ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES Flashcards
DESIGN (18 cards)
list the elements (7)
line
shape
form
value
texture
colour
space
List the principles (9)
unity
balance
emphasis
harmony
contrast
gradation
movement
rhythm
proportion
line E
continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point
shape E
a self-contained defined area of geometric/organic origin
form E
flat shape suggested to have 3D qualities
value E
effect light has as it falls across an object
texture E
surface quality of a shape
colour E
aspect of an object caused by the way it reflects/emits light
space E
illusion of depth created on a flat surface
-can find 3 spatial depths in an image: fore, middle, back
unity P
how all visual elements relate
harmony P
visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements
proportion P
relationship in scale btw one element and another/ whole object and one of its parts
balance P
‘weights’ of segments of each element
rhythm P
repetition/alternation of elements that can create sense of movement and establish pattern + texture
emphasis P
centre of interest + focal point, can created by stressing elements
gradation P
-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
movement P
guides the viewer’s eye through the work, usually to the focal point
contrast P
use or juxtaposition of opposite elements
