elements of art

1. The
Elements of
Art

2. What are the Elements of
Art?
The elements of art are the
basic visual symbols that
artist use to make art.

3. Symbols
 Something
that stands for,
or represents
something
else.

4. The Elements of Art
 Line
 Shape
 Form
 Value
 Texture
 Space
 Color

5.  A mark
drawn with
a pointed,
moving tool.
Picture by Peit Mondrian

6. Horizontal
lines
still, asleep, inert, silent
Vertical lines awake, alive, vital
Diagonal
lines
movement, action, dynamic
Straight lines rigidity, stiffness, formality or
directness
Curved lines organic and man-made
Main Types of Line
Feeling Created by Line

7. Contour Line
Lines that define the form of an object

8. Implied Lines
Line that is not really painted
or drawn but is created by
A value or color change or
and series of objects that are
Lined up someway.

9. Gesture Lines
A Gesture is an expressive movement.
The purpose of drawing gestures is to capture
The feeling of motion.

10. Shape
A two dimensional area that is defined in some way>
Geometric Shapes Organic Shapes

11. Geometric Shapes
Geometric Shapes are
precise shapes that can
be described using
Mathematical formulas.

12. Work by Joan Miro that features geometric
shapes

13. Organic or Free form
Shapes
Irregular or uneven shapes

14. Green Tea Cup
By
Janet Fish
Includes a lot
Of Organic
Shapes

15. Form
 A three dimensional
enclosed object.

16. “Form” can refer to an actual 3-dimentional
Like a sculpture or a building or a photo or
Picture of the 3-dimensional object.
The White House
Statue of Liberty

17. Forms can be organic or…
Two-Piece Reclining Figures by Henri Moore

18. Geometric
The Great Pyramids in Giza Egypt

19. Value
The lightness or darkness of a color or black
And white
Value Scale
Value Scale

20. Value is the same thing as shading and can make
Drawings look more realistic and 3 dimentional.

21. Hatching and Cross Hatching are
techniques used to create values
with parallel lines.

22. Stippling is a way of using dots
To create values.

23. Shading or
Blending
is a way of
creating
value and
making
objects
look more
3D.

25. Texture
The element of art that refers to the way things
Feel or look like they would feel if touched.

26. Actual or Real Textures refer to textures
That you can really feel.
The Awakening by J. Seward Johnson
Located at Hains Point outside of
Washington DC
Basket

27. Implied Textures refer to textures
That are created on a flat surface
In painting or drawing and can’t
Be felt.
Still Life
By
Janet Fish

28. Rubbing –
A technique for transferring texture to paper,

29. Space
In painting and
drawing, space is the
illusion of depth
created by an artist
on a flat surface.

30. Parts of Space
Positive Space-
The objects in the
Art work.
Negative Space-
The empty spaces
Between and
Behind the shapes
Positive
Negative
American Gothic
By
Grant Wood

31. Different types of Space in Art
Infinite or Deep Space – lot of area
Marriage of the Virgin
By
Raphael

32. Shallow
Space
Little or no
area
Sunflowers
By
Vincent van Gogh

33. Perspective
Linear Perspective is a way of using converging lines
To show distance and depth.

34. Atmospheric Perspective
Brightly colored objects seem closer to you, and
Objects with dull, light colors seem to be
Farther away

35. Color-
The element of art
that is derived from
reflected art.

36. Primary Colors
Red
Yellow
Blue
The colors you
Must have
Plus black
And white
To mix all other
colors/.

37. Purple or Violet
Orange
Green
Secondary Colors
Colors made by
Mixing two
Primary colors
Together.

38. Red + Yellow=
Orange
Yellow + Blue=
Green
Red + Blue=
Purple or
Violet

39. Color
Wheel

40. Neutral Colors
Black
Brown
Gray
And
White

42. Warm colors by Susan Lyons
Warm Colors in Painting

44. Cool Colors in a Painting
Water lilies
By
Claude
Monet

45. Tint-
To add white
To a color
Shade-
To add black
To a color

46. Monochromatic –
Variations of one color