Elements and principles in art

1. Elements and principles of Art
Visual arts

2. Art study
 Period
 Context
 Location
 Function
 Style
 Elements
 Principles

3. ELEMENTS

4. 1. Color Is an element made up of three distinct qualities:
hue, intensity and value.
Primary
 Hue Intermediate Intermediate
refers to (terciary)
Magenta
(terciary)
the name
Secondary Secondary
of the
color and
Orange
its
Yellow
Intermediate
Violet
Intermediate Blue
(terciary)
meaning: (Terciary)
Warm /
Cool Primary Primary
Green
Intermediate Intermediate
(terciary) (terciary)
Secondary

5. Value
 Value
Is the relative degree of
lightness or darkness of a
given color and is created by
the amount of light reflected
from an object´s surface.

6. Color
 Intensity / Saturation
The brightness or dullness of
a hue. A color described as
highly saturated /intensity
looks vivid and pure; a hue
of low saturation/intensity
may look a little muddy or
dark.
 White: Tint
 Black: Shade
 Gray: Tone

7. 2. Line A continuous mark made on
some surface by a moving point
 Structural lines
 Emphasizing line, used to show
the edges or contours of an object
 De-emphasizing line, to
eliminate the outline of
an object. Painterly
is a term often used
to described this.

8. Line
 Expressive lines
 Vertical: stability and strength
 Horizontal: calmness
 Diagonal: tension
 Curved: flowing movement

9. 3. Shape (Two dimension)
4. Form
(Three dimension)

10. 5. Texture
 Is the element of
art that refers to
the way things
feel or look as
they might feel if
touched.
 Smooth
 Polished
 Rough
 Grainy
 Oily

11. Atmospheric perspective
6. Space
Linear perspective
One point perspective

12. Principles of art
 These are the different ways elements can be
used in an artwork, also known as composition
a. Balance
b. Gradation
c. Movement
d. Proportion
e. Rythm

13. Balance
 Symmetrical
 Asymmetrical
 Radial

14. Gradation

15. Movement

16. Proportion

17. Rhythm
 Careful
placement
of
repeated
elements
in a work
of art to
cause a
visual
tempo or
beat.

18. Denotation
 Literal meaning of an image

19. Connotation
 Meaning implied by the image. Double meaning

20. Hugo
van der
Goes.
The
Adoration
of the
shepherds
(1476)
253 x 304
cm.
Oil on
wood
Gallerie
degli
Uffizi,
Florence
Italy

22. Rene Magritte
 The Threatened murderer) 1926
Oilon canvas
292 x 386 cm
Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA