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Art On the MoveAn arts-integration company
Owned and operated by
Wendi Callaway
Art On the Move
Presents
An Art-oriented software
program designed to guide beginning art students through the design
process
Proudly presents
The Road to Design
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Elements of Design
Principles of Design
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The Elements of Design
COLOR
LINE
VALUE
SHAPE
FORM
TEXTURE
SPACE
Choose one of the above to begin your project. Make sure you have a pencil, paper, and colors ready. Let’s get started!
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COLOR
• Color is one of the basic elements of art.
• Choose a color scheme to use in your project.
• If you do not know what the color schemes are, click on the link below for a detailed explanation– COLOR SCHEMES.
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COLOR SCHEMES• Primary: pure hues—
yellow, red, and blue• Secondary: combination of
two hues—orange, green, and violet
• Intermediate: combination of a primary and secondary—ex: red-violet, yellow-orange, blue-green
• Warm colors: any colors from red to yellow-green
• Cool colors: any colors from green to red-violet
• Analogous: three colors that share the same hue—ex: red, red-violet, and red-orange
• Complimentary: two colors across from each other on the color wheel—ex: red and green, violet and yellow
• Split-complimentary: a color with each of the colors on either side of its compliment—ex: red with blue-green and yellow-green
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LINE
• A LINE is the path of a dot through space or any mark made with an artist’s tool of choice.
• There are five types of lines; choose a combination of these types.
• Vertical
• Horizontal
• Diagonal
• Curved
• Zig Zag
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Natural Vs Man-Made Lines
• Examples of Natural lines:– Blade of grass
– Flower stem
– Tree branch
– Horizon
– Tiger stripe
• Examples of Man-Made lines:– Highway
– Telephone pole
– Wire
– Pencil
– Balcony rail
Think of both natural and man-made lines that you can incorporate into your artwork.
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VALUE• Value is the lightness
or darkness of a hue. • A light value or “tint”
can be made by adding white to the hue.
• A dark value or “shade” can be made by adding black to the hue.
Be sure to include several tints and shades of the colors you have chosen
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Shading techniques
• There are four different shading techniques. Try to incorporate these into your artwork; they will give your work substance and dimension.
• Hatching
• Cross-hatching
• Stippling
• Blending
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Shapes
• Shapes are two-dimensional and can be one of the following types:– Geometric
– Natural
– Free-form
• Try to include a variety of different shapes in your artwork.
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Forms
• Forms are three-dimensional shapes.
• For example:– Squares become cubes
– Triangles become cones
– Circles become cylinders
• Try to include different forms in your artwork. How many forms can you think of?
• For example:– A house is shaped like a
cube
– An ice cream cone is a form
– Columns on buildings are cylinders
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Texture• Texture refers to the
sense of feeling. • Textures can be real.
– Fur
– Gravel
– Tile
• Textures can be simulated.– A cluster of small lines can
give the impression of fur.
– The indication of reflective light can give the impression of glass
– Clusters of random lines can give the impression of marble.
What kinds of different textures can you visualize in your artwork?
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Space
• Space refers to the area above, within and around an object.
• Space refers to the distance occupied by an object in every direction.
• Space is the illusion of three-dimensions on a two-dimensional surface.
• There are two ways to create the illusion of space. Click on the links below for a quick tutorial.
• One-point perspective• Two-point perspective
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Principles of Design
• Repetition• Balance• Variety
• Proportion• Emphasis• Harmony• Unity
Now that you have chosen the artistic elements, which you will include in your artwork, follow each of these design principles in order to make your work the best it can be!
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Are you sure you want to quit?You can always start over from the beginning if you don’t like
what is developing.
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