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The Artist’s Toolbox

LineLineLineLine

A path of a moving point through space.

A line can differ in… A line can differ in…

Length Width Texture Direction curve

Length Width Texture Direction curve

Cy Twombly. Suma. 1982.

5 Kinds of Lines5 Kinds of Lines5 Kinds of Lines5 Kinds of Lines

Vertical Horizontal Diagonal Curved Zigzag

Vertical Horizontal Diagonal Curved Zigzag

Joan Miro. The Nightingale’s Song at Midnight and the Morning Rain. 1940.

ShapeShapeShapeShape

A two-dimensional area that is defined in some way.

Geometric ShapesGeometric ShapesGeometric ShapesGeometric Shapes

Square Rectangle Circle Triangle

ANY SHAPE WITH WIDTH & HEIGHT

Square Rectangle Circle Triangle

ANY SHAPE WITH WIDTH & HEIGHT

Paul Klee. Castle and the Sun. 1928.

Organic ShapesOrganic ShapesOrganic ShapesOrganic Shapes

Helen Frankenthaler. The Bay. 1963.Henri Matisse. La Gerba. 1953.

FormFormFormForm

A three-dimensional object.

A FORM HASA FORM HASA FORM HASA FORM HAS

HEIGHT WIDTH DEPTH

HEIGHT WIDTH DEPTH

Claes Oldenburg. Floor Cake. 1962.

Artist Unknown. Nike of Samothrace. 190 BCE. Audrey Flack. Amor Vincit Omnia. 1989.

SpaceSpaceSpaceSpace

Refers to the emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or within objects.

Shapes and FormsShapes and Forms

Are defined by space around and within them.

Positive Space Negative Space

Are defined by space around and within them.

Positive Space Negative Space

Eduardo Chillida. The Eulogy to the Horizon. 1980.

Deborah Butterfield. Isabelle. 2001.

Stonehenge. Salisbury Plain. 2300-1848 BCE.

Space in 2-D workSpace in 2-D work Space in 2-D workSpace in 2-D work

Can be found as

Background Middleground Foreground

Can be found as

Background Middleground Foreground

Diego Velazquez. Las Meninas. 1656-57.

Peter Bruegel. Hunters in the Snow. 1565.

ColorColorColorColor

An element of art that is derived from reflected light.

Properties of ColorProperties of ColorProperties of ColorProperties of Color

Hue - the name of a color, like red

Value - Lightness or darkness of a color

Intensity - the brightness or dullness of a color

Hue - the name of a color, like red

Value - Lightness or darkness of a color

Intensity - the brightness or dullness of a color

Wassily Kandinsky. Several Circles. 1926.

Primary ColorsPrimary Colors

Secondary ColorsSecondary Colors

Roy Lichtenstein. Hopeless. 1963.

Marc Chagall. The Green Violinist. 1923-24.

ValueValueValueValue

Describes the darkness or lightness of an object.

Pablo Picasso. Old Guitarist. 1903. Edward Weston. Pipes and Stacks. 1922.

TextureTextureTextureTexture

Refers to how things feel or look as if they might feel if touched.

Vincent Van Gogh. Starry Night. 1889.

Jomon Style Ceramics. Ancient Japan.Robert Rauschenberg. Monogram. 1950-55.

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