Elements and Principle of Arts Flashcards
stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist communicate
elements of arts
most basic of all the elements
line
an indentifiable path traced by a moving point
line
example of line
- horizontal, vertical, diagonal straight
- curved
- wavy
- bumpy
- thick
- dotted
- zigzag
- curly
- spiral
geometric figure such as square, triangle, or rectangle
shape
can be natural or man-made, regular or irregular, flat (2-dimensional) or solid (3- dimensional)
shape
behavior of shapes
- squares and rectangles
- circles and ellipses
- triangles
- inverted triangles
can portray strength and stability
squares and rectangles
can represent continuous movement
circles and ellipses
can lead the eye upward movement
triangle
can create a sense of imbalance and tension
inverted triangles
is a physical bulk of solid body material and it has a three-dimensional area
mass
the place of an element.
it can be positive or negative space
space
refers to areas where subject is positioned. It is the main focus area
positive space
space
the area surrounding the subject. It is the background
negative space
space
gives strongest effect in an artwork
color
refers to the origin of the colors we can see
color
colors
- hues (pure colors)
- tints (hue + white)
- tones (hue + grey)
- shades (hue +black)
primary colors
red, yellow, blue
secondary colors
violet, orange, green
spark a variety of emotions ranging from comfort and warmth to hostility and anger
warm colors
spark feelings of calmness as well as sadness
cool colors
refer to how light or dark a color is and possibly the most important component of color
value
the surface quality of an artwork
texture
the roughness or smoothness of the material from which it is made
texture
types of texture
actual and simulate texture