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Elements of Art
DOTS
DRAWING DOTS
The dot is the simplest element of drawing. It’s the smallest unit we can draw.
These dots can be big or small, in color or in black and white, thickthick, or thin;
They can be drawn next or very far to others. They can also be drawn so big that
they are considered circles.
Every painting, drawing, or photograph is a collection of
dots and lines. Lines and dots are the building blocks of art,
the main ingredients of a recipe.
Mosaic of Teodora,San Vitale in Ravenna, Italia
The mosaics are made by lots of
little pieces of pottery
All the images
and pictures
in the
newspapers,
the TV and in
your computer
are made by
dots
Dots everywhere!
KLEE made wonderful paintings using dots.
Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884-86
Look carefully. This picture is made of many, many tiny dots of color.
The French word for dot is “point”. This way of painting became
known as POINTILLISM.
It is still called this today.
Depending on how and where we draw them, we can create a line, an image, a shadow
zone, etc…
FIRST ACTIVITY
Materials needed:
. White card stock
. A black pen, felt-tip pen, a crayon, …
Instructions:
Draw two squares of ten cm. of side.
1. Draw some dots close together in the center of the first square, making them farther apart as you move outward.
2. Into the second square draw some dots close together around the edges of the shape, making them farther apart asyou move inward.
Paul Signac, Harbour at Marseilles, 1907
If you were standing in front of the
real painting, you would
need to stand some distance
away to see this ship
sailing in the port
Let’s try painting like this!!!
One way is to paint with your pens using only the tip, over and over again, or using a small brash.
You can also try a faster way by dipping and old toothbrush in paint and rubbing the bristles over a screen. Be sure to aim the paint over paper!
Paul Signac, Antibes, evening, 1914
ACTIVITY TWO
With paper and pencil draw the rough outline of a ship and the horizon line between the see and the sky. Then
choose a color for the ship, one for the sky, and one for the sea. Choose colors
that go well together. Now fill in the areas you have drawn with dots of color.
Presentación realizada por
Sergio Altea Cueto.
Muchas de las imágenes, comentarios y ejercicios están sacados del libro
A YEAR IN ART, ed. PRESTEL