ELEMENTS OF ART Beginning Drawing NOTES

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ELEMENTS OF ARTBeginning Drawing NOTES

• The basic elements of art are
• LINE mark made with a moving pointed tool
• SHAPE a two dimensional area defined in some way
• FORM is any object that has 3 dimensions (
  length, width, and depth)
• VALUE element of art that shows how dark or
  light something is.
• TEXTURE visual patterns that make you think how
  the image would feel if it was actually touched(
  actual you can actually feel it, invented made
  up, simulated a drawing of a rabbit, a painting
  of the sand dunes etc.)
• COLOR Element of art that is derived from
  reflected light

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LINE

• There are 5 basic types of lines-gt Vertical(
  static, elegant , stiff), horizontal(calm, peace,
  relaxation), diagonal(motion, unstable), curved(
  feminine, elegance, softness, gradual motion) and
  zigzag( crazy, chaotic, unpredictable, sudden
  movement).
• There are other lines often used in the process
  of learning how to draw
• Implied series of dots that the viewer connects
• Outline show only the outside line of an object
• CALLIGRAPHY beautiful handwriting. Lines that
  go from thick to thin or thin to thick in one
  stroke
• Contour show the outline and some surface and
  ridges around the object.
• Gesture drawn quickly , there are no details,
  usually used in timed activities and generally
  shows movement.

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PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNThe choice or arrangement
of elements of art in an artwork

• BALANCE concerned with equalizing
  elements/forces/objects in art. It can be
  informal or formal ( asymmetrical/symmetrical and
  radial ) Balanced work looks like the elements
  are arranged in a satisfying way.
• CONTRAST ability to create a focal point by
  using differences in elements
• EMPHASIS principle of art that makes one part of
  a work more dominant over the other
• MOVEMENT created by the look and feel of action
  and to guide the viewers eyes throughout the
  work of art
• PATTERN decorative and visual repetition
• RHYTHM Its created by repeating positive
  shapes, separated by negative shapes/spaces.
  Indicates MOVEMENT by REPETITION
• UNITY the quality of wholeness or oneness
  that is achieved through the effective use of the
  elements and principles of art. Unity is created
  by simplicity, repetition and proximity
• PROPORTION Concerned with the size relationships
  of one part to another.
• HARMONY Creates unity by stressing the
  similarities of separate but related parts.
• VARIETY differences, and contrasts, making
  everything NOT the same

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SHAPE

• Two dimensional area defined in some way
• Free-form irregular and uneven
• Geometric can be defined using a math formula
• Organic those created by or found in nature.
• Positive space/shape The object itself
• Negative space/shape the shapes or spaces around
  the item being drawn

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FORM

• 3Dimensional object ( length, width, and depth)
• In visual arts a drawing of a 3Dimensional object
  can be obtained by using various shading
  technique to create a range of values.
• VALUE how dark or light something is.
• VALUE CHART organized arrangement of lights to
  dark or dark to light
• SHADING TECHINQUES HATCHING (small diagonal
  parallel lies, layering and overlapping),
  crosshatching( Same as hatching but criss
  crossing the direction of the lines),
  stippling/pointillism (little dots applied in
  layers, somewhat randomly placed), blending
  (applying layers of values, and smoothing them
  with blending utensils) SCRIBBLING shading with
  scribbles, layering values
• TINT when you combine White and a color ALWAYS
  adding the color TO the white
• SHADE color combined with black

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STILL LIFE

• COMPOSITION the way an artist arranges the items
  in their art work
• Thumbnail sketches small sketches with different
  views to help select a final composition
• View finder a window-like gadget that helps
  select an interesting composition by zooming in
  or out.

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COLOR Element of art that is derived from
reflected light

• HUE the NAME of a color in the color wheel
• PRIMARY COLORS red, yellow, blue
• SECONDARY you create them by mixing 2 primary
  colors ( RYO, BYG, BRV)
• TERTIARY Adding more of one of the primary
  colors to an already mixed secondary ( RedViolet,
  RedOrange, YellowGreen, YellowOrange, etc)
• COLOR Element of art that is derived from
  reflected

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COLOR cont.

• TINT when you combine color and white. You MUST
  always add color TO the white.
• TONE When you add black and white
• ( gray) to a color
• SHADE When you combine a color with black.
  (black can be overpowering so use a little amount
  at once)
• PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY add up to how many
  colors are there in the color wheel?