Intro Art Intro Art

Drawing from a bagDrawing from a bag

Reviewing some of theReviewing some of the

Elements of Art &Elements of Art &Principles of DesignPrinciples of Design

Contour Line: a continuous lineContour Line: a continuous line

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VARY YOUR LINE QUALITY!

THICK

THIN

DARK

Light

Line QualityLine Quality

Cross HatchingCross Hatching

RembrandtThe Flight into Egypt: Crossing the Brook

Etching and dry point, 1654

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Value ScaleValue Scale

Sarah Beifuss

VALUE: VALUE: lightness or darknesslightness or darkness

Marc Chagall (original in colour

Henri Matisse

Texture: Texture: the appearance or feel of the surfacethe appearance or feel of the surface

Photographer: Jonathan Winkler

TextureTexture

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ContrastContrast: : to combine and stress bold to combine and stress bold

differences in art elements differences in art elements

(half close your eyes and look from a distance to see (half close your eyes and look from a distance to see if there is enough contrast)if there is enough contrast)

Joe Bly

Movement:Movement: planning the placing of art elements planning the placing of art elements to make the viewer’s eye move to make the viewer’s eye move around the art work.around the art work. Think of keeping your eye moving around the Think of keeping your eye moving around the picture like a ball on a pinball machine.picture like a ball on a pinball machine.

Pattern:Pattern: using an art element over using an art element over and over again.and over again.

Unity:Unity: a sense of harmony or wholeness a sense of harmony or wholeness in the artworkin the artwork

Rhythm:Rhythm: repetition of an art element to suggestrepetition of an art element to suggest

movementmovement

Composition:Composition: The way things are arranged on the paper. The way things are arranged on the paper.

The main things that affect composition The main things that affect composition are: size, repetition, position: vertical, are: size, repetition, position: vertical, diagonal, horizontal, positive and negative diagonal, horizontal, positive and negative space.space.

BalanceBalance

Notice how each figure has some Notice how each figure has some space to look into. space to look into.

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Essential Questions:

1.How do you develop original ideas?

2. What is 'beauty'?

3. What non-visual aesthetic qualities can we use to identify an object?

4. What factors are important in effectively communicating original ideas?