The Elements of Art and Principles of Design
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Elements of Art
The elements of art are the edifice blocks of an artistic creation, a "visual language" or "visual alphabet" used by the artist.

  1. Line � a continuous mark made on a surface
  2. Shape � two-dimensional (circumvolve, square, rectangle, triangle) and encloses infinite
  3. Form � three-dimensional and encloses and takes up space
  4. Colour � that which is perceived when calorie-free hits and reflects off an object. Iii properties of color are Hue (proper name of a color), Intensity (strength of a color) and Value (lightness or darkness of a color)
  5. Texture � the surface quality or feel of an object
  6. Space � the illusion of space is created through light and shadow

Principles of Design
The ways in which the Elements of Art are organized are referred to as the Principles of Design.

  1. Rhythm and Movement � the visual menstruum through a work of fine art, incorporating repetition
  2. Residuum � symmetry and asymmetry
  3. Proportion � large adjacent to pocket-size
  4. Diverseness � the employ of different or contrasting elements to add involvement
  5. Accent � used to make something stand out, similar dark side by side to lite
  6. Unity � how all the aspects of a piece of work of art work together

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Dr. John W. Healy teaches art at Woodland Heart School, Eastward Meadow, NY.

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The Elements of Art

There are typically six elements of art that can be found in virtually art works. Artists use these elements as a "visual alphabet" to produce all kinds of art forms. The way in which elements are organized is referred to every bit the Principles of Design.

Line is the most basic element of art; a continuous marker fabricated on a surface can vary in appearance (length, width, texture, direction, bend). Five varieties of lines: vertical, horizontal. diagonal, curved, zigzag

Color is produced when light strikes an object and reflects dorsum in your eyes. This chemical element of art has three properties:

  • Hue -the name of a color (ex. - scarlet, xanthous. blue)

  • Intensity -the purity and strength of a color (ex- brilliant red or irksome red)

  • Value -the lightness or darkness of a color

Shape is two - dimensional (circle, square, triangle, rectangle) and encloses infinite - geometric, man-made or free class.

Class is three-dimensional and encloses space and takes up space    -geometric, man-made or costless class.

Infinite is defined and adamant by shapes and forms. Positive space is where shapes and forms exist; negative space is the empty space effectually shapes and forms.

Texture refers to the surface quality or "experience" of an object - smooth, rough, soft, etc. Textures may exist actual (felt with touch - tactile) or implied (suggested past the style an artist has created the work of art -visual).

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Week 2:  Impossible Figures using Line

http://www.fink.com/papers/incommunicable.html Impossible Cube

Week 3:  Straight Lines that Curve

http://www.mmwindowtoart.com/drawing/para1.html

Week 4 and 5:

Shape: is two - dimensional (circumvolve, square, triangle, rectangle) and encloses infinite - geometric, man-fabricated or free form.  If you are not happy with your freehand figure, you tin search magazines for pictures of athletes to use as the focal point of your collage.  You can also use internet pictures printed in grayscale with the silhouette cut out for your pattern.  This is a two-week project.  The beginning week will be spent creating the background with shapes.  The second week will be spent placing the silhouettes on the top layer.

Apply a combination of shapes  to create your own sports collage similar to these examples: