Elements and Principles of Art
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Angelo RebollidoElements and Principles of Art
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Angelo RebollidoELEMENT
S
OF ART
ART
- It is the product or process of deliberately
arranging items in a way that influences and
affects one or more of the senses, emotions,
and intellect.
- The elements of art are the building
blocks used by artists to create a work of art.
FORMS OF ART
VISUAL ARTS – uses any medium to
represent the artist’s idea, emotion and
imagination.
a. Painting – is the expression of ideas and emotions, with
the creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-
dimensional visual language.
FORMS OF ART
1. VISUAL ARTS – uses any medium to represent
the artist’s idea, emotion and imagination.
FORMS OF VISUAL ARTS:
a. Painting
b. Drawing – 2 dimensional art form
c. Sculpture – 3 dimensional art form that uses
materials like clay, stone or wood for execution.
d. Printmaking
e. Photography – the art producing an image
of an object
f. Architecture – the art of making buildings.
g. Calligraphy – the art of writing letters.
2. PERFORMING ARTS
Forms:
a. Music
b. Theater
c. Film(cinema)
d. Dance – a kind of nonverbal communication and
movement of the body aesthetically, pleasing
and harmonious.
7 Elements of Art
• Line
• Shape
• Form
• Value
• Texture
• Color
• Space
LINE
• a mark that is made on a surface or
outline.
• defined by a point moving in space.
• Can be two-or three dimensional,
descriptive, implied, or Abstract.
5 MAIN KINDS OF LINE
A. Horizontal Line - Lines that run
parallel to the ground.
B. Vertical Line - Lines that move up and
down.
C. Diagonal Line - Lines that slant.
D. Curved Line - Lines that change direction
gradually.
E. Zigzag Line - Lines that are made by
combining diagonal lines that change
direction.
• These lines when viewed in a work of art
create confusion. They suggest action and
excitement.
SHAPE
• It has always two dimensions, length as well
as width.
• It is represented as an enclosed area that is
defined by color, value, space, texture and
form.
• When lines form together, they make flat
shapes.
CATEGORIES OF SHAPES
A. Geometric Shapes
• Also called as regular shapes.
• These are shapes that are easy to recognize and is use in math
information also.
B. Organic Shapes
• Also called as freeform shapes
• These are shapes that seem to follow no rules.
• Figures that have a natural look and a flowing, curving appearance.
C. Positive Shapes
• It is the solid forms in a design.
• Occupy positive space.
(The positive space is masked by black.)
D. Negative Shapes
• It is the space around the positive shape.
(The negative space is masked by black.)
E. Static Shape
• It appears stable and resting.
F. Dynamic Shape
• It appears as if moving and active.
VALUE
• Refers to the changes in the base color.
• Range of lightness and darkness within a picture.
CATEGORIES OF VALUE
A. Tint • Adding white to color paint to create lighter values such as
light blue or pink.
B. Shade • Adding black to paint to create dark values such as dark
blue or dark red.
C. High-Key• Where the picture is all light values.
D. Low-Key• Where the picture is all dark values.
E. Value Contrast • Where light values
are placed next to dark values to create
contrast or strong differences.
F. Value Scale • A scale that shows the
gradual change in value from its lightest
value, white to its darkest value black.
TEXTURE
• The quality of a surface or the way any work of art is
represented.
• Also refers to the way a picture is made to look rough
or smooth.
CATEGORIES OF TEXTURE
• Real Texture
• Implied Texture
COLOR
-It gives life to the artwork.
-Has three characteristics, which are hue, value and
intensity.
• Hue means the shades (red, yellow or pink)
• Value refers to the lightness or the darkness.
• Intensity refers to the brightness or dullness of the
work of art.
COLOR HARMONY
3 types:
Primary colors – red, yellow, and blue
Secondary Colors – orange, violet, and
green
Tertiary Colors – combination of primary
and secondary colors
SPACE
• It is the creation of visual perspective;
this gives the illusion of depth.
• It can also mean the way an artist uses
the area within the picture plane.
• Real space is actually three-
dimensional.
