Creative Writing

SPECIAL PROGRAM IN THE ARTS 7

Quarter 1
Module1
Commonality and Elements of
Artistic Expressions
SPA-Creative Writing 7
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Commonality and Elements of Artistic Expressions First
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Creative Writing 7
Module1
Quarter 1
Commonality and Elements of
Artistic Expressions
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the SPA Creative Writing 7 Self-Learning Module on

Commonality and Elements of Artistic Expressions.

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

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 For the Learner:

Welcome to the SPA Creative Writing 7 Self-Learning Module on

Commonality and Elements of Artistic Expressions.

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module. 

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

Most Essential Learning Competencies

 Explains the commonality and distinguishing elements of
artistic expression in all the arts.

Specific Objectives
 Define Art
 Identify the elements of Art
 Differentiate the different elements of Art

PRETEST

What am I?
Direction: Match the statement with the word in the box.

Mimesis Art aesthetic line form

_______1. It is a representation of reality.

_______2. Art is understood as any activity or product done by people with a
communicative or ________ purpose.
_______3. When a shape acquires depth and becomes three-dimensional,
then it takes on __________.
_______4. It is the foundation of drawing.
_______5. It is something that is created with imagination and skill and that
is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings.
 RECAP

Now we are going to study about Commonality and Elements of

Artistic Expressions

LESSON

Definition of Art
What is ART?
The definition of art is controversial to many.
But in broader sense, art is something that is created
with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that
expresses important ideas or feelings. Works created
by artist like paintings, sculptures, drawing, music,
stories and photography that are created to be
beautiful or to express important ideas or feelings is
considered as an art.
Art is understood as any activity or product
done by people with a communicative or aesthetic
purpose.

Art may be characterized in terms of mimesis (its representation of

reality), expression, communication of emotion, or other qualities. An
artwork is often examined through the interaction of the principles and
elements of art.
ELEMENTS OF ART
COLOR

By working with hue, value, and intensity—three

building blocks of colors—artists can tap into a wide
range of emotions. There's nothing that changes an
artwork's emotional impact more than color.

Artists can all expertly manipulated color in their art to

provoke different feelings. Color can be used symbolically or
to create a pattern. It can be selected for contrast or to set a
specific mood. Color is fundamental to many forms of art.
(“Still Life with Irises” by Vincent Van Gogh. 1890)

LINE

Lines can be used to create shape and form, as well

as give a sense of depth and structure. It is the foundation
of drawing and lines are a powerful tool unto themselves.

They help determine the motion, direction and

energy in a work of art. We see line all around us in our
daily lives; telephone wires, tree branches, jet contrails
and winding roads are just a few examples. Using different
types of lines—continuous, broken, vertical, jagged,
horizontal—drastically changes an artwork, affecting the
audience.
SHAPE
Shape is defined as an enclosed area in two
dimensions. By definition shapes are always flat, but
the combination of shapes, color, and other means
can make shapes appear three-dimensional, as
forms.

Shapes can be created in many ways, the

simplest by enclosing an area with an outline.
Shapes can be used to control how we perceive a
composition. They can also be made by surrounding
an area with other shapes or the placement of
different textures next to each other—for example,
triangles can help draw the eye to a particular point,
while circles represent continuity.

(The Illusion of Reality by John Lautermilch)

FORM

When a shape acquires depth and becomes

three-dimensional, then it takes on form. An image is
its realest form with the help of color, shape and lines.

Sculpture is a good example of three-dimensional

art. Also, it could be perceived in a two-dimensional
work of art using shading and perspective. Spheres,
cones, cubes, cylinders, and pyramids are all forms.
When looking at a two-dimensional shape, you can only
see one side and it appears flat. While a three-
dimensional form has the appearance of taking up space
and you can see multiple sides.
TEXTURE
Texture refers to the way an object looks or feels. When creating art, we are
working with perceived texture, not actual texture (unless working object
such as clay, rope or steel).

Smooth, rough, hard, soft, furry, fluffy, and

bumpy are just some different textures that
evoke different responses.

