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SPA - Visual Arts

First Quarter – Module 1:
Week 1
 SPA VISUAL ARTS 8 Q1 Week 1 (1)

OVERVIEW

In this module, you will learn about the relationship of visual

elements in the creation of meaning using any visual medium

Let’s Check What You already Know

Direction: Encircle the different visual elements of art

direction line unity balance shape

movement number color contrast texture
form rhythm emphasis space value

Draw and label three examples of the Visual Elements of Arts

1. 2. 3.

Rubrics:

Creativity 40%

Visual impact 30%

Timeliness 20%

TOTAL 100%
 SPA VISUAL ARTS 8 Q1 Week 1 (2)

OVERVIEW
In this module, you will learn about the different Elements of Art

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:

1. Enumerate 3 different elements of art
2. Explain the how the elements of visual arts is used in an artwork
CONTENT/DISCUSSION
The Visual Elements of line, shape, tone, color, pattern, texture and form are the
building blocks of composition in art. When we analyse any drawing, painting,
sculpture or design, we examine these component parts to see how they combine to
create the overall effect of the artwork.

Each of the elements may also be used individually to stress their own particular
character in an artwork. Different elements can express qualities such as movement
and rhythm, space and depth, growth and structure, harmony and contrast, noise
and calm and a wide range of emotions that make up the subjects of great art.

The Visual Elements - Line

Line is the foundation of all drawing. It is the first and most versatile of the visual
elements of art. Line in an artwork can be used in many different ways. It can be
used to suggest shape, pattern, form, structure, growth, depth, distance, rhythm,
movement and a range of emotions.

We have a psychological response to different types of lines:

• Curved lines suggest comfort and ease • Vertical lines suggest height and strength
• Horizontal lines suggest distance and calm • Jagged lines suggest turmoil and anxiety

The way we draw a line can convey different expressive qualities:

• Freehand lines can express the personal energy and mood of the artist
• Mechanical lines can express a rigid control
• Continuous lines can lead the eye in certain directions
• Broken lines can express the ephemeral or the insubstantial
• Thick lines can express strength
• Thin lines can express delicacy
The Visual Elements - Shape

Shape can be natural or man-made, regular or irregular, flat (2-dimensional) or solid

(3-dimensional), representational or abstract, geometric or organic, transparent or
opaque, positive or negative, decorative or symbolic, colored, patterned or textured.

The Perspective of Shapes: The angles and curves of shapes appear to change
depending on our viewpoint. The technique we use to describe this change is
called perspective drawing.

The Behaviour of Shapes: Shapes can be used to control your feelings in the
composition of an artwork:

• Squares and Rectangles can portray strength and stability

• Circles and Ellipses can represent continuous movement
• Triangles can lead the eye in an upward movement
• Inverted Triangles can create a sense of imbalance and tension

*The Visual Elements - Color

Color is the visual element that has the strongest effect on our emotions. We use
color to create the mood or atmosphere of an artwork.

There are many different approaches to the use of color:

• Color as light • Color as form • Color as harmony

• Color as tone • Color as symbol • Color as contrast
• Color as pattern • Color as movement • Color as mood

Quiz TIME!

I. Identification
1. This element of art is the foundation of all drawings.
2. This element of art can be natural or man made, irregular or regular, 2D or 3D.
3. This visual art element has the strongest effect on our emotions.
4. These shape can create a sense of imbalance.
5. The way you draw this can express rigid control

REFERENCES:
https://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/visual-elements/visual-elements.html
 SPA VISUAL ARTS 8 Q1 Week 1 (3)

OVERVIEW
In this module, you will learn about the rest of the Elements of Art

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:

1. Identify the last 4 elements of art

2. Explain the how the 3 elements of visual arts is used in an artwork
CONTENT/DISCUSSION
*The Visual Elements - Tone

Tone is the lightness or darkness of a color. The tonal values of an artwork can be
adjusted to alter its expressive character.

Tone can be used:

• to create a contrast of light and dark.

• to create the illusion of form.
• to create a dramatic or tranquil atmosphere.
• to create a sense of depth and distance.
• to create a rhythm or pattern within a composition.

*The Visual Elements - Pattern

Pattern is made by repeating or echoing the elements of an artwork to

communicate a sense of balance, harmony, contrast, rhythm or movement.

There are two basic types of pattern in art: Natural Pattern and Man-Made Pattern.
Both natural and man-made patterns can be regular or irregular, organic or
geometric, structural or decorative, positive or negative and repeating or random.

Natural Pattern: Pattern in art is often based on the inspiration we get from
observing the natural patterns that occur in nature. We can see these in the shape of
a leaf and the branches of a tree, the structure of a crystal, the spiral of a shell, the
symmetry of a snowflake and the camouflage and signalling patterns on animals, fish
and insects.

Man-Made Pattern: Pattern in art is used for both structural and decorative
purposes. For example, an artist may plan the basic structure of an artwork by
creating a compositional pattern of lines and shapes. Within that composition
he/she may develop its visual elements to create a more decorative pattern of color,
tone and texture across the work.

