MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL LEARNING CENTRE OF UBAY

Highway Tapon, Ubay, Bohol

Name: ____________________________ Grade/ Strand: ______________ Score: ___________ Teacher: Reymart A. Virtudazo

CPAFTRL1: Art and Its Visual Elements

Visual Elements of Art

1. Line refers to prolongation of a point, or a mark on a surface. Solid lines can be used in order to define form while broken lines are typically
used to suggest hidden forms. Lines are also used to suggest dimensions and to guide visual movement.

2. Shape and Mass refers to an area with boundaries identified or drawn using lines. A shape may be based on natural or living forms. This
shape is called an organic shape and can be irregular or rounded. A shape may also be based on measured forms. This shape, on the other
hand, is called a geometric shape. In contrast to shape, which is two-dimensional, mass refers to solid portions of a three-dimensional object.

3. Color refers to visual perception that allows a person to differentiate objects due to the way various wavelengths of light are reflected.
Color has three properties:
• Hue refers to the basic or pure color, and is represented in the color wheel.
• Value refers to the lightness and darkness of color. A light color or tint is the result of adding white to hue, while a dark color or
shade results from adding black to hue.
• Saturation refers to brightness and dullness of color. It is also referred to as purity of the color.
Color Schemes arrangement of primary, secondary and tertiary colors, is an important tool to identify which colors can work well if used in
a certain artwork.

1. Monochromatic- involves using the same hue but with different gradients of value.
2. Analogous- entails the use of three or four adjacent colors.
3. Complementary- involves the use of a color and its complement, meaning the color located opposite of the first color.
4. Split-Complementary- is a close relative to the complementary color scheme. But instead using the color’s complement, this scheme uses the two
colors adjacent to the complement.
5. Triadic- uses three colors that are of equal distance with each other.
6. Tetradic- known as double complementary color scheme, this uses two pairs of complementary colors.

4. Value refers to lightness or darkness of an area. This element is evident in creating shadows for a two-dimensional object to give an illusion
of depth.

5. Texture refers to the feel or appearance of a surface. A person may describe texture if the surface is either smooth or rough. Texture may
also be described as actual or implied. Actual texture can be felt tangibly based on the material that is used for the artwork. On the other
hand, implied texture can be exhibited in a painting of fur of an animal.

6. Space refers to the area that is occupied by an object or a subject, as well as the area surrounding that object or subject. An illusion of space
can still be created in a two-dimensional surface using perspective. There are two types of perspective: atmospheric perspective, which
utilizes the properties of light and air in depicting the illusion of distance, and linear perspective, involves the use of vanishing points and
receding hidden line.

7. Time and Motion. Movement in the visual arts can either be an illusion or an actual motion. An illusion of movement is more common in
two-dimensional artworks. One the other hand, actual motion is easily seen in kinetic sculpture, a type of sculpture that moves with the wind
or are vibrating with surrounding air.

Activity 1
Direction: Read the following statements carefully. Identify what is being described and write your answer on the space provided before the number.
_____1. This type of texture refers to the real qualities of the physical surface of an artwork.
_____2. This element refers to the way the surface or object looks as it may feel.
_____3. This type of perspective involves the use of properties of light and air to portray the illusion of distance.
_____4. This refers to prolongation of a point.
_____5. This color scheme involves the use of three or four adjacent colors in the color wheel.
_____6. This refers to brightness and dullness of color.
_____7. This color scheme uses three colors that are equal distance with each other.
_____8. This kind of shape is associated with natural or living forms.
_____9. This type of sculpture has parts that can be be moved with the wind.
_____10. Described as means of expression that require imagination and/or skill in making aesthetic objects or encounters that can be shared with
other people.

Activity 2
Direction: Observe, think and create your own art using lines and shape. Then color it.

Activity 3
Direction: Using a whole sheet of short bondpaper. Create a color wheel of the following. Then label them properly.
1. Primary, secondary and tertiary colors.
2. Color schemes:
• Analogous
• Complementary
• Split-Complementary
• Triadic
• Tetradic