Arts 6 Lesson 1 Quarter 2

MAPEH - Arts
Quarter 2 : Elements and

Principles Applied in Digital
Art
Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Choose your
answer from
the words listed below.
line shapes texture value
form__
____________1. A flat, enclosed area that has two dimensions, length
and width. Artists use both geometric and organic shapes.
____________2. Objects that are three-dimensional having length, width
and height. They can be viewed from many sides. From take up space
and volume.
____________3. Degrees of lightness or darkness. The difference
between values value contrast.
____________4. A mark made by pointed tool such as brush, pen or
stick; a moving point.
____________5. Describe the feel of an actual surface. The surface
quality of an object; can be real or implied.
Elements and Principles
Applied in Digital Art
• The elements of art are the visual tools
that the artist uses to create a composition.
• The principles of art represent how the artist
uses the elements of art to create an effect
and to help convey the artist intent.
How do you appreciate a digital
Painting? What are the things you
should consider?
Digital painting uses technological tools that simulate the stroke of the real brush.
Its visual characteristics derive from the power of a computer to attach
geometrical formulas to lines, shapes and forms. It can create identical shapes, or
to construct a perfect circle or a perfectly straight line. Moreover, transparency,
symmetry, regular distortion, exact repetition, perfect circles, squares and other
shapes, embossing and other 3D illusion, very smooth gradients, and perfectly
monochrome color planes are also visible in digitally painted materials. Alone or
in combination with stroke-by-stroke ‘raster’ painting, it creates a language of
color and form that is entirely new and could in no way be expressed with ‘real’
paints and brushes. The flatness of the physical representation is typical for the
digital medium. It is possible to create a convincing illusion of texture on the
virtual canvas.
PRINCIPLES OF ARTS
Contrast is the difference between elements of art
in a composition, such that each element is made
stronger in relation to the other. When placed next
to each other, contrasting elements command the
viewer's attention. Areas of contrast are among the
first places that a viewer's eye is drawn. Contrast
can be achieved by juxtapositions (nearness) of any
of the elements of art.
Balance is concerned with the visual distribution or weight
of the elements in a work of art.
Both sides
Both sides are not
are equal equal
• Balance can be achieved in 3 different ways:
a. Symmetry- in which both sides of a composition
have the same elements in the same position, as in a
mirror-image, or the two sides of a face.
b. Asymmetry- in which the composition is balanced
due to the contrast of any of the elements of art. For
example, a large circle on one side of a composition might
be balanced by a small square on the other side
c. Radial symmetry- in which elements are equally

spaced around a central point, as in the spokes coming
out of the hub of a bicycle tire.
Symmetrical Asymmetrical Radial Symmetry
• Emphasis Used to make certain parts of an Artwork
stand out by making it different from other areas. It
creates the center of the interest or focal point. It is the
place in which an Artist draws your eyes to first. This is
created by contrast where something is different in size,
color, texture, shape, etc.
• Movement How the eyes move through the composition; leading
the attention of the viewer from one aspect of the work to
another. Can create the illusion of action. Movement is the result
of using the elements of art such that they move the viewer's
eye around and within the image. A sense of movement can be
created by diagonal or curvy lines, either real or implied, by
edges, by the illusion of space, by repetition, by energetic mark-
making.
• Pattern The repetition of specific visual elements such as
a unit of shape or form. A method used to organize
surfaces in a consistent regular manner. It is the uniform
repetition of any of the elements of art or any
combination thereof. Anything can be turned into a
pattern through repetition.
• Rhythm Regular repetition of, or alternation in elements to
create cohesiveness and interest. Rhythm can create a
feeling of movement which leads the viewer’s eye around
the work of art. It is also created by movement implied
through the repetition of elements of art in a non-uniform
but organized way.
• Unity Visually pleasing agreement among the elements in a
design; It is the feeling that everything in the work of Art
works together and looks like it fits. It also refers to some
kind of connection between all the visual elements in a work
of art as well as the feeling of harmony between all parts of
work of arts which creates sense of oneness or wholeness.
ELEMENTS OF ARTS
• Line is an element of art defined as

the path of a point moving through
space. There are many types of line in
art. Lines may be continuous or
broken and can be any width or
texture. The great variety of line
types make them an especially useful
tool in artworks. A mark made by a
pointed tool such as a brush, pen or
stick; a moving point. It is a
continuous point or mark in space.
• Shape It is an area defined by an outline or edge. A flat,
enclosed area that has two dimensions, length and
width. Artists use both geometric and organic shapes.
There are two kinds of Shapes
a. Geometric shapes- are precise areas that b. Irregular shapes- are non-geometric,
can be made using a ruler or compass. These free-form shapes and can’t be measured
shapes can be simple or complex and mathematically
generally give an artwork a sense of order.
Examples are triangles, squares, rectangles,
circles or other polygon figures that can be
measured mathematically.
Color Is one of the most dominant elements. Color is the visual
property of the pigment of an object that is detected by the eye and
produced as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.
• Each color has three properties—hue, value, and

intensity.
• Hue is the name of a color.
• Value is a color’s lightness or darkness, which is altered
when black or white is added.
• Intensity refers to the intensity of a color, often
measured by boldness or dullness.
• Value in art refers to the lightness and darkness of colors and
is often described in varying levels of contrast. White is the
lightest value while black is the darkest. To create a tint of a
color, the artist adds white. To create a shade, the artist adds
black.
• Form is an element of art closely related to shape. Like
shape, form can be geometric or irregular. However, unlike
shape, form is always three-dimensional. A form is
measurable by length, width, and height, and encloses
volume
• Texture Describes the feel of an actual surface. The
surface quality of an object; can be real or implied.
Types of texture in art

a. Tactile/ Actual Tactile texture- is the actual feeling of
a surface that can be touched. Think of the actual texture
of a sculpture or a painting created with the impasto
technique.
b. Visual or implied texture- Visual texture is the

illusion of texture in an artwork. Think of a photograph
of a forest. The texture of the trees and leaves is seen, but
the photograph remains smooth.

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Quarter 2 : Elements and

c. Radial symmetry- in which elements are equally

• Line is an element of art defined as

• Each color has three properties—hue, value, and

Types of texture in art

b. Visual or implied texture- Visual texture is the

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