2. ELEMENTS OF ATRS
The elements of art are a commonly used group
of aspects of a work of art used in teaching and
analysis, in combination with the principles of
art, objects placed at a distances are rendered
with less details, clarity, and intensity than the
closer ones. Three-dimensional space work is
created with the help of shading, which gives it a
feeling of depth. Space can also be created by
overlapping objects
Texture
3. The texture is the quality of a surface or the
way any work of art is represented. Lines and
shading can be used to create different
textures as well. For example, if one is
portraying certain fabrics, one needs to give
the feeling of the right texture so that it
closely resembles what the artist is trying to
convey. It can be implied or real. What you can
feel with your sense of touch. Texture is the
surface treatment of an artistic work in order
to give variety and beauty to any work of art.
4. Color
Color pertains to the use of hue in artwork and design. Defined
as primary colors (red, yellow, blue) which cannot be mixed
in pigment from other hues, secondary colors (green, orange,
violet) which are directly mixed from combinations of primary
colors. Further combinations of primary and secondary colors
create tertiary (and more) hues. Tint and Shade are references
to adding variations in Value; other tertiary colors are derived by
mixing either a primary or secondary color with a neutral color.
e.g. Red + White = Pink. Color is the quality of an object or
substance with respect to the one reflected by it, and usually
determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation and
brightness of the reflected light.
5. Tone (Value)
Value, or tone, refers to the use of light and
dark, shade and highlight, in an artwork.
Some people also refer the lightness and
darkness in an artwork as tints(light) and
shades(dark). Black-and-white photography
depends entirely on value to define its
subjects. Value is directly related to contrast.
Value is the relative degree of lightness in the
graphic work of art or painting.
6. Shape
Shape pertains to the use of areas in two
.
dimensional space that can be defined by
edges, setting one flat specific space apart
from another. Shapes can be geometric
(e.g.: square, circle, hexagon, etc.) or
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ganic (such as the shape of a puddle, blob,
leaf, boomerang, etc.) Shapes are defined
by other elements of art: Space, Line,
Texture, Value, Color, Form
7. Size
Size refers to variations in the proportions of objects,
lines or shapes. There is a variation of sizes in objects
either real or imagined. (some sources list
Proportion/Scale as a Principle of Design)
These elements are used to create the Principles of
Design. Principles are the results of using the Elements.
When you are working in a particular format (size and
shape of the work surface) the principles are used to
create interest, harmony and unity to the elements that
you are using. You can use the Principles of design to
check your composition to see if it has good structure.
8. Line is defined as a mark that spans a distance between
two points (or the path of a moving point), taking any
form along the way. As an art element, line pertains to
the use of various marks, outlines and implied lines in
artwork and design, most often used to define shape in
two-dimensional work. Implied line is the path that the
viewer's eye takes as it follows shapes, colors, and form
along a path, but may not be continuous or physically
connected, such as the line created by a dancer's arms,
torso, and legs when performing an arabesque. Line is an
element of art that is simplest, most ancient, and most
universal means for creating visual arts.