VISUAL ART ELEMENT AND FORM Flashcards
“ It took me a few seconds to draw it, but it took me 34 years to learn how to draw it in a few seconds”
Paula Scher
Nature is not art but its source “Art is made by man no matter how close it is to nature”
Zulueta
a mark made by a pointed tool such as a brush, pen or stick; a moving point.
LINE
rest type of line
straight
relative activity line
curved
tension excitement line
diagonal
confusion line
zigzag
simply capturing motion
GESTURE DRAWING
form volume and space, create edge and form
CONTOUR LINES
Asian characters
CALLIGRAPHIC DRAWING
-is one of the most dominant elements. Refers to the visible spectrum of reflected light
COLOR
it’s unique color name.
hue
- how bright or dull the use of hue is.
intensity
– lightness and darkness
value
one color but different shade
monochromatic colors
3 colors beside each other in color wheel
analogous colors
– opposite color in wheel
complementary colors
- 3 equally distant in color wheel
color triads
beside of opposite color
split complement