The Elements Of Art The individual ingredients or parts that
make up works of art. They are:
LinesShapesSpaceTextureