PAINTING
*COMPOSITION
Technical elements in which art works are created
*Characteristics which are found in all works of visual art and architecture
-Also considered the building blocks of art that artists manipulate
Technical elements in which art works are created
*Characteristics which are found in all works of visual art and architecture
-Also considered the building blocks of art that artists manipulate
ELEMENTS
LINE:
*Basic building block of visual design *3 physical characteristics 1)Linear form in which length is larger than width 2)Color Edge 3)Implication of continued direction |
FORM
*Similar to line *Defines space described by line -A tree, a building, etc... *Shape of an object within composition *Cannot be separated from line in 2D art |
COLOR
*3 components of color -hue, value, and intensity 1)Hue: Specific color with a measurable wavelength (7 basic hues: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) 2)Value: Relationship of blacks to whites to grays -sometimes called key 3)Intensity: The degree of purity of a hue -sometimes called chroma and saturation |
MASS
*Only 3D art has mass *Represented in 2D art by illusion |
TEXTURE
*Apparent roughness or smoothness *Image can give impression of 3 dimensions |
PRINCIPLES
REPITITION
*How basic elements in a picture repeat or alternate *Rhythm: Ordered recurrence of elements *Harmony: Logic of the repetition *Variation: Relationship of repeated items to each other |
BALANCE
*Symmetry: balancing of like forms, mass, and colors on opposite sides of picture *Asymmetry: 'Psychological balance' -careful placement of unlike items |