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Art and design

Formal Elements

A. Key Terms

B. Colour Theory

E. Existing similar examples

D. Stretch and Challenge

• Keep it light until it’s right – don’t press down hard when drawing.

• What formal elements can you see in the painting by Hokusai?

G. Wider ThinkingYoutube – How to Shade Basic Formswww.artcyclopedia.com

Formal Elements

The parts used to make a piece of artwork.

Line Line is the path left by a moving point. For example, a pencil or a brush dipped in paint. A line can be horizontal, diagonal or curved and can also changelength.

Shape A shape is an area enclosed by a line. It could be just an outline or it could be shaded in. Shapes can be geometricor irregular.

Form Form is a three dimensional shape, such as a cube, sphere or cone. Sculpture and 3D design are about creating forms.

Tone This refers to the lightness or darkness of something. This could be a shade or how dark or light a colourappears. Tones are created by the way light falls on a 3D object. The parts of the object on which the light is strongest are called highlights and the darker areas are called shadows.

Texture This is to do with the surface quality of something, the way something feels or looks like it feels. There are two types of texture: Actual texture really exists, so you can feel it or touch it; Visual texture is created using marks to represent actual texture.

Pattern A design that is created by repeating lines, shapes, tones or colours. The design used to create a pattern is often referred to as a motif. Motifs can be simple shapes or complex arrangements.

Colour Red, yellow and blue are primary colours, which means they can’t be mixed using any other colours. In theory, all other colours can be mixed from these three colours.

• Tertiary colours are created by mixing a primary colourand the secondary colour next to it on the colour wheel.

• Colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel are called harmonious.

• Complementary colours are colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel. When complementary colours are used together they create contrast. Adding a colour’s complimentary colour will usually make a darker shade. This is often preferable to adding black.

• Warm colours are colours on the red side of the wheel. These are red and include orange, yellow and browns.

• Cool colours are colours on the blue side of the wheel. These are blue and include green, purple and most greys.

This is called a Colour Wheel.

Primary Secondary

red + yellow =orange

red + blue =purple

blue + yellow =green

C. CompositionThe term composition means ‘putting together,’ and can apply to any work of art or photography, that is arranged or put together using conscious thought. There are numerous approaches or “compositional techniques” to achieving a sense of unity within an artwork, depending on the goals of the artist.

For example, a work of art is said to be aesthetically pleasing to the eye if the elements within the work are arranged in a balanced compositional way. However, there are artists such as Salvador Dali whose sole aim is to disrupt traditional composition and challenge the viewer to rethink balance and design elements within art works.

Rule of thirdsThe rule of thirds is a guideline followed by some visual artists. The objective is to stop the subject and areas of interest from bisecting the image, by placing them near one of the lines that would divide the image into three equal columns and rows, ideally near the intersection of those lines.

F. Expert modelling example

Use the ‘flick’ technique to blend smoothly between different tones.

When blending colour with tone layer at least two colours.

Use a light line when sketching.

What formal elements can you see in this work?

Keywords:

PrimarySecondaryTertiaryShapeTextureToneFormCompositionObservationTheoryDescriptionMixingBalanceMark makingImpastoAbstractBlendingBleedingColourShadeTintTone

Jim Dine (born June 16, 1935) is anAmericanpop artist. He is sometimes considered to be a part of theNeo-Dadamovement.

Artist with colour

Hundertwasser has produced many different types of works of art (ranging from paintings, postage stamps, clothes, flags). His work often includes bright colours and natural, organic forms. He seldom uses straight lines, and uses lots of spirals.Born on 15th December 1928 in Vienna, Austria.

Michael Craig-Martin was born in Dublin Ireland in 1941. A contemporary painter and conceptual artist.

WassilyKandinsky (1866-1944)Modern artAbstractBorn in Moscow

Hot Colours:Yellow, red, orange. Terracotta, brown

Cold Colours:Blue, Green, Purple

Art Knowledge Organiser Colour TheoryAO1 Developing idea-Thought shower, artist research AO2 Using Resources- testing out ideas/mediaAO3 Recording ideas-photos and drawingsAO4 Making a personal response- final ideas

Knowledge Organiser Assessment Objective: Artist research & styleAssessment Objective 2 : trying out materials

definition: Zentangle.

