Mr. MacNeil Design 11 Charles P. Allen High School Elements of Design Mr. MacNeil Design 11 Charles P. Allen High School

Elements of Design

Elements of Design Can you think of words to describe what you see to the right? Space Line Shape Form Colour Value Texture

The illusion of depth can be achieved by using different types of perspective. It has two characteristics: positive…the object negative… the voided area surrounding the object. Space

Line Is a continuous mark. It has five characteristics: length width curvature depth texture

Shape Is an enclosed line. It has height and width and is usually considered flat…2-D. There are four basic shapes circle square rectangle triangle

Form Is two or more shapes combined. It had height, width, and depth. It is considered 3-D and you usually can walk around and/or through it. There are four forms Sphere Cone Cylinder Cubes

Color Hue is another word for color. There are: 3 Primary colors 3 Secondary colors 6 Intermediate colors placed evenly around the basic color wheel.

Primary Colors * Yellow is at 4 o’clock * Blue is at 8 o’clock Red is at 12 o’clock Placed every fourth space away. These cannot be made by combining other colors.

Secondary Colors The formula for a Secondary is P + P = S Blue + Red = Violet at 10 o’clock Yellow + Blue = Green at 6 o’clock Red + Yellow = Orange at 2 o’clock

Intermediate Colors The formula for an Intermediate color is P+S = I R+O = RED ORANGE Y+O = YELLOW ORANGE Y+G = YELLOW GREEN B+G = BLUE GREEN B+V = BLUE VIOLET R+V = RED VIOLET

Color Schemes Monochromatic - different values of the same color. Color + white, gray or black Complementary - two colors opposite each other on the color wheel. Analogous - 3-5 colors next to each other on the color wheel that have a family resemblance. Warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Cool colors are green, blue and violet.

Color Wheel

Value …is the lightness and darkness of a color or neutral gray. White added to a color is a tint. Gray added to a color is a tone. Black added to a color is a shade. These are called Neutrals.

Texture The feel of a surface. There are two kinds: Actual or real usually made by nature Implied or fake usually created by man