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BASIC ELEMENTS OF BASIC ELEMENTS OF EXPRESSIONEXPRESSION
Arts and Crafts 1º E.S.O.
César Fernández Álvarez
“Several Circles”. Vasili Kandinsky
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BASIC ELEMENTS
POINT
PLANE
LINE TEXTURE
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WHICH ELEMENTS CAN YOU IDENTIFY?
� Points?
� Lines?� Lines?
� Planes?
� Textures?
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POINT
� The point is the smallest expression element.
� It is usually rounded, but can also be square, triangular, starred,
irregular, etc...
� The point can present different sizes. If the size is too big, the
point will be considered as a plane.
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� Changing the shapes, colours and sizes of points, we can create a
sensation of depth.
THE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF POINTSTHE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF POINTS
� Using the technique of pointillism, you can create a painting by
using only points.
“Composition number VIII”. Vasili Kandinsky
“Sunday afternnon on the island of Grand Jatte”.Seurat
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LINE� It can be defined as a point in movement.
� Every line has two dimensions: width and length. Lines are
always longer than wider.
“Starred night”. Van Gogh
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TYPES OF LINES ITYPES OF LINES I
� SIMPLE LINES: they are made by one trait.
STRAIGTH LINES CURVE LINES
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� COMPOUND LINES: they are made by two or more simple
lines in different directions.
TYPES OF LINES IITYPES OF LINES II
ZIG-ZAG LINES WAVY LINE
SPIRAL 8
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THE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF LINESTHE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF LINES
� Horizontal lines: they transmit a feeling of
stability, balance, calm and lack of
movement.
� Vertical lines: they transmit a feeling of
� Curved lines: they create a sensation of
dynamism or movement.
� Vertical lines: they transmit a feeling of
stability too.
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� We can create sensation ofdepth by drawing vertical or
horizontal lines decreasing in
size.
� By crossing lines in different
directions we can create a
sensation of light andshadow.
shadows are made by concentrating lines
Brightness is made by dispersing lines or blanks.
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� It can be defined as a two dimensional surface, with width and
length. The plane can be represented by:
� an outline.
PLANE
� a coloured shape.
� a form or textured surface.
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� REGULAR: they are the simplest kind of planes. Their
sides have the same length and their angles are the same.
They transmit a sensation of stability.
TYPES OF PLANESTYPES OF PLANES
� IRREGULAR: their sides and angles have different length.
They create a sensation of instability or movement.
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� Superimposing forms we can create
sensation of proximity-remoteness.
� If the forms of a composition
decrease in size, it creates a
sensation of depth.
THE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF PLANESTHE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF PLANES
� If we superimpose one formover another, the effect will be
higher.
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� Lighting the colours of a composition produces a sensation of
remoteness.
� If we change the size and the colour of a composition and
superimpose the forms, the effect will be higher.
SUPERIMPOSING CHANGE OF SIZE, AND COLOUR
CHANGE OF SIZE AND COLOUR
LIGHTING COLOURS
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COMPOSITIONS WITH PLANES
“Talking in the Harvest”. Kasimir Malevich
“The green line”. Matisse
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� The word texture refers to what things are made of and
how they feel. Textures can be described as “rough”,
“smooth”, “hard”, “soft”, “liquid”, “solid”.
� There are two kinds of textures:
� Natural: we find them in nature.
TEXTURE
ROUGH
� Artificial: they are created by men, manually or mechanically.
ROUGHSOFT ROUGH
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� TACTILE TEXTURES: those textures that we can see and
touch.
Using the technique of collage, we can create tactile
textures. This technique consists on sticking differentmaterials over a surface.
TYPES OF TEXTURES ITYPES OF TEXTURES I
COLLAGE USING DIFFERENT MATERIALS
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� VISUAL TEXTURES: those textures that we can see but
not touch.
Using the technique of frottage, we can create visual
textures. This technique consists on rubbing a paper overa textured surface with a pencil.
TYPES OF TEXTURES IITYPES OF TEXTURES II
VISUAL TEXTURE FROM A
HANDKERCHIEF
VISUAL TEXTURE FROM A
DECORATIVE TABLE CLOTH
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“A Glimpse of Notre Dame in the Late Afternoon”. Matisse
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