SAS#5 & 6 Flashcards
The visual elements are
These are the building blocks of composition in art
LINE
SHAPE
TONE
COLOR
PATTERN
TEXTURE
FORM
Most images begin their life as
LINE DRAWINGS
Lines cross over one another to form
SHAPES
A shape may be projected into_______to create form
3 DIMENSIONS
Is the foundation of all drawing
It is the first and most versatile of the visual elements of art
LINE
Can be natural or man-made, regular or irregular etc….
SHAPE
The angles and curves of shapes appear to change depending on our viewpoint.
The technique used to describe this change is called
PERSPECTIVE DRAWING
Squares and rectangles can portray
STRENGTH AND STABILITY
Can represent continuous movement
CIRCLES AND ELLIPSES
Can lead the eye in an upward movement
TRIANGLES
Can create a sense of imbalance and tension
INVERTED TRIANGLES
The lightness or darkness of a color
TONE
artwork can be adjusted to alter it’s expressive character
TONAL VALUES
Suggest comfort and ease
CURVED LINES
Suggest distance and calm
HORIZONTAL LINES
Suggest height and strength
VERTICAL LINES
Suggest turmoil and anxiety
JAGGED LINE
Can express the personal energy and mood of the artist
FREEHAND LINES
Can express are rigid control
MECHANICAL LINES
Can led the eye in certain directions
CONTINUOUS LINES
Ephemeral or the insubstantial
BROKEN LINES
Can express strength
THICK LINES
Can express delicacy
THIN LINES
Is the visual elements that has the strongest effect on our emotions
COLOR
is made by repeating or occurring the elements of an artwork to communicate a sense of balance harmony contrast rhythm or movement
PATTERN
Pattern in art Is often based on the inspiration we get from observing the _________that occur in nature.
NATURAL PATTERN
Pattern in art is used for both structural and decorative purposes
MAN-MADE PATTERN
Is the surface quality of an artwork
The roughness or smoothness of the material from which it is made
TEXTURE
We experience texture in two ways
OPTICALLY (THROUGH SIGHT)
PHYSICALLY (THROUGH TOUCH)
An artist may use his or her skillful painting technique to create the illusion of texture
OPTICAL TEXTURE
an artist may paint with expressive brushstrokes who’s texture conveys the physical and emotional energy of both the artist and his or her subject
PHYSICAL TEXTURE
This is a third category of textures who’s fleeting forms are subject to change like clouds is smoke lens bubbles and liquids
EPHEMERAL TEXTURE
Is the physical volume of a shape and the space that it occupies.
It can be representational or abstract
FORM
Can be modelled (added form)
Carved (subtracted form) and constructed (build form)
it can be created from sculptural materials like play rock lester wood stone concrete cast and constructed metal plastic resins glass and mixed media
THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM
Construct the illusion of 3d in 2d media by a skillful manipulation of the visual elements
TWO DIMENSIONAL FORM
Are essentially a set of criteria which are used to explain how the visual elements are arranged in a work of art.
THE PRINCIPLES OF ART
The principles of art help combat this gray area to some.they allow us to communicate what makes a great painting great with an element of
OBJECTIVITY AND CONSISTENCY
Refers to the visual weight of the elements of the composition.
It is a sense that the painting feels stable and “feels right”.
BALANCE
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
SYMMETRY
In which the composition is balance 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
ASYMMETRY
In which elements are equally spaced around a central point as in the spokes coming out of the hub of a bicycle tire
RADIAL SYMMETRY
Can be achieved by juxtapositions of any of the elements of art
CONTRAST
Among the first places that are viewers is drawn
CONTRAST
Is an example of contrast
NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SPACE
The artist creates an area of the composition that is visually dominant and commands the viewers attention
This is often achieved by contrast
EMPHASIS
Is the result of using the elements of art such that they move the viewers eye around and within the image.
MOVEMENT
Is the uniform repetition of any of the elements of art or any combination thereof.
PATTERN
Created by movement implied through the repetition of elements of art in a non-uniform but organized way.
RHYTHM
You want your painting to feel unified such that all the elements fit together comfortably
UNITY/VARIETY
A bit vague compared to some of the other principles
generally speaking it refers to how well all the visual elements work together in a work of art
HARMONY
