WEEK 5 ELEMENTS OF ART Flashcards
The Elements of Visual Arts
- LInes
- Colors
- Texture
- Perspective
- Space
- Form
- Volume
- 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
Line
Types of line
- Curved
- Straight
- Diagonal
- Zigzag
- Dashed or dotted
- Perpendicular
- Horizontal
- Wavy
- Outline
- Parallel
lines are poised for action. They are poised, balanced, forceful, and dynamic. They express an impression of dignity.
Vertical Line
are lines of repose and serenity. They express ideas of calmness and quiescence.
Horizontal Line
are used to create feelings of movement or action.
Diagonal Line
sometimes referred as S curves, suggest gracefulness or sexiness.
Curved Line
Three Main Types of Lines
- Repetition
- Contrast
- Transition Line
occurs when two or more lines are drawn within a corner following the lines of the corner.
Repetition
Lines that are in opposition to each other form a?
Contrast
- is a line that connects two workflow elements.
- allow you to define what the next step in a workflow will be.
Transition line
refers to the visual perception of light being reflected from a surface of an artwork.
color
In the most basic classification, colors can be divided into three groups:
primary, secondary and tertiary
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.
Hue
is an abstract illustrative organization ofcolor huesaround a circle, that shows relationships betweenprimary, secondary, and tertiary colors, etc.
Color wheel
refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. It is the quality which depends on the amount of light and dark in color.
Value
are values above the normal
Tints
are values below the normal.
Shades
refers to the brightness or darkness of color. It gives color strength.
Intensity
Psychology of Colors
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
is the element that deals more directly with the sense of touch.
Texture
expresses the idea of how a surface might feel.
Implied texture
is texture that can actually be felt
Actual texture
deals with the effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye judges spatial relationships.
Perspetive
