Element of Visual Arts

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ELEMENTS OF VISUALELEMENTS OF VISUAL

ARTART

Lecture/PresentationFor Fine Arts 10503

Created by Amy LandrumSpring 2004, Revised Spring 2007


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Visual ElementsLines

Colors

Texture

Perspective

Form

Space

These elements can

be applied to create

or critique any of

the visual artsincluding: paintings,

photographs, film

scenes, stagedesigns,

commercials, design

layouts, sculpture,architecture and


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LINE


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Four Basic Types of Lines

Vertic

a

l

Horizontal

Dia

gonal

Curvilinear


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Implied Line

Implied Line is the line inside the objectwithin in the art work. For example, an

image of a soldier standing tall has an

implied vertical line in the stance. Eachof the lines imply different meanings.

A vertical line can imply nobility.

A horizontal can imply calm or rest.

A diagonal line can imply movement.

A curvilinear line can imply grace.


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COLOR


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Primary Colors

Primary colors are the only colors

that cannot be made by mixing two

other colors together. The primary

colors are the foundation the color

wheel. The primary colors are:

YELLOW, RED, and BLUE.


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Primary Colors

Mixing primary colors will create secondary colors


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Secondary Colors


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Tertiary Colors

Yellow-Orange

Red-Orange

VioletIndigo

Blue-Green

Lime Green


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Cool and Warm Colors

Cool ColorsBlues

Greens

Purples

Warm Colors

Reds

OrangesYellows


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What your favorite color says about you!

Red You are a nonconformist.You work hard, are veryoptimistic, never let your mooddown, and are quick to react.

Orange You are warm andfriendly and use care in choosingyour friends. You have a strongsense of justice, and are notimpressed by material things.

Yellow You are interested inpeople and are glad to be of

service to others. You arecritical of mind and learn through

observation.

Green You are a very goodconversationalist and like people.You have a keen wit and tend to

be alert at all times.

Purple You like to live likeroyalty and enjoy a sense ofluxury. You enjoy beautifulthings and have a tendency to theromantic.

White You are sincere in mindand heart, you cooperate well,you are efficient and orderly.

Gray You seek perfection andare a good manager. You are veryobjective and seek constant

development.

Black You are very self-assured and like meetinginteresting people. You arecritical in your choice ofcompanions and seek perfection.

Brown You are patient and a

This is from a handout I received a long time ago, no references. Its not truth,

its just for fun.


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Color Harmony Can be either related or contrasted.

RELATED COLOR HARMONIES

-The use of colors of the same hue

-Either monochromatic or adjacent.

MONOCHROMATIC COLOR HARMONY

-made up of several tones of one hue.

-Simplest and easiest to use.

ADJACENT COLOR HARMONY

-use of 2 or 3 hues on the color circle.


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Contrasted color harmony

Use of complimentary colors

Gives very beautiful effects when properly used.

Value scale with 9 value steps


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Value

Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.


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Intensity

Refers to thelightness ordarkness of acolor

Gives color itsstrength

May be describedas full intensity,

two-thirdsintensity, two-thirds neutral,and neutral.


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Texture

Deals more directly with the sense oftouch

Used to represent the skin, clothes,jewellery and etc.

Adds richness and vitality to paintings


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Photography by Angel Vawter

Texture

What would it feel like to touch these surfaces


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PERSPECTIVEDeals with the effect of distance

upon the appearance of objects

Can be linear or aerial perspective


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Linear Perspective

Linear Perspectiveis the

representation of

an appearance ofdistance by means

of converging

lines. The tracks

of a railroad

appear to the

viewer as seeming

to rise and meet in


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Aerial Perspective

Aerial perspective

is the

representationof relative

distances of

objects bygradation of

tone and color.

Aerial view of the grand canyon


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FORM Over- all design of a work of art.Describes the structure or shape

of an object.

O d Cl d S


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Open and Closed Space

Raphael Crucifixion with Sts Mary Virgin, Mary Magdalena,john and Jerome

Grunewald The Mocking of Christ 1503 Grunewalds

piece exhibits

and open frame,the action leads

the eyes all

over the canvas

and off the

edges of the

frame.

Raphaels piece

exhibits aclosed frame,

the action is

centered and

the viewer is

focused on the


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Volume

The term volume refers to the

amount of space occupied in three

dimensions.It refers to the solidity or

thickness.


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The Elements of Art One of the main objectives of the

course is to learn how to critically

analyze art works; how to communicate

about the arts. To do this, it isnecessary to have a basic understanding

of the elements that art encompasses.

The elements are what the artist uses

to create the work (with or without

intent) and what the critic uses to


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ELEMENTS OF VISUALELEMENTS OF VISUAL

ARTART

Lecture/PresentationFor Fine Arts 10503

Created by Amy LandrumSpring 2004, Revised Spring 2007


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