ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART Flashcards
The basic building block of a visual design
LINE
It is the distance or path between two points.
LINE
It is a series of points that extends in the opposite directions without end.
LINE
____ imply motion and suggest direction or orientation.
LINE
Types of Lines
DOTS
CIRCLE CHAIN
ZIGZAG
DASHES
CLOUDS
HILLS
LOOPS
WAVES
MOUSE EARS
LIGHTING
SWIRL
CASTLE
4 TYPES OF LINE
HORIZONTAL
VERTICAL
DIAGONAL
CURVE
- Is primarily the line of rest and quietness, relaxation, contemplation.
-calmness
-seen in our environment
HORIZONTAL LINE
-Pointed, balanced, forceful and dynamic.
-Expresses strength
VERTICAL LINE
-The line of action. The degree of action is shown in the angle of diagonal.
-showing action
DIAGONAL
-show action and life and energy; they are never harsh and stern.
-smooth
-has rhythm and movement
CURVE LINES
-Is a two-dimensional design, and only have height and width
SHAPE
-are the results of closed lines, either two-dimensional lines or flat.
-have height and width
SHAPE
TWO TYPES OF SHAPES
GEOMETRIC
ORGANIC
-Are ones that can be described using mathematical formulas. they have specific math names.
Example: Circle, Square, Rectangle’ Triangle
GEOMETRIC SHAPES
-Are irregular and uneven
-hinango sa nature
-free flowing
-(e.g., leaves of trees, oranges, etc.)
ORGANIC SHAPES
-relates closely to line in both definition and effect. form comprises the shape of an object within the composition, and shape is often called as a synonym for ____
FORM
- three-dimensional
-length + width + depth - with shadow
FORM
-Are forms that are mathematical, precise and can be name named, as in the basic geometric forms: sphere, cube, pyramid, cone, and cylinder.
GEOMETRIC FORMS
A circle becomes a sphere in three dimensions, a square becomes a cube, a triangle becomes a pyramid or cone.
GEOMETRIC FORMS
-Are those that are free flowing, curvy, sinewy, and are not symmetrical or easily measurable or named.
ORGANIC FORM
-identifiable
-no angle
ORGANIC FORM
-According to Rose (2001) ___ is crucial component of an image’s composition.
- Constitutes an additional and very important aspect of the composition of an artwork.
COLOR
-most perceivable of art
-various wavelength of light are reflected
-not a requirement
COLOR
TYPES OF COLOR
HUE
INTERMEDIATE
VALUE
INTENSITY
-specific color
-the traditional color spectrum consists of seven basic ___ (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet)
HUE
-also called tertiary colors
-are colors that are made by mixing one primary color and one secondary color.
INTERMEDIATE
-sometimes called key
-is the relationship of blacks to whites and grays.
-thus ____ is understood simply as the lightness or darkness of color.
VALUE
-SOMETIMES CALLED CHROMA OR SATURATION, COMPRISES THE DEGREE OF PURITY OF A HUE
INTENSITY
-REFERS TO THE BRIGHTNESS OR DULLNESS OF COLOR
INTENSITY
-it is the distance between or within shapes, forms, colors, and lines
SPACE
TWO TYPES OF SPACE
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
-is an area occupied by an object or form
-main subject
POSITIVE SPACE
-is an area that runs between, through, around, or within objects.
- the background
NEGATIVE SPACE
-the way something feels or the way it looks like it feels.
TEXTURE
-can be used in paintings like impasto, stamping, and scratching in pottery, embossing when making prints and many other.
TEXTURE
-sense of touch
-feel or appearance of a surface
TEXTURE
-it is the repeating unit of space and form.
-it is the repetition of a visual element
PATTERN
-the part that is repeated is called a “motif”. ____ can be regular or irregular.
PATTERN
PREDICTABLE
REGULAR
UNPREDICTABLE
IRREGULAR
-differences in a work of art, light, and dark; rough and smooth; curved line and straight.
CONTRAST
-how the opposite elements relate to each other and add emphasis
CONTRAST
-is the distribution of the visual weight of objects in a work of art, color, size and texture
-the concept of ___ employs certain innate judgements.
BALANCE
TYPES OF BALANCE
SYMMETRICAL
ASYMMETRICAL
RADIAL
-in which both sides of a composition have the same elements in the same position, as in a mirror-image, or the two sides of a face.
SYMMETRICAL
-in which the composition is balanced due to the contrast of any of the elements of art. For example, a large circle on one side of a composition might be balanced by a small square on the other side
ASYMMETRICAL
-in which elements are equally spaced around a central point, as in the spokes coming out of the hub of a bicycle tire.
RADIAL
-it is the focal point of art to attract a person’s attention
-artworks may have one or more areas of ____
EMPHASIS
-the main idea, the main focus and the thing your eyes see first
-the order of importance of each element within a design
EMPHASIS
-one dominant
-focal point
EMPHASIS
-there is ___ if all the elements in a composition work together toward meaning.
-the artist strives for a sense of self-contained completeness in their artworks. thus an important characteristics in a work of art constitutes the means by which ___ is achieved.
HARMONY AND UNITY
-oneness and wholeness
-uses elements of art with meaning and harmony.
UNITY
-the size of something compared to what is next to it
- the visual size and weight in composition and how they relate to each other.
PROPORTION
-relative of size
-exaggeration of art/size from one another
PROPORTION
-visual elements in a work of art that create a sense of action or implied motion..
MOVEMENT
-is controlling the elements in a composition so that the eye is led to move from one to the next and the information is properly communicated to your audience.
MOVEMENT
-illusion and motion
MOVEMENT
ELEMENTS OF ART
LINE
SHAPE
FORM
COLOR
SPACE
TEXTURE
PRINCIPLES OF ART
PATTERN
BALANCE
EMPHASIS
HARMONY AND UNITY
PROPORTION
MOVEMENT
