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The Language of Art: Elements and Principles
The Language of Art: Elements and Principles
of Art
Elements and Principles
Objectives
Af ter the lesson, the learners will be able
to:
Balance
Color
Emphasis
Form
Harmony
Line
Movement
ARTISTS YOU WILL MEET
Marc Chagall
Charles Demuth
William Harnett
The elements of
art
Introduction
2 . Va l ue – i s th e l ig h tn ess or
d ar k nes s of a h ue . The val ue
of a h ue c an be c ha ng e d b y
a dd ing whi te or bla c k. C an
you poi nt out di ff e re nt val ue s
of a ny on e col or i n the pi ct ur e
i n Fig ure 1 - 2
Figure 1-2
2. Analo go us (uh -nal-uh -gu s) colo r scheme . This sch eme uses colors
t hat a re side by s ide on the color wheel in Figur e 1-1. Wha t colors
s ha re the hue red?
3. Warm or c ool color sc heme. Warm c olor sc hemes – with red, yellow,
a nd orang e colors – remin d us of the sun an d warmt h. Ar tists u se
b lu e, green, a nd violet – c ool color s chemes – to make u s thin k of
c ool i tems suc h a s ice or grass .
B. LINE
You can draw lines on paper or scratch a line in wet clay with
a tool.
4. Zigzag Lines, which are made from combined diagonal lines, can
create a feeling of confusion or suggest action.
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(5 basic geometric shapes)
2 Classes of Shapes
2. Organic.