Elements And Principles Of Visual Art Flashcards
These are arts that meet the eye and evoke an emotion through expression of skill and imagination
Visual Arts
Include the flat, or two-dimensional surface
Graphic arts
Includes the three-dimentional
Plastic arts
Associated with body’s axis as it moves toward different directions and adjusts to a point of reference through various positions and actions
Lines
Straight lines parallel to the horizon that moves from left to right
Width, distance, calmness, and stability
Horizontal Lines
Straight up and down lines that are moving in space without any slant
Height, dignity poise and strength
Vertical lines
Bend and change directions gradually
Conveys the feeling of comfort and ease
Curved Lines
Straight line that slant in any direction except horizontal and vertical
Movement, vitality and animation
Diagonal lines
Lines found in nature
Irregular curves and often fluid
Gracefulness dynamism spontaneity
Organic Lines
Forms that are two dimensional or three dimensional
Shapes
It involves the outer and inner portion, the emptiness and area between, around, above, below or within objects
Space
The subject of the piece itself
Positive space
Empty spaces the artist has created around, between and within the subjects
Negative space
How objects and surface feel, and is most associated with the sense of touch or tactility
Roughness or smoothness
Texture
Associated with coldness and warmth
Elements that results from the light waves reflected from and enters our eyes
Color
