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Elements of Arts
Elements of Arts
These are useful elements used in arts in order to identify the meaning and significance of each subject present .
The elements of art are a commonly used group of aspects of a work of art used in teaching and analysis, in combination with the principles of art. Lists of the elements of art vary somewhat but typically include the following: color, value, form, line, space, shape, and texture. Direction and size are added by some sources.
Elements of Arts
LINE
It is mans own invention. It does not exist in nature. The artist uses lines to imitate or represent objects and figures on a flat surface. Simplest , most , most primitive , most universal means of creating visual art. Lines always have direction . They are always active. The prolongation of points is said to create a LINE.
LINE
LINES
Qualities of lines
They maybe short or long, fine or thick, heavy or light, wavy or jagged, straight or curved. They usually delineate shapes. Used across or within a shape, they give the effect of solidity or create an illusion of volume, or rough or smooth texture. A series of heavy lines drawn close to each other creates an impression of roughness. A few light strokes can give a sensation of softness and delicacy.
LINES
Diagonal line - implies action, shows movement and instability, conveys unrest, uncertainty and movement.
SHAPE
Natural Shapes
Biomorphic Shapes
Geometric Shapes
GEOMETRIC SHAPES
COLOR
Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light (distribution of light energy versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors.
COLOR
Color is a series of wave lengths which strike our retina. It is derived from light, whether natural or artificial. Pigmentation (or color quality) enables objects to absorb some of the colors and reflect only one.
COLOR
Some objects do not have colors. These colors are not present in the color spectrum. They do not have any color quality instead they differ in the quantity of light that they reflect. They are called neutrals since they do not reflect any one distinct color. BLACK reflects no light at all; WHITE reflects all colors and GRAY results from partial reflection of light.
NEUTRAL COLORS
The science of color is sometimes called chromatics. It includes the perception of color by the human eye and brain, the origin of color in materials, color theory in art, and the physics of electromagnetic radiation in the visible range (that is, what we commonly refer to simply as light).
COLOR
1. Hue
It describes the purity of a color. It is the strength of the colors hue. The quality of light in a color.
2. Intensity
Primary Colors
RED
BLUE
YELLOW
Secondary Colors
GREEN
VIOLET
ORANGE
Intermediate Colors
Intermediate Colors
COLOR WHEEL
It refers to the amount of black or white mixed with the color thereby changing the quantity of light it reflects.
The lightness or darkness of a color.
3. Value
Tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, and a shade is the mixture of a color with black, which reduces lightness. Mixing a color with any neutral color, including black and white, reduces the chroma, or colorfulness, while the hue remains unchanged.
a property of a color, or a dimension of a color space, that is defined in a way to reflect the subjective brightness perception of a color for humans along a lightnessdarkness axis. A color's lightness also corresponds to its amplitude.
Lightness
In subtractive color (i.e. paints) value changes can be achieved by adding black or white to the color. However, this also reduces saturation. Chiaroscuro and Tenebrism both take advantage of dramatic contrasts of value to heighten drama in art. Artists may also employ shading, subtle manipulation of value.
Types of Shading
COLOR SYMBOLISM
RED
Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate.
PINK
BEIGE
Beige and ivory symbolize unification. Ivory symbolizes quiet and pleasantness. Beige symbolizes calm and simplicity.
YELLOW
Joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard.
BLUE
Peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant.
TURQUOISE
Turquoise symbolizes calm. Teal symbolizes sophistication. Aquamarine symbolizes water. Lighter turquoise has a feminine appeal.
VIOLET
Royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning.
LAVANDER
ORANGE
GREEN
Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.
BROWN
Earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.
GREY
Security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring. Silver symbolizes calm.
WHITE
Reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage (Western cultures), death (Eastern cultures), cold, clinical.
BLACK
Power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, evil, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, death (Western cultures).
TEXTURE
Has to do chiefly with the sense of touch or tactile of an object. We learn texture through touching the specific object in order to identify the tactile of it.
TEXTURE
POROUS
CHALKY
VELVET
COARSE
CRYSTALIZE
GRAINY
ROUGH
SILKY
SMOOTH
SPACE
Is hanged and has a flat surface. Is seen only in two dimensions right and left with the eye and has no perspective base.
EXAMPLE: 1. Painting 2. Musical composition 3. Printmaking 4. Photography 5. Illuminated Manuscripts 6. Tapestry
TWO DIMENSIONAL
Is seen in all angles. Is intended to be hanged or suspended. One can see the rear front and sides of the art work.
EXAMPLE 1. Sculpture 2. Architecture 3. Dance 4. Landscape
THREE DIMENSIONAL
SHAPE
Natural Shapes
Biomorphic Shapes
Geometric Shapes