*The Visual Elements - Texture

Texture is the surface quality of an artwork - the roughness or smoothness of the

material from which it is made.

We experience texture in two ways: optically (through sight)

and physically (through touch).

Optical Texture: An artist may use his/her skillful painting technique to create the
illusion of texture. For example, in the detail from a traditional Dutch still life above
you can see remarkable verisimilitude (the appearance of being real) in the painted
insects and drops of moisture on the silky surface of the flower petals.

Physical Texture: An artist may paint with expressive brushstrokes whose texture
conveys the physical and emotional energy of both the artist and his/her subject.
They may also use the natural texture of their materials to suggest their own unique
qualities such as the grain of wood, the grittiness of sand, the flaking of rust, the
coarseness of cloth and the smear of paint.

Ephemeral Texture: This is a third category of textures whose fleeting forms are
subject to change like clouds, smoke, flames, bubbles and liquids.

*The Visual Elements - Form

• Form is the physical volume of a shape and the space that it occupies.

• Form can be representational or abstract.

• Form generally refers to sculpture, 3D design and architecture but may also
relate to the illusion of 3D on a 2D surface.

Three-Dimensional Form can be modeled (added form), carved (subtracted form)

and constructed (built form). It can be created from sculptural materials like clay,
wax, plaster, wood, stone, concrete, cast and constructed metal, plastics, resins,
glass and mixed media. It may also be kinetic, involving light and movement
generated by natural, mechanical and electronic means. More recently the CAD
process of 3D printing has be been added to the list of sculptural processes.
Two-Dimensional Form constructs the illusion of 3D in 2D media by a skilful
manipulation of the visual elements. Perspective drawing, trompe l'oeil [1], 3D
computer graphics programs and holograms are examples of 2D form.

Quiz TIME!

I. Identification
1. What does 3D mean?
2. What are the 2 ways we perceive texture?
3. It is the physical volume of a shape and the space that it occupies.

REFERENCES:
https://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/visual-elements/visual-elements.html

SPA VISUAL ARTS 8 Q1 Week 1 (4)

OVERVIEW
In this module, you will learn about the combination of two or more
elements and their relationship to each other

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:

1. Explain the how the combination of the elements of visual arts was used to
make visual textures
2. Relate how elements work together to create emotions

CONTENT/DISCUSSION
The Visual Elements are the building blocks of composition in art. When we analyse any
drawing, painting, sculpture or design, we examine these component parts to see how they
combine to create the overall effect of the artwork.

Elements of art are stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist
communicate.
Artists manipulate these seven elements, mix them in with principles of design, and
compose a piece of art. Not every work of art contains every one of these elements, but at
least two are always present.

The Visual Elements have a relationship to one

another:

• Most images begin their life as line drawings.

• Lines cross over one another to form shapes.
• Shapes can be filled with tone and color, or repeated
to create pattern.
• A shape may be rendered with a rough surface to
create a texture.
• A shape may be projected into three dimensions to create form.

Each of the elements may also be used individually to stress their own
particular character in an artwork. Different elements can express
qualities such as movement and rhythm, space and depth, growth and
structure, harmony and contrast, noise and calm and a wide range of
emotions that make up the subjects of great art.

Activity:

1. Make a continuous line drawing(no lifting of the pencil tip from the
paper) on your drawing pad for about 10 to 15 seconds until you
have covered most of the page.
2. Find an image in your doodle that resembles a object or animal.
3. Use the elements of art to make that image pop from the page.

Rubrics:

Creativity 40%

Visual impact 30%

Timeliness 20%

TOTAL 100%

REFERENCES:

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-are-the-elements-of-art-182704https://mymodernmet.com

https://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/visual-elements/visual-elements.html
ANSWERS:

Wk1-1) textbox- line, shape, space, value, form, texture, and color.

Wk1-2) 1. line 2. shape 3. color 4. inverted triangle 5. mechanical lines

Wk1-3) 1.Three-Dimensional Form can be modeled (added form), carved

(subtracted form) and constructed (built form). It can be created from
sculptural materials like clay, wax, plaster, wood, stone, concrete, cast and
constructed metal, plastics, resins, glass and mixed media. It may also be
kinetic, involving light and movement generated by natural, mechanical and
electronic means. More recently the CAD process of 3D printing has be
been added to the list of sculptural processes.

2. Optical Texture: An artist may use his/her skillful painting technique to

create the illusion of texture. For example, in the detail from a traditional
Dutch still life above you can see remarkable verisimilitude (the
appearance of being real) in the painted insects and drops of moisture on
the silky surface of the flower petals.

Physical Texture: An artist may paint with expressive brushstrokes whose

texture conveys the physical and emotional energy of both the artist and
his/her subject. They may also use the natural texture of their materials to
suggest their own unique qualities such as the grain of wood, the grittiness
of sand, the flaking of rust, the coarseness of cloth and the smear of paint.