elements of art the “building blocks” of a composition
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ELEMENTS OFART
The “building blocks” of a composition.
LINE
c
ontinuous mark made on a surface by a moving point
T
ypes of Line:• Contour• Outline• Implied
CONTOUR
OUTLINE
IMPLIED LINE:
L
ines that may not have been actually drawn, but that
the composition of the work makes it appear that
they are there.
IMPLIED LINE
SHAPEa
n enclosed space defined
by other elements of art
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ypes of Shape:• Geometric• Organic
FORM
A
“shape” that is
three-
dimensional and
encloses volume
(value makes
this possible).
SPACE
r
efers to the distance or area between, around, above or
within things.
T
ypes of Space:• Positive• Negative
T
he space that is “filled in” in
an artwork. I.E. The part that
has been drawn, painted,
sculpted, etc…
POSITIVE NEGATIVESPACE SPACE
T
he “empty space” or “empty void”.
The space that is ‘left over’ or not
filled in.
COLOR
e
lement of art that is produced when light, striking an
object, is reflected back to the eye.
T
hree parts of color:• Hue• Intensity• Value
HUEs
imply means
the name we
give to a color
(red, yellow,
blue, etc.)
INTENSITY t
he strength and vividness of the color (uses words such as
vivid, dull, bright, etc…
VALUEd
escribes the lightness or darkness of a
color.• This is the key to making form – or
objects that appear 3D
TEXTURE
r
efers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object
T
ypes of Texture:• Actual• Implied
T
hese textures use the sense of
touch and can actually be felt.
E
xample: Touching the bark of
a tree – I know it’s rough b/c I
felt it.
ACTUAL TEXTURE VS. IMPLIED TEXTURE
These textures use the sense of sight and cannot actually be felt. We know what it should look at from the way it looks.
Example: Looking at a picture of tree bark – I know it’s rough, but I can’t feel it by rubbing a picture.
IMPLIED TEXTURE