Zentangle is a form of meditative doodling that has

patterns, or tangles, put

together to form a Zen-tangle.

Watch Bugs life & Ant Bully

Keywords

SymmetryAnteneaThoraxProportionDetailShapeCollageLineDistanceCompositionWatercolourBlendingBleedingMixingPatternLayeringTexture

The photographer of insects Poul Beckmann was born in Copenhagen in 1949.

How to water colour paint:

• Use watercolour paper

• Draw very lightly in pencil

• "wet-into-wet" technique- wet paper first and drop colour on so it spreads.

• "wet-into-dry", wet brush onto dry paper.

• Mix colours on the palette or mix on the paper.

• Wet next to wet will run.

• If you want clear defined lines add wet to a dry area.

• There are lots of ways-look on you tube.

Try using a big wash ,lots of light colour in an area. Then shake salt in it before it dries. You'll get some beautiful effects that you can use to make snowflakes in the sky.

The artist Ingrid Dijkers creates art journals and uses insects in the layering.

illustration/doodle art/zentangles

Keywords

Line

Pattern

Shape

Repeat

Mindful

Abstract

Consciousness

SurrealHis influences include classic movies, Saturday morning cartoons, graffiti and lowbrow/outsider

art.

Doodle Art is a fun way to draw beautiful and original designs,

with cute and child-like characters or random and abstract

patterns. Discover various funny Doodles created by our

artists, color it or use it as inspiration to imagine your own

drawings !

Jon BurgermanJon Burgerman is a UK born, NYC based

artist, famed for his instantly recognisabledrawings, doodles, characters and murals.

Jon Burgerman is an English-born artist living in Williamsburg, New York, US.Born: 1979 (age 40 years), NottinghamNationality: EnglishEducationNottingham Trent University

Kerby RosanesKerby Rosanes is a Philippines-based illustrator. He was born in 1991. Rosanesconsiders art his personal hobby. It has also become his part-time freelance work. His work has been recognized by design blogs, international magazines, and online art communities.

Christopher Uminga is a Connecticut based painter and illustrator. With his two Boston terriers by his side, Chris has spent the last ten years developing a unique style that blends together creepy and cute . You can find the influences of classic movies, Saturday morning cartoons, graffiti and low brow/outsider art in his work.

CHRIS UMINGA

Zentangle artists,

Eni Oken. Michelle Haris, Jani Freiimann,Stephanie Jennifer.

Distorted Portraits

A.Key TermsB. Portrait Proportion

E. Existing similar examples

F. Expert modelling example

D. Stretch & Challenge

Look at the work of Wes Namen, Carl Beazley, Pablo Picasso, Jeff Huntington and Francis Bacon. What formal elements can you see in their work?

G. Wider Thinkingwww.artcyclopedia.com

Formal Elements

The parts used to make a piece of artwork.

Line Line is the path left by a moving point. For example, a pencil or a brush dipped in paint. A line can be horizontal, diagonal or curved and can also changelength.

Shape A shape is an area enclosed by a line. It could be just an outline or it could be shaded in. Shapes can be geometricor irregular.

Form Form is a three dimensional shape, such as a cube, sphere or cone. Sculpture and 3D design are about creating forms.

Tone This refers to the lightness or darkness of something. This could be a shade or how dark or light a colourappears. Tones are created by the way light falls on a 3D object. The parts of the object on which the light is strongest are called highlights and the darker areas are called shadows.

Texture This is to do with the surface quality of something, the way something feels or looks like it feels. There are two types of texture: Actual texture really exists, so you can feel it or touch it; Visual texture is created using marks to represent actual texture.

Pattern A design that is created by repeating lines, shapes, tones or colours. The design used to create a pattern is often referred to as a motif. Motifs can be simple shapes or complex arrangements.

Colour Red, yellow and blue are primary colours, which means they can’t be mixed using any other colours. In theory, all other colours can be mixed from these three colours.

