Simulated Texture (snail illustration)
- 17. Check out thedifferent ways artists can use texture! Collage is one way This artist created to create texture texture with words on like illustrator Jon top of the face. Sciezscka does. Van Gogh's paint strokes create a texture on the canvas
- 18. Principle #1 Balance Definition: Balance is the way the elements of art are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work; a pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or areas in a design or composition. Three Types of Balance SYMMETRICAL RADIAL ASSYMETRICAL "I find sometimes I may want to end up with subtlety, but I have to start out boldly. I think you have to exaggerate to get it across. . . . All I can say is that you have to lean over a little to the left, and overdo it a bit, and then come back into balance, that ever-important balance.“- Andrew Wyeth (1917-), American realist painter.
- 19. SYMMETRICAL Balance Diego Rivera- Flower Day Van Eyck- The Arnolfini Wedding The mirror image from one side to another. (Can be split down the middle and have two identical sides.)
- 20. Balance Mariam Sharipo- Delaunay Not equal from one side to another. (Different on each side.)
- 21. RADIAL Balance Radial Balance: Occurs when the elements of design come out/radiate from a central point. Like a pinwheel! Buddhists create Mandala (circle) art with sand to show patience.
- 22. Proportion Definition: Proportion refersto the harmonious relationship of one part to another or to the whole with respect to size and ratio. You can measure and compare parts to create correct proportion.
- 23. Rhythm Definition: When theregular repetition of particular forms or elements occurs in a work of art, that work is said to have rhythm. It suggests motion. Repeating shapes in this fence Piet Mondrian- Broadway Boggie Woogie photograph create rhythm
- 24. Rhythm (Con’d) How does Jackson Pollock create rhythm in his artwork?
- 25. Rhythm (Con’d) Repetition of curvy lines (splatters) Repetition of colors
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- 29. Variety Using different typesof art elements in a picture to create more diversity and interest. Variety makes life more interesting too!
- 30. These artists usea variety of elements to create interest in their art. Barron Storrey- line and shape Kandinsky-line, shape, color Jacob Lawrence-shape, color, and theme
- 31. Composition The plan, placementor arrangement of the elements of art . Much like a music composer, artists can create the effects they want by planning their composition.