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ART ELEMENTSART ELEMENTSART ELEMENTSART ELEMENTS
The “building blocks” of art. The The “building blocks” of art. The tools by which we make art. tools by which we make art.
LINE
Line- A mark made on a surface that has length and direction.
Geometric
LINE
Organic
SHAPE
GEOMETRIC SHAPES(MATHEMATICAL)• SQUARES• CIRCLES• STARS• HEARTS• TRIANGLES, ETC.
A two-dimensional enclosed area, or object.
SHAPEORGANIC (FROM NATURE)
Primary Colors:
(Red, yellow, and
blue) come from
nature. Nothing can
be mixed together to
achieve these colors.
COLORThe quality of light reflected from an object.
Secondary Colors:Those colors achieved by a mixture of two primaries.
COLOR
Tertiary Colors: These colors are created when mixing one secondary and one primary color. These always have 2 names (i.e. blue-violet, red-orange, etc.).
COLOR
COLORComplementary Colors:Are opposite each other on the color wheel. They look good side by side, but neutralize each other if mixed.
COLOR
Analogous Colors: Are next to each other on the color wheel.
COLOR
Cool Colors
Warm Colors
Warm & Cool Colors
VALUE
VALUE CAN BE IN COLOR
ABOVE: VALUE SCALE (from dark to light)
VALUE- THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF A COLOR.
VALUE
TINTS: Color mixed with white
SHADE: Color mixed with black
HUE
FORM
Three-dimensional shapes or objects. Form can be implied or actual.
Implied form
Actual Three-Dimensional
form
FORM
TEXTURE
The tactile quality of a surface. It can be actual or implied.
TEXTURE
Implied texture
SPACEThe illusion of depth & distance.
Spatial Planes:
Closer objects are lower on the page and larger than objects behind them.
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE SPACE
Edges and lines appear to converge (come together) at a point in the distance.
ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
Colors are darker, warmer, and sharper up close. Farther away, objects appear cooler, lighter, and fuzzier.
POSITIVE & NEGATIVE SPACE
THE AIRPLANE IS NEGATIVETHE TREE IS POSITIVE
CAN BE REVERSED
What is overlapping, and what is in perspective?
