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WEEK 5 ELEMENTS OF ART Flashcards

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The Elements of Visual Arts

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  1. LInes
  2. Colors
  3. Texture
  4. Perspective
  5. Space
  6. Form
  7. Volume
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  • is an important element at the disposal of every artist.
  • always has direction, always moving.
  • as used in any work of art, may either be straight or curved.
  • Building block of art
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Line

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Types of line

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  • Curved
  • Straight
  • Diagonal
  • Zigzag
  • Dashed or dotted
  • Perpendicular
  • Horizontal
  • Wavy
  • Outline
  • Parallel
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lines are poised for action. They are poised, balanced, forceful, and dynamic. They express an impression of dignity.

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Vertical Line

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are lines of repose and serenity. They express ideas of calmness and quiescence.

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Horizontal Line

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are used to create feelings of movement or action.

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Diagonal Line

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sometimes referred as S curves, suggest gracefulness or sexiness.

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Curved Line

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Three Main Types of Lines

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  1. Repetition
  2. Contrast
  3. Transition Line
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occurs when two or more lines are drawn within a corner following the lines of the corner.

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Repetition

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Lines that are in opposition to each other form a?

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Contrast

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  • is a line that connects two workflow elements.
  • allow you to define what the next step in a workflow will be.
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Transition line

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refers to the visual perception of light being reflected from a surface of an artwork.

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color

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In the most basic classification, colors can be divided into three groups:

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primary, secondary and tertiary

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the term for the pure spectrum colors commonly referred to by the “color names” - red, orange, yellow, blue, green violet - which appear in the hue circle or rainbow.

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Hue

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is an abstract illustrative organization ofcolor huesaround a circle, that shows relationships betweenprimary, secondary, and tertiary colors, etc.

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Color wheel

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refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. It is the quality which depends on the amount of light and dark in color.

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Value

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are values above the normal

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Tints

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are values below the normal.

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Shades

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refers to the brightness or darkness of color. It gives color strength.

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Intensity

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Psychology of Colors

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Black - is associated with death and gloom
White - stands for purity and innocence
Red - is associated with blood, anger and fear
Green - implies happiness and abundance

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is the element that deals more directly with the sense of touch.

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Texture

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expresses the idea of how a surface might feel.

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Implied texture

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is texture that can actually be felt

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Actual texture

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deals with the effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye judges spatial relationships.

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Perspetive

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Kinds of perspective

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  1. Linear Perspective
  2. Aerial Perspective
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  • is the representation of an appearance of distance by means of converging lines.
  • It has to do with the direction of lines and with the size of objects
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Linear Perspective

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is the representation of relative distances of objects by gradations of tone or color

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Aerial Perspective

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as an element of art,refers to distances or areas around, between or within components of a piece.

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Space

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the areas in a work of art that are the subjects, or areas of interest.

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Positive space

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areas around the subjects, or areas of interest.

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Negative space

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  • applies to the over-all design of a work of art.
  • It describes the structure or shape of an object.
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Form

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Types of Forms

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  1. Organic form
  2. Geometric forms
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such as these snow-covered boulders typically are irregular in outline, and often asymmetrical

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Organic form

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are those which correspond to named regular shapes, such as squares, rectangles, circles, cubes, spheres, cones, and other regular forms.

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Geometric form

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  • refers to the amount of space occupied in three dimensions.
  • It refers to solidity or thickness.
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Volume

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NEVER BACK DOWN, NEVER WHAT?!

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NEVER GIVE UP!!

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