C. Grid method

In a nutshell, the grid method involves drawing a grid over your reference photo, and then drawing a grid of equal ratio on your work surface (paper, canvas, wood panel, etc.). To use the grid method, you need to have a ruler, a paper copy of your reference image, and a pencil to draw lines on the image.

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Keywords:PortraitContrastShapeProportionTextureToneFormCompositionObservationBalanceToneDetailCollageBlendingShadeOil pastelSymmetryProfileBackground MiddlegroundForegroundComposition

Portrait Artists Art Knowledge Organiser –DrawingAO1 Developing idea-Thought shower, artist research AO2 Using Resources- testing out ideas/mediaAO3 Recording ideas-photos and drawingsAO4 Making a personal response- final ideas

DISTORTION

PROPORTION

FEATURES

Grid Technique

My name is Catherine Campbell and I am an artist and crafter based in Melbourne, Australia.My drawings are created using pen and ink on archival cotton rag paper, often with the addition of watercolour washes and paper cuttings.

Maria Rivans is a contemporary British artist, known for her mash-up of Surrealism meets Pop-Art aesthetic. With its unique approach to collaging, her artwork intertwines fragments of vintage ephemera, often with reference to film and TV, to spin bizarre and dreamlike tales.

Jenny Saville is probably best known for her large scale oil paintings of fleshy, obese female figures. Saville’s work invokes a deep fascination in the palpability of flesh, extremities of anatomy, and the grotesque combined with a masterly and yet intuitive instinct for the handling of paint. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1992 and was appointed as lecturer at The Slade School .

Roy Fox LichtensteinOctober 27, 1923 –September 29, 1997 was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquistamong others, he became a leading figure in the new artmovement.

candy shop project

KEY WORDS

Observation

Composition

Enlargement

Shape

pattern

Line

Tone

Texture

Mixed media

Development

Print

Transfer

Repeat pattern

form

Drawing fromObservation:

Observational art is easily defined as drawingor painting from life. Examples would include sketching a bowl of fruit (still life), ...

Georgina LuckGeorgina is an illustrator based in the seaside city of Brighton, England. Specializing in acrylic ink and watercolor, her unique, organic illustrations have been used for packaging, advertising, and publishing. Her clients range from theNew York Times to Heinz.

Sarah Graham

British painterSarah Grahamwas born in Hitchin in 1977, and works almost exclusively in oil on canvas. She completed a BA (hons) in Fine Art painting from De Montfort University, Leicester in 2000, and has been pursuing her practice ever since.

Claes Oldenburg (born January 28, 1929) is an American sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects.

Pencil Crayon

- Blend- Pressure- Layering- Gradient

Keywords:ContrastPatternColourFestivalShapeProportionTextureToneFormCompositionObservationBalanceMark makingCrosshatchDashBlendingShadeDirectionalGiftsFlowersOil pastelSymmetry

Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and

artifacts of Mexico. Artist Frida Kahlowas considered one of Mexico's greatest artists who began painting mostly self-portraits after she was severely injured in a bus accident.Kahlolater became politically active and married fellow communist artist Diego Rivera in 1929.

Art Knowledge Organiser –DrawingAO1 Developing idea-Thought shower, artist research AO2 Using Resources- testing out ideas/mediaAO3 Recording ideas-photos and drawingsAO4 Making a personal response- final ideas

Images used: Sugar skulls, Flowers, Marigolds, candles, Gifts, hearts, swirls, bright colours, black, skeletons.Happy event celebrated with food, drink and parties.Celebrating and remembering the loss of life and the love they had for each other.Mexican foods- Chilli,sour cream, guacamole,tortilla, Jalapenos, salsa.

Dia de losMeurtosDay of the Dead

Festival celebrated October 31st

–November 2nd

Films to watch:CocoThe Book of Life

Artist:Jose GuadalupePosada

Techniques:Dry printMono printDuplicateSgraffitoCollageTonal drawing

Heather Gallerinspired by Fida Kahlo-colourful folk art style

Face Painting