ELEMTS OF ART VISUAL ART
It is the line that appears to be laying
Fundmental
very basic
Indispensable
Writing - Letters from a to z
Six
Line – it is
it is the path made by a moving point
A series of dots
A prolongation of points
An intended mark made by the artist to convey
meaning beyond its physical description
Levels of meaning
Beyond what your eyes cant see
Faith religion chritianity
Parang conventional meaning
Ex. Horizontal hindi lang yun yun
Kinds of lines
Staright it is the path made by a moving point
A series of dots
A prolongation of points
• An intended mark made by the artist to
convey meaning beyond its physical description
1.Straight Lines are geometric and impersonal
and differ in the direction they take. They may
move from left to right, start from top going
down, slant or move up and down forming
angles. Whatever is the direction, each kind
indicates a specific type of emotion. a)
Horizontal lines - move from left to right or vice
versa.
down
Peace, calmness , serenity ,tranquility
b) Vertical lines - start from the bottom going up
or vice versa. It is the line that appears to be
standing
stability , bravery, power , courage, dominance
c) Diagonal lines - are slanting lines. In visual art
it suggests two meanings, a positive and
negative one.
On the positive, it indicates action and
movement.
On the negative, it conveys a feeling of
uncertainty, stress or defeat.
d) Zigzag line - are angular lines that resulted
because of abrupt change in the direction of a
straight line thus forming angles.
Messy, chaos , problems, challenges
2.Curved lines are technically curvilinear lines.
These lines are found in nature particularly in
living organisms.
Flexibility, gracefulness, softness
COLOR
• A property of light, so when the light goes out,
color goes with it.
• It expresses moods, feelings and personality
Red-
Fb
Properties of Color
1.Hue - the name given to the color, for
example: red, green, violet and blue
TEXTURE Refers to the feel or tactile quality of
2.Value - refers to the lightness and darkness of the surface of an object.
a color.
Example:
Shades of color
Rough or smooth
3.Intensity - denotes the brightness and
• Fine or coarse
dullness of a color.
Polished or dull
Pale , buhay
Plain or irregular

SPACE
SHAPE- In visal arts, a shape is formed when
two ends of a line meet to enclose an area. Space is an illusion in the graphic arts.
DAPAT MASARADUHAN • Created by techniques that adds depth and
distance to two-dimensional art
Different from form
Inlpture and architecture, space is actually
Shape 2 dimensional
present
Form -3 dimensional
Illusion through sizes
Square cube
Malapit sa viewer
Classification of Shapes
Sculptuire and architecture space is actually
1.Natural or organic shapes - are those seen in present
nature like the shapes of leaves, animals,
mountains, flowers and seashells.

Nakikita sa nature organic

Dahoon
2.Abstract shapes - are those that have little or
no resemblance to natural objects
nonrepresentational
3. Non-objective or biomorphic shapes seldom
have reference to recognizable objects, but
most often show a similarity to some organic
forms
Tubig apoy
4. Geometric shapes - are the triangles,
rectangles, squares, cylinders, cubes, etc.
MOVEMENT
Movement
Portrays motion in artworks
2 ways to present motion or movement
1.Actual movement in art, specifically in
sculptures results in kinetic art. Actual
movements may be achieved naturally using
wind and water or mechanically through some
energy source (batteries or electricity).
2. Implied movement results when
a variety of lines are used together, repeated,
changed in position, or decreased/increased in
1. Balance refers to the distribution of the visual
size. This gives the impression of movement in a
elements in view of their placement in relation
stationary two- dimensional art.
to each other. 3 forms of balance:
Optical illusion
Symmetrical- the elements used on one side
are reflected on the other

PRINCIPLES OF ART • Asymmetrical - the elements are not the same

on each side, putting the heaviness on one side
Eng language
• Radial - there is a central point in the
Elemets letter a to z
composition, around which the elements and
Prinnciples- rules of grammar and composition objects are distributed.

Singular subject May center ang finofocus ay nasa gitna

Past present future tenses 2. Scale and Proportion the size of an object in
relation to another or relative to a whole
Madaling maiintindihan composition.

May comparison sa isa pang bagay

Some of principles always go hand in hand Ok lang ket walang comparison kung
mahirap paghiwalayin ikukumpara sa kabuuan
Cant exist without the other Ex. Tao
3 and 4 • Natural - relates to the realistic size-relations
9 10 11 of the visual elements in the artwork.

1. Balance Exaggerated this refer to the unusual size-

relation of visual elements
2. Scale and Proportion
• Idealized the size-relation of elements achieve
3. Emphasis the most - ideal size-relation.
4. Contrast Walang pagkokompurahan , proportion sa
5. Unity kanyang kabuuan

6. Variety 3. Emphasis allows the attention of the viewer

to a focal point, accentuating or drawing
7. Harmony attention to these elements or objects
8. Movement 4. Contrast the disparity between the elements
that figure into the composition. One object
9. Rhythm
may be made stronger as compared to other
10.Repetition objects. Opposite

11.Pattern
5. Unity a sense of accord or completeness from
the artwork

Kumpleto , tapos

6. Variety the principle that aims to retain the

interest by allowing patches or areas that both
excite and allow the eye to rest.

7. Harmony - elements or objects achieve a

sense of flow and interconnectedness

Related to eah other , magkakaconnect

8. Movement refers to the direction of the

viewing eye as it goes through the artwork,
often guided by the areas or elements that are
emphasized.

9. Rhythm this is created when an element is

repeated, - creating implied movement

Paulit ulit na ginamit

10. Repetition the elements may appear in the

artwork in a recurring manner 11. Pattern - the
image created out of

repetition.

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