Elements Of Design Flashcards
Line
Thick Thin Continuous Interrupted Straight Curved Vertical Horizontal
Shape
If a line crosses itself, the internal area is called a shape
Geometric ⬛️ 📐 mathematical
Organic 💭 *natural
Form
Shows the volume or mass of objects. Can be 3-dimensional
Most important art element for sculptures
Painters work with shape but use shading to make shapes look like forms
Texture
The surface of things have a texture, whether it is paper, sandpaper, cloth etc.
Simulated texture:
A painting may simulate texture by using colour and shading (value) to make surfaces SEEM textures
Space
Real space is 3D, but… it also refers to the illusion of depth or space in a painting or drawing which is on a flat surface
Artist use perspective to show depth or space in a painting. If 2 objects overlap on a flat surface, one is clearly behind the other
Painter use areal perspective to show depth, which is the change form dark in the front to light in the back. And the brighter colours are in the front, while faded ones ore in the back
Linear perspective