Elements of Design Van Gogh Wheatfield with crows

Albrecht Durer Portrait of Durer’s Mother Line is perhaps the most basic means of visual communication. It is a mark made on a surface when some tool is drawn across that surface, and may be defined as the visual path left by a moving point. Albrecht Durer Portrait of Durer’s Mother Andre Daumier A Clown

Colour is the particular hue that is seen when light is reflected off of an object. Of all the visual elements of art, colour has the most immediate impact on us. Value is the depth of colour or the degree of light and dark Georges Seurat Sunday Afternoon on the island a la Grande Jatte Picasso’s Guernica

Shape (and form) Shape is flat or two- dimensional. Shape is created when actual or implied lines meet to enclose a space. It is an area that stands out from the shape around it because it has a boundary defined either by actual line, or by a change in colour, shading (value) or texture Henry Moore Reclining Figure, 1935-36 Van Gogh Haystack

Texture Paul Klee Albrecht Durer Hare Texture can be felt and seen; what you touch may not have the same texture as what you see. Paul Klee Ad Parnassum Oil on canvas, Albrecht Durer Hare

Space (and depth) Space is the area around, within, or between the images or component parts of a flat or sculptural work of art. Raphael Marriage of the Virgin Can you spot all the different ways that Raphael creates visual space? M.C. Escher Sky and Water

Principles of Design Henri Matisse La Dance

Balance In visual arts refers to visual weight. There are 3 types of balance: symetrical, asymetrical and Radial. Once I have explained the 3 types try to figure out what two types you see here. Wassily Kandinsky several circles Giorgioni Tempest

Dominance Denotes the importance of an object or subject in a work of art. Dominance can be obtained through the use of such elements as lines leading the eye to a particular focal point or through the use such elements as colour or size. Francisco Goya The 3rd of may How do these artists create Dominance? Alex Colville Boy and Dog

Movement Degas La Classe de Dance Natalia Conchorova The Cyclist Movement is meant to show activity in a picture. Physical movement can be produced by showing the physical activity i.e. skating. Compositional movement is created through repetition. Repeated lines or shapes lead the eye around the painting in a rhythmic manner. Degas La Classe de Dance Natalia Conchorova The Cyclist

Rhythm or Repetition Van Gogh Starry Night Trait transversal Kandinsky

Variety Variety adds interest to a work of art. It can be created through the use of contrast in colour or texture, light and dark or through elaboration or adding detail. Marc Chagall I and the village Gustave Klimt The Kiss

Unity Unity is achieved through the careful choice of visual elements. The use of similar lines, shapes, colours or textures can increase unity. Georges Braques L’estaque Emily Carr B.C. Forest