Ms.Hosh Art
Videoes about the ELEMENTS of ART
Principles of DESIGN
Elements of Art
The elements of art are shape, form, value, line, color, space and texture.
Shape
Shape pertains to the use of areas in two-dimensional space that can be defined by edges. Shapes can be geometric or organic.Shapes are defined by other elements of art(such as line, form, space, value, color, and texture).
Form
The form pertains to the volume or perceived volume. Three-dimensional artwork has depth as well as width and height. Three-dimensional form is the basis of sculpture. However, two-dimensional artwork can achieve the illusion of form with the use of perspective and/or shading or modeling techniques.
Value
Value refers not only to the use of lightness and darkness in a piece of artwork,but also in the Black and White spectrum (Black to white) the middle of the 2 extremes is called middle grey. Adding white to lighten the color is called Tint while addition of black is called Shade.
Line
Lines and curves are marks that span a distance between two points (or the path of a moving point). As an art element, line pertains to the use of various marks, outlines and implied lines in artwork and design. A line has a width, direction, and length. A line's width is sometimes called its "thickness". Lines are sometimes called "strokes", especially when referring to lines in digital artwork.
Color
Color is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.There are three properties to color.
1. Hue, which simply means the name we give to a color (red, yellow, blue, green, etc.).
2. Intensity, which refers to the vividness of the color.We may conversely describe a low-intensity blue color as "dull, subtle and grayed". A color's intensity is sometimes referred to as its "colorfulness", its "saturation", its "purity" or its "strength".
3. Value, meaning how light or dark it is. The terms shade and tint are in reference to value changes in colors. In painting, shades are created by adding black to a color, while tints are created by adding white to a color.
Space
Space is an area that an artist provides for a particular purpose. Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground, and refers to the distances or area(s) around, between, and within things. There are two kinds of space: negative space and positive space.[1] Negative space is the area in between, around, through or within an object. Positive spaces are the areas that are occupied by an object and/or form.
Texture
Texture, another element of art, is used to describe either the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work.
Principals of Design
The principles of visual art are the rules, tools and/or guidelines that artists use to organize the elements of art in an artwork. When successfully combined with the elements of art they aid in creating an aesthetically pleasing or interesting work of art. Some principles of art that have been identified are movement, unity, harmony, variety, balance, rhythm, emphasis, contrast, proportion, and pattern.
Movement
Movement shows actions, or alternatively, the path the viewer's eye follows throughout an artwork. Movement is caused by using elements under the rules of the principles in picture to give the feeling of motion and to guide the viewer's eyes throughout the artwork. In movement an art should flow, because the artist has the ability to control the viewer's eye. The artists control what the viewers see and how they see it, like a path leading across the page to the item the artist wants the viewer's attention focused on.
Techniques such as scale and proportion can be used to create an effect of movement in a visual artwork. For instance, an element that is further into the background is smaller in scale and lighter in value. The same element repeated in different places within the same image can also demonstrate the passing of time or movement.
Harmony
Harmony is achieved in a physical body of work by using small similar particles throughout the course, and gives a complicated look to a piece of work or drawing.
Colour harmony or colour theory is also considered a principle through the application of the design element of colour.
Variety
Variety is the quality or state of having different forms or types, notable use of contrast, emphasis, difference in size and color.
Rhythm
Rhythm is created when one or more elements of design are used repeatedly to create a feeling of organized movement. Rhythm creates a mood like music or dancing. To keep rhythm exciting and active, variety is essential for example when a painting may have smooth and soft texture repeating then it is a soft and smooth rhythm.
Unity
Unity is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness.
Emphasis
Emphasis is where the artist makes a certain part of the artwork stand out, or catch your eye.
Balance
Balance is arranging elements so that no one part of a work overpowers, or seems heavier than any other part. The three different kinds of balance are symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial.
- Symmetrical (or formal) balance is the most stable, in a visual sense. When both sides of an artwork on either side of the horizontal or vertical axis of the picture plane are exactly (or nearly exactly) the same the work is said to exhibit this type of balance. It is also a principle that deals with the visual weight of an artwork.
Proportion
Proportion is a measurement of the size and quantity of elements within a composition. In ancient arts, proportions of forms were enlarged to show importance. This is why Egyptian gods and political figures appear so much larger than common people. The ancient Greeks found fame with their accurately-proportioned sculptures of the human form. Beginning with the Renaissance, artists recognized the connection between proportion and the illusion of 3-dimensional space..
Pattern
Pattern is showing consistency with colors or lines. Putting a red spiral at the bottom left and top right for example, will cause the eye to move from one spiral, to the other, and everything in between. It is indicating movement by the repetition of elements. Rhythm can make an artwork seem active.