Week 7: Elements Of Art Flashcards
What are the 7 elements of Art
- Line
- Shape
- Color
- Value
- Form
- Texture
- Space
A mark made by a pointed tool; such as brush.
A Line
A flat, enclosed area that has two dimensions, length and width.
Shape
One of the most dominant element, created by light. It has name, shades and tints, and brightness.
Color
3 elements of Color?
● Hue
● Value
● Brightness
Degress of lightness and darkness.
Value
Objects that are Three-dimentional having length, width, and height. They can be viewed from many sides. It takes up space and volume.
Form
Describes the feel of an actual surface. The surface quality of an object; can be real or implied.
Texture
Is used to create the illusion of depth. Can two or three dimentional, negative or positive.
Space
3 types of Line?
Straight Line - a line that progresses in one direction.
Curved Line - **a line that gradually changes in direction thta creates soft edges.
Angular Line - a line that changes abruptly, creating sharp edges.
Categories of Shape…
- Natural/organic shape
- Abstract shape
- Geometric shape
- Positive shape
- Negative shape
An obvious popular source since it objectively represents the physical or material and the natural world.
☆ Natural/organic shape.
Fundamental shape that are objectified coming from an idea, emotion, or experience.
☆ Abstract shapes.
Identified by the use of any geometrical figures such as cubes, spheres, cones, etc.
☆ Geometric shape.
It is the solid form in a design, the main focus
☆ Positive shape.
It is the background, not occupied by any form.
☆ Negative shape.
Kind of Form: the fugure inside the frame is complete which means that the figure that you see is the only figure presented in the artwork.
☆ Closes form
The form or image inside the frame is incomplete which means that the artwork creates an illusion that the dimension inside as if extends and may be infinite.
☆ Open form.
Artworks that are intended to be touched, uses the Impasto technique (layered technique.
☆ Actual texture.
Drawing or illusion of texture applied in visual arts.
☆ Simulated texture.
Maybe sourced from nature and from the artists hand through a proactive metamorphosis.
☆ Invented texture.
The light and shadow in artworks are called _?
CHIAROSCURO
Characteristic of an object that has mass and weight.
♧ Volume or Solidity
We see the illusion of distance through the use of converging lines.
_ *Linead perspective _
Representation of relative distances of objects by gradations of tone and color providing wide perspective of the figures and view.
■ Aerial perspective
Primary Colors consist of….
•°•● Red, yellow, and blue •°●
The color formed out two combining colors are called _? Give an example. Now!
▪︎ Secondary Colors
● Green
● Orange
● Violet
Combining 1 Primary color and 1 Secondary is called _?
Intermediate color.
