ELEMENTS OF ART AND

PRINCIPLES OF
COMPOSITION
 ELEMENTS
• Firmly rooted in psychophysical experiences in
particular cultures, their values, priorities, and
conventions.
• An aspect or characteristic of an art.
 ELEMENTS OF ART
A. LINE
B. COLOR
C. VALUE
D. TEXTURE
E. SHAPE
F. COMPOSITION IN SPACE
G. MOVEMENT
LINE
• Building blocks of all art
• “A dot that is went for a walk”. –Paul Klee

• Visual arts – refers to the quality of the line,

whether thin, broken, thick, or blended.
• When several lines come together, they create
texture, which can be very thin, washed or
very thick, rough or fine.
UP “waiting sheds”, Napoleon Abueva
• Emphasizes the
distinction of zones
• At the end of the
portal, one is greeted
by the outstretched
arms of Guillermo
Tolentino’s Oblation.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SACRIFICE, 1955
• By national artist
Leandro Locsin
• Altar is at the
center instead of
opposite end of
the entrance
DANCE
The body in classical
ballet moves upward,
defying gravity.

Pangalay moves slowly

and gracefully, mostly
following curvilinear,
sculptural directions
COLOR
• Associated with our
experiences of cold and
warmth, and the quality of
light in our tropical
environment.
• Hue – Origin of the colors
we see.
• Longer wavelenghts – warm
• Shorter wavelengths - cool
• Saturation, intensity, or brillance
– another aspect of color.
• Colors will be less intense if you
mixed it with neutral colors.
Value or Tone

Refers to the
hue’s brightness
and darkness
 School if Design and Art – DLSCSB
Lor Calma

Achromatic with
white concrete
walls interspersed
with glass.
Chiaroscuro lighting
 Leeroy New
• Lauches
Astreopora
light and
sound art
installation
VALUE
Refers to gradations of tone from
light to dark.
TEXTURE
• How objects and surfaces FEEL, and
is most associated with the sense of
TOUCH and TACTILITY
• Combination may be described as
smooth, translucent, fine, silky,
velvety, satinity, etc.
SHAPE
• 2-D Shapes – exist as
planes having length
and width.
• 3-D Shapes – possess
length, width, and
voume.
MOVEMENT
• May occur in two-dimensional
design as rhythm or through the
recurrence of motifs, their
alternation or progression
unfolding in a series.
COMPOSITION IN SPACE
• Involves the
relationship
between figures and
elements.