(Original Modern Oil Painting Large Impressionist Art

Impasto)

SPACE

This element of art can be manipulated based on how an artist places

lines, shapes, forms, and color. The placement of
these other elements creates space. Space can
be either positive or negative. Positive space is
an area occupied by an object or form, while
negative space is an area that runs between,
through, around, or within objects.

When talking about the foreground, middle

ground, and background, we are referring to space. Space is how we show
depth or distance.

VALUE

Related to color, value is the lightness

and darkness of a color. The lightest value is
white and the darkest value is black, with the
difference between them defined as the
contrast. It is created when a light source
shines upon an object creating highlights,
form shadows and cast shadows.
 In two dimensions, the use of value gives a shape the illusion of form
or mass and lends an entire composition a sense of light and shadow. The
use of high contrast, placing lighter areas of value against much darker
ones, creates a dramatic effect, while low contrast gives more subtle results.

ACTIVITIES

DAY 1
ACTIVITY 1 – The ABCs of Art

DIRECTION: Draw examples for each elements of Art

DAY 2&3
ACTIVITY 2 – IDENTIFICATION

DIRECTION: Identify the element of art in each statement.

________1. It deals with the illusion of depth on a flat surface. You might
overlap shapes to make some look closer, or make objects in the
distance smaller to look like they are farther away.
________2. It refers to the lightness and darkness of areas in an artwork.
________3. It can be expertly manipulated to provoke different feelings.

________4. It refers to the way an object feels to the touch or looks as it may
feel if it were touched.
________5. A three-dimensional version of a shape, an artwork can be viewed
in different angles and is not flat.

WRAP–UP

Line, color, shape, form, value, space, and texture are the seven core
elements of art and they often overlap one another. Whether talking about drawing,
painting, sculpture, or design, these components of art all need to be taken into
consideration.

VALUING

But you don't need to be an artist yourself to find the elements of art useful. Any
person will be able to view artwork in a more meaningful way by learning more
about these elements.
“The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke”
- Jerzy Kosinski

POSTTEST
MULTIPLE CHOICE

DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the correct answer.

________1. When talking about the foreground, middle ground, and

background, we are referring to?
A. Texture B. Space C. Form
________2. In the given below, which is an example of three-dimensional art?
A. Painting B. Music C. Sculpture
________3. An image can be in its realest form with the help of three
elements; ______, _____ and ______.
A. Shape, Color, Space
B. Lines, Form, Value
C. Color, Lines, Shape
________4. It is an area that runs between, through, around, or within
objects.
A. Negative Space
B. Positive Space
C. Color
________5. It is the foundation of drawing and a powerful tool in creating art.
A. Space B. Value C. Lines
 KEY TO CORRECTION

PRE TEST ACTIVITY 2 POST TEST

1. Mimesis 1. Space 1. B
2. Aesthetic 2. Value 2. C
3. Form 3. Color 3. C
4. Lines 4. Texture 4. A
5. Art 5. Form 5. C

REFERENCES

“Introduction to Arts” Available at https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-

sac-artappreciation/chapter/oer-1-9/ Accessed August 20, 2020
“How the Elements of Art Shape Creativity” Available at
https://mymodernmet.com/elements-of-art-visual-culture/ Accessed
August 20, 2020
“Still Life with Irises” by Vincent Van Gogh Available at
1890https://www.vincentvangogh.org/still-life-with-irises.jsp Accessed
August 20, 2020
“The Illusion of Reality”by John Lautermilch, Available at
https://br.pinterest.com/fineartamerica/ Accessed August 22, 2020
“Original Modern Oil Painting Large Impressionist Art Impasto” Availabble at
paintingvalley.com Accessed August 22, 2020
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
_____________________________________________
EDISON P. CLET
Illustration

ELINETTE B. DELA CRUZ

Project Development Officer II (LRMS)
Lay-out Artist

MITCHELLE H. MACATIMPAG
Video/ PowerPoint Presenter

MELANIE G. LOGDAT /DEMOSTHENES B. SORIANO

Validator

MARIVIC D. LISING
MAPEH Department Head

GILBERT O. INOCENCIO
Rizal High School
School Head

NORLYN D. CONDE
MAPEH Education Program Supervisor

RODOLFO B. MANUEL/ROLANDO C. JULIAN

Public Schools District Supervisor