Lesson 5:

Visual Elements of
Arts and Designs
 Lesson Objectives:
At the end of the lesson you should be able to:
1. Explain the importance of visual elements of arts and
design.
2. Differentiate visual the elements of arts and design.
THE VISUAL ELEMENTS OF ART
1. Line
2. Shape
3. Tone
4. Color
5. Pattern
6. Texture
7. Form
LINE
-is the foundation of all drawing. It is the
first and most versatile of the visual elements of
art. It can be used to suggest shape, pattern, form,
structure, growth, depth, distance, rhythm,
movement and a range of emotions.
 1. Curved lines
suggest comfort
and ease.

Psychological response to different types of lines

 2. Horizontal lines
suggest distance
and calm.

Psychological response to different types of lines

 3. Vertical lines
suggest height and
strength.

Psychological response to different types of lines

 4. Jagged lines
suggest turmoil
and anxiety

Psychological response to different types of lines

 The way we draw a line can convey different
expressive qualities:

1. Freehand lines can express the personal energy and mood of the artist.
FREEHAND- the ability to draw something without depending on
instruments or something else to draw
 The way we draw a line can convey different
expressive qualities:

2. Mechanical lines can

express a rigid control.
Mechanical Drawing-
combinations of straight lines
and curved lines that show the
edges and surfaces of an
object.
 The way we draw a line can convey different
expressive qualities:

(3) Continuous lines can

lead the eye in certain
directions. It is one in
which a single, unbroken
line is used to develop the
image.
.
 The way we draw a line can convey different
expressive qualities:

(4) Broken lines can

express the ephemeral or
the insubstantial.
 The way we draw a line can convey different
expressive qualities:

(5) Thick lines can

express strength.
The way we draw a line can convey different
expressive qualities:

(6) Thin lines

can express
delicacy.
 SHAPE
-can be natural or man-made, regular or irregular, flat (2-
dimensional) or solid (3- dimensional), representational or
abstract, geometric or organic, transparent or opaque, positive
or negative, decorative or symbolic, colored, patterned or
textured.

Perspective drawing- angles and curves of shapes appear to

change depending on our viewpoint.
 The Behavior of Shapes are as follows:

(1) Shapes can be used to control your feelings in the composition

of an artwork.
(2) Squares and Rectangles can portray strength and stability.
(3) Circles and Ellipses can represent continuous movement.
(4) Triangles can lead the eye in an upward movement.
(5) Inverted Triangles can create a sense of imbalance and tension.
COLOR
visual element that has the strongest effect on our emotions.

TONE
lightness or darkness of a color.
The tonal values of an artwork can be adjusted to alter
its expressive character. It can be used to create
(1)a contrast of light and dark,
(2) the illusion of form,
(3) a dramatic or tranquil atmosphere,
(4) a sense of depth and distance and
(5) a rhythm or pattern within a composition.
PATTERN
repeating or echoing the elements of an
artwork to communicate a sense of balance,
harmony, contrast, rhythm or movement.
 Two basic types of pattern
Natural Pattern: Pattern in art is often based on the inspiration
we get from observing the natural patterns that occur in nature.
Example, shape of a leaf and the branches of a tree, structure of a
crystal, the spiral of a shell, the symmetry of a snowflake and the
camouflage and signaling patterns on animals, fish and insects.

Man-Made Pattern: Pattern in art is used for both structural

and decorative purposes. For example, an artist may plan the basic
structure of an artwork by creating a compositional pattern of lines and
shapes. Within that composition he/she may develop its visual elements to
create a more decorative pattern of color, tone and texture across the work.
TEXTURE
surface quality of an artwork - the roughness
or smoothness of the material from which it is
made.
 We experience texture in two ways:
Optical Texture: An artist may use his/her skillful
painting technique to create the illusion of texture.

Physical Texture (Actual/Tactile texture):

can be felt by touching the surface of the object or
material.
Ephemeral Texture:
This is a third category of textures whose
fleeting forms are subject to change like
clouds, smoke, flames, bubbles and liquids
FORM
physical volume of a shape and the space
that it occupies. It can be representational
or abstract.
 Three-Dimensional Form

Two-Dimensional Form
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YOU!!