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Elements of Visual Arts

The document discusses the basic elements of visual art - line, color, texture, perspective, and shape. It provides details on the different types of lines (straight, curved, horizontal, vertical, diagonal), properties of color (hue, value, intensity), textures, uses of perspective, and positive and negative space. The key elements of art and design are outlined concisely.

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Elements of Visual Arts

The document discusses the basic elements of visual art - line, color, texture, perspective, and shape. It provides details on the different types of lines (straight, curved, horizontal, vertical, diagonal), properties of color (hue, value, intensity), textures, uses of perspective, and positive and negative space. The key elements of art and design are outlined concisely.

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The Elements

of
Visual Arts
Elements
Of
Art
Basic Elements of Art

❑Following are the basic elements of


design which are common throughout
the field of designing.
1.Line
2.Color
3.Texture
4.Perspective
5.Shape
Line

❑A line is an identifiable path


created by a point moving in space.

❑It is one-dimensional and can vary


in width, direction, and length.
Line

❑It leads your eye


around the
composition and can
communicate
information through
their character and
direction.
Broadly lines can be categorized into
four types
*Straight
-Horizontal
-Vertical
-Diagonal
*Curvilinear
Horizontal Lines

❖ Horizontal lines suggest a feeling of rest or


repose because objects parallel to the earth
are at rest.

❖ In this landscape, horizontal lines also help


give a sense of space.

calm and quiet


Horizontal Line
Horizontal Line
Vertical Lines
❖ Vertical lines often
communicate a sense
of height because
they are
perpendicular to the
earth, extending
upwards toward the
sky.
Vertical Lines
Vertical Lines
Diagonal Lines
❖ Diagonal Lines convey a feeling of
movement.

❖Objects in a diagonal position are


unstable. Because they are neither
vertical nor horizontal, they are
either about to fall or are already in
motion.
Diagonal Lines
❖ Diagonal lines strongly suggest movements
and give more of a feeling of vitality to a
picture.
Diagonal Lines
Curvilinear Lines
❖ The curve of a line can
convey energy.

❖ Soft, shallow curves recall


the curves of the human
body and often have a
pleasing, sensual quality
and a softening effect on
the composition.
Curvilinear Lines
Line Styles
●When it comes to line styles, you can group them
into 4 style categories:

1. Solid - continuous line


Line Styles
● When it comes to line styles, you can group them into
4 style categories:

2. Interrupted or broken lines


- dashed lines, dotted lines
Line Styles

3. Implied lines
- are the lines you assume
Line Styles

3. Implied lines
- These lines are NOT actually
drawn, but you can see them
as a border between other
elements
Line Styles

3. Psychological lines
- The lines that are not
physically present.

- They are generated by our


minds based on other subjects.
Color

❑Color has three properties.

✓Hue
name of the colors.
Color

Primary Colors
oBlue
oRed
oYellow
Secondary Colors

oRed + Yellow = Orange


oBlue + Red = Violet
oYellow + Blue = Green
❑The second property is
Value, which refers to
the lightness or
darkness of hue.
Value
●Refers to the lightness or darkness of the
color. It is a quality which depends on the
amount of light and dark in color
Tint
● Values above the normal

Shades
● Values below the normal
Lavender Purple
❑The third property is
Intensity, which refers to
the purity of the hue also
known as “Chroma”.
• These color are associated with objects like
sun, fire and other sources of heat
• They tend to impact warmth to any
composition in which they are used.
• They are called advancing colors
• Cool colors are not overpowering
and tend to recede.
• These colors have a calming effect
and represent comfort and
nurturing.
Related Color Harmonies
Monochromatic harmony
●Made up several tones
of one hue
●Simplest and easiest to
use
●Different tones of the
same hue all have
something common, so
it’s easy for them to
agree
Related Color Harmonies
Adjacent Harmony
●2 or 3 neighboring
hues on the color
circle are used
together
●Can be produced by
using other groups of
neighboring colors
Contrasted Color Harmonies
●Colors which lie
directly opposite
each other in the
color circle called
complementary
colors
Psychology of Color

Death Purity
Gloom Innocence

Heaven Blood
Trust Action
Peace Passion

Assertive Nature
Optimism Balance
Colors Conveyed by the Rose

Rose
Flora of love
Red
“I love you”
Pink
“Thank you”
White
- Harboring a secret affection
- “You are heavenly”
Yellow
o Joy and freedom
Coral or Orange
● Enthusiasm and desire
Mixed Roses

"I don't know what my feelings are yet but


I’m sure I do like you enough to send you
roses."
Texture

●sense of touch
●felt with the hands
Texture

●The visible surface quality of an object


adding character to your picture.

●Texture can be smooth and shiny like a


new car, or rough and edgy as in tree
bark.
Perspective

●It deals with the


effect of distance
upon the appearance
of objects.
Linear Perspective

Linear perspective ( converging lines )


Aerial Perspective

Detail (aerial or atmospheric perspective)


Forms
❑Overall design of an artwork
❑Describes the structure and shape of an
object
Space
❑It is the area around, above, and within an
object.
Space

❑Positive Space is
the area or part of
an artwork’s
composition that
the subject
occupies.
Space

❑Negative Space
is the empty
space between
the shapes or
forms

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