ELEMENTS OF ART

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ELEMENTS OF ART

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The visual components of color, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value.

Question 2

Color

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An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity. * Hue: name of color * Value: hue’s lightness and darkness (a color’s value changes when white or black is added) * Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high intensity= color is strong and bright; low intensity= color is faint and dull)

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Form

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An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width AND depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free flowing.

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Line

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An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.

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Space

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An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art .

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Shape

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An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width

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Texture

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An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched.

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Value

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The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value; black is the darkest. The value halfway between these extremes is called middle gray.

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PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

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Balance, emphasis, movement, proportion, rhythm, unity, and variety; the means an artist uses to organize elements within a work of art.

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Balance

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A way of combining elements to add a feeling of equilibrium or stability to a work of art. Major types are symmetrical and asymmetrical.

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Emphasis

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A way of combining elements to stress the differences between those elements.

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Movement

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the look and feeling of action and to guide the viewer’s eye throughout the work of art.

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Proportion

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the relationship of certain elements to the whole and to each other.

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Rhythm

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indicates movement, created by the careful placement of repeated elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or beat.

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Variety

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achieved by using different shapes, sizes, and/or colors in a work of art.

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Unity

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A way of combining similar elements in an artwork to accent their similarities (achieved through use of repetitions and subtle gradual changes)