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Elements & Principles

The document discusses the elements of art including line, shape, value, form, color, texture, and space. It defines each element and provides examples. It also discusses the principles of design such as balance, emphasis, contrast, movement, repetition, and pattern which describe how the elements are organized within a work of art.

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Elements & Principles

The document discusses the elements of art including line, shape, value, form, color, texture, and space. It defines each element and provides examples. It also discusses the principles of design such as balance, emphasis, contrast, movement, repetition, and pattern which describe how the elements are organized within a work of art.

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The Elements of

Art
and how they can do anything

Line - a point extended in both directions Shape - lines combined to create an enclosed space (Geometric/Organic) Value - the lightness or darkness of something Form - combining shape and value to create the illusion of three dimensions on a at surface Color -the recorded light hitting the eye value, intensity) (hue,

Texture - the way something feels (actual, visual) Space - the area something takes up in the artwork (positive & negative space, at, shallow, & deep space)

line - a moving point to create a continuous mark

shape - lines combined to create


an enclosed space(Geometric/ Organic)

Value - the lightness or darkness of something

form

- combining shape and value to create the illusion of three dimensions on a at surface

Color -the recorded light


hitting the eye Hue: name (Red)

Value: lightness or darkness

Intensity: purity or strength, warm/cool

visual actual

Texture - The way something feels


(visual or actual)

Space - the area something takes up in the


artwork (refers to depth, positive & negative space or 2-D & 3-D space)

There are THREE types of SPACE:

Shallow

Flat

Deep

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how the elements are organized

Principles
balance emphasis contrast movement repetition pattern

Balance -

arrangement of elements to create a feeling of stability (symmetrical: same on both sides, asymmetrical: similar but not exactly the same)

Emphasis - elements used to create visual


dominance or a focal point.

Contrast -

a difference between elements to create a more dynamic composition (light/dark, warm/cool, big/small, empty/full)

combining elements to direct the viewers eye or create the look of action (visual movement)

Movement -

Repetition -

combining elements again and again to create a visual rhythm or beat

Pattern -

structural repetition, combining elements in an organized and repeated manner

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