Elements of Art

Line Shape Form Space Texture Color/Value

Principles of Design

Mrs. Fish, Art 2

http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_art_principles.html

Emphasis

AKA Focal Point

The most important part of an artwork.

Create emphasis by…

Using contrast

http://daphne.palomar.edu/design/emphasis.html

Change the texture/shape

Carefully placing elements

Changing the size

“The Letter”, Mary Cassatt, 1891

“Water Lilies”, Claude Monet, 1906

“Okazaki”, Ando Hiroshige

Pattern

Repeating the same element many times.

“The Letter”, Mary Cassatt, 1891

“The Letter”, Mary Cassatt, 1891

“Golden Effigy of King Tutenkhaman”

“Water Lilies”, Claude Monet, 1906

Rhythm

Repeating similar, but not identical elements.

“Water Lilies”, Claude Monet, 1906

“Okazaki”, Ando Hiroshige

Identify Emphasis, Pattern, and Rhythm.“Composition VIII”, Wasilly Kandinsky

Movement

The path a viewer’s eyes travel through an artwork

First I see…my eyes follow…to…, finally I follow…to….

Direct a viewer’s eyes with Edges and lines Color Careful arrangement of elements

Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night

Francisco de Goya, The Third of May

Eugene Delacroix, Lion Hunt