ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES

Question 1

list the elements (7)

Answer 1

line
shape
form
value
texture
colour
space

Question 2

List the principles (9)

Answer 2

unity
balance
emphasis
harmony
contrast
gradation
movement
rhythm
proportion

Question 3

line E

Answer 3

continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point

Question 4

shape E

Answer 4

a self-contained defined area of geometric/organic origin

Question 5

form E

Answer 5

flat shape suggested to have 3D qualities

Question 6

value E

Answer 6

effect light has as it falls across an object

Question 7

texture E

Answer 7

surface quality of a shape

Question 8

colour E

Answer 8

aspect of an object caused by the way it reflects/emits light

Question 9

space E

Answer 9

illusion of depth created on a flat surface
-can find 3 spatial depths in an image: fore, middle, back

Question 10

unity P

Answer 10

how all visual elements relate

Question 11

harmony P

Answer 11

visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements

Question 12

proportion P

Answer 12

relationship in scale btw one element and another/ whole object and one of its parts

Question 13

balance P

Answer 13

‘weights’ of segments of each element

Question 14

rhythm P

Answer 14

repetition/alternation of elements that can create sense of movement and establish pattern + texture

Question 15

emphasis P

Answer 15

centre of interest + focal point, can created by stressing elements

Question 16

gradation P

Answer 16

-of size and direction can produce linear perspective -of colour can produce ariel perspective (warm to cool tone + light to dark)
-dark to light causes eye to move along shape

Question 17

movement P

Answer 17

guides the viewer’s eye through the work, usually to the focal point

Question 18

contrast P

Answer 18

use or juxtaposition of opposite elements