Monday, August 29 Warmup: In your sketchbook, copy down the definition: Elements of art- the basic components of a work of art
The Elements of Art
Line Shape Color Value Texture Space Form
Line A mark with length and direction. Lines can be: THICK thin straight curved d a s h e d…… etc.
Line Often it defines the contour of a shape or form. Pablo Picasso
Types of Line Horizontal __ Vertical I Diagonal / Expressive Line: A kind of line that reflects the artist’s emotions or feelings. Wassily Kandinsky Willem deKooning
An enclosed space Three Musicians, Pablo Picasso This painting by Picasso uses a lot of shapes to illustrate the musicians. SHAPE
Types of Shape: Geometric (circle, square, triangle…) Organic: Any shape that is not geometric. Organic shapes are derived from natural forms.
the qualities of hue, intensity and value observed in a pigment.
Hue- the name of the color (example: red) Intensity- the purity and strength of the color Value- the lightness or darkness of the color
Primary Colors Blue Yellow Red
Color Pablo Picasso Vincent VanGogh Wassily Kandinsky
Value The lightness or darkness of an object.
Value The painting of the woman has extreme darks and lights—a wide range of values. Compare it with the cathedral, which does not. Artemisia Gentileschi Claude Monet
Texture The surface quality of an object. Example: The way an object would feel if you were to touch it.
Texture
sketch by Vincent VanGogh
Vincent Van Gogh
Albrecht Durer
Space Definition: the illusion of depth on a two dimensional surface The apples overlap, which shows depth.
Space The telephone poles get smaller and smaller as you go back in space, showing that they are farther away.
Positive Space- filled with things such as lines, shapes, colors, and marks. Negative Space- empty space Pos. Space- White Vase Neg. Space- Black around the vase. Henri Matisse Or is it…?
Form Definition: A 3-Dimensional shape Types of Forms: Sphere, Cube, Pyramid, Cylinder, Cone.
Form Sculptures are made of forms (3D shapes). Auguste Rodin
Recap: Elements of Art Line Shape Color Value Texture Space Form