Memory. N Masina

Grade 8Elements of Art

Elements of Art

The building blocks or ingredients of art. They structure and carry the work.

What are the elements of arts?

The Elements of Art are the “tools” that artists use to make art.

There

are

7 of

them:

Elements of Art1. Line

2. Color

3. Value

4. Shape

5. Form

6. Space

7. Texture

Line

LineA line is a path that a point takes through space.

Lines can be thick, thin, dotted or solid. They can be straight, zig-zagged, wavy, curly, etc.

They may be horizontal

vertical

diagonal

Color

ColorColor has three properties:

1. HUE: this is the name of the colors

2. VALUE: refers to the lightness or darkness of a hue.

3. INTENSITY: refers to the purity of the hue (called “Chroma”)

Color

Warm and Cool ColorsWarm – red, orange, yellow

Cool – green, blue, violet

Neutral ColorsThese colors are made by adding a complimentary color (opposite on the color wheel) to a hue. Neutralized hues are called tones.

ValueValue is the lightness or darkness of a color. Value

makes objects appear more real because it imitates natural light. When showing value in a work of art, you will need a LIGHT SOURCE.

A light source is the place where the light is coming from, the darkest areas are always on the opposite side of the light.

High Range in Value Low Range in Value

VALUE

ShapeShape is created when a line becomes

connected and encloses space. It is the outline or outward appearance of something. Shapes are 2 Dimensional- which means you can measure its HEIGHT and its WIDTH.

There are two basic types of shapes:

Geometric shapes have smooth even edges and are measurable. The include the square, the circle, the triangle and the rectangle.

Organic shapes have more complicated edges and are usually found in nature- such as leaves and flowers.

FormA Form is a shape that has become 3-

Dimensional (3-D) Form has HEIGHT, WIDTH and DEPTH. Depth shows the thickness of the object. Forms are NOT flat like shapes are!

Form can be 2DForm can be 3D

S p a c e

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S p a c eSpace is the area in, around, above, below, etc. in a

composition. It is basically divided into 3 parts: Foreground, Middle Ground, and Background.

Positive (filled with something) and Negative (empty areas)

S p a c e

S p a c ePerspective is when the artist uses a vanishing

point on the horizon and then creates a sense of deep space by showing objects getting progressively smaller as they get closer to the vanishing point.

The surface quality or "feel" of an object, its smoothness, roughness, softness, etc.

TEXTURE

TEXTURE

Textures may be actual or implied.

Implied – texture that has been simulated in drawing and

painting on a smooth surface

Actual – texture that you can feel with your sense of touch

TEXTURE

ReferencesThis presentation is a mash up of 3 different sources. They are:

Dkotopoulis. S ( 2010) The Elements of Art, the ingredients for a great composition http://www.slideshare.net/dkotopoulis/the-elements-of-art Accessed on 05 March 2014

Duckworth. S (2013) Elements of Art http://www.slideshare.net/ShawnDuckworth/elements-of-art-26721998 Accessed on 05 March 2014

Restrepo. N (2011) Elements of Art http://www.slideshare.net/maunilpatel766/elements-of-art-9747693 Accessed on 05 March 2014