ART TEAMCOOKBOOK

Taking your Art to the next level!

ELEMENTS OF ARTREVIEW FROM 7TH GRADE

LINE - a continuous mark on a surface

SHAPE - enclosed line

COLOR - HUE/intensity

VALUE - Tints and Shades (light/dark)

TEXTURE - Tactile (visual or actual)

SPACE - Foreground, Middle ground, Background

FORM – Visual or Actual

BALANCEThe way the Elements of Art create

visual stability*Asymmetrical/Symmetrical

(mirror image (OR) sides do not match)

Vocabulary:Asymmetrical, Symmetrical, Value, Positive and Negative Space

CONTRASTA noticeable difference between 2

things to create visual interest*Scale (small/large)

*Value/Color*Positive/Negative Space

Vocabulary:Tint, Shade, Hue, Scale, Negative/Positive(space)

EMPHASISThe Focal Point (center of interest) of the artwork…what you see first.

*Bulls eye/Not bulls eye*Inspiration

*Color

Vocabulary:Focal Point, Value, Color, Bulls eye,Inspiration, Composition

MOVEMENT/RHYTHM

Use of Elements to move the eye through the work of art

*Visual Texture*Actual Texture

*Pattern*Directional

Vocabulary:Focal Area, Directional , Pattern, Texture

PATTERNRepetition of an Element ( 3 or more

times)*Line, Shape, Color, Texture,Value, Form, Space

*Surface Enhancement

Vocabulary:Repeats, Elements of Art,Random or Sequential

UNITYWhen all of the Elements and Principles

of Art work together cohesively*If you make good art…you have UNITY!

*Elements of Art*Principles of Art

Vocabulary:Recipe, Formula (you must know the

formula to have summation)

READY TO COOK?

Let’s (visually) understand the ingredients.

Take a look at these famous ART dishes.

BALANCE A….. symmetrical

BALANCE/CONTRAST Mirror image is symmetrical BRIGHT/vivid color against a busy

background

Painting: J. Dine

BALANCE/CONTRAST

Color/Value Negative and Positive

Portrait: Warhol

CONTRAST/BALANCE

This may be a funny cartoon but it also shows just how to demonstrate contrast between

very small shapes and large ones!

CONTRAST/EMPHASIS When the intensityof color is juxtaposed toother very intense colorsyou experience contrast.

The Heart shape in the middlealso demonstrates Emphasis.

Painting: J. Dine

EMPHASIS Edward Hopper is a master of

perspective who also demonstrates Emphasis as his ingredient.

MOVEMENT/RYTHMN This background issizzlin’ with movementfrom the use of line. Lookat this long enough - and thethe background appears tomove! (well, sort of)

Drawing: J. Johns

VISUAL MOVEMENT

The Master of Illusion – M.C. Escher

REVIEW: EMPHASIS AND ?

Photo by L. Hine

PATTERN

Repetition of value

Painting of Photograph: C.Close

RHYTHM/PATTERN

Painting: D. Hockney

IS THIS RHYTHM?

Painting: G. O’keeffe

UNITY When all the ingredients are simmering together to make one main course

Collage: R. Rauschenberg

UNITY

Painting: R. Goings

WHAT PRINCIPLE ?

Illustration: N. Rockwell

UNITY

Quilt/painting: F. Ringgold

WHAT PRINCIPLE?

Painting: S. Dali