Elements Of Design Flashcards
(19 cards)
What are the elements of design? (6)
Colour space line shape value texture
(CSLSVT)
Colour (3 types)
3 Primary colours (red, blue, yellow)
3 secondary colours (violet, green, orange)
6 intermediate colours (red orange, yellow orange, yellow green, blue green, red purple)
Formulas for colours
P+P=secondary
P+S=intermediate
S+S=brown
Color schemes (7)
Complementary triadic analogous cool colours split complementary warm colours monochromatic
Define complementary
Two colors opposite of each other on the color wheel (red and green)
Define triadic
Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel forming a triangle (red, yellow, blue)
Define analogous
Three to five colours next to each other on the colour wheel that have a family resemblance
What are cool colors
Green, blue, Violet
Define split complementary
The colors on either side of the compliment (green, red-violet and red-orange instead of red)
What are warm colors
Red, orange, yellow
Define monochromatic
Different values of the same colour (white, grey, or black)
Line (5 characteristics)
Length, width, curvature, depth, Texture
Space (2 characteristics)
Positive (the object)
negative (the voided area surrounding the object)
What is Shape
And enclosed line
Has height and width
usually considered flat 2-D
form is the 3-D version of shape
What are the four basic shapes
Circle, square, rectangle, triangle
Define value
The lightness and darkness of a color or grey
What types of values are there (3)
White added to a color is a tint
grey added to a color is a tone
black added to a color is a shade
Define texture
The feel of a surface
What types of textures are there (2)
Actual/real: made by nature implied/fake: created by man
