1. Art Elements & Principles of Design
What makes artwork a work of art?

2. Parts of a successful artwork

3. We will be discussing a few
Art Elements

4. Line Continuous mark; a path of a moving point through space;
always used as the underlying part of artwork.
Name the type of lines you see:

5. Types of line Thick Thin Vertical Horizontal Diagonal Curved
Combinations of the above

6. Shape Two dimensional; has height and width- flat.
Shape can be created between created shapes.
How many different shapes do you see?

7. Shapes
Circle
Triangle
Square
Rectangle
Oval
Heart
Star
Diamond
Others

8. Color
(hue) the visual quality of objects caused by reflected light due to surface pigmentation.
What color scheme is this.
(Hue) The visual quality of objects caused by reflected light due to surface pigmentation.
Guess what emotion the artist wanted you to feel here…

9. Color Primary- blue, red, yellow
Secondary- primaries combined to make: purple, orange, green
Warm colors- (fire)- red, orange, yellow
Cool colors- (water)- blue, green, purple

10. Now we will discuss a few
Principles of design

11. Rhythm Regular repetition of any of the elements; can create movement
Think about the direction of movement that is shown here…name it.

12. Variety The use of different elements; Creates interest; not the same.
What is the main element repeated here? Line, shape, color, or all?

13. Movement Using the elements to create visual motion;
can be created by repetition of directional lines and colors.
What is repeated here to create motion or direction in the artwork?

14. Locate the Art Elements and Principles of Design we just discussed:
Line
Shape
Color
Principles of Design-
Rhythm
Variety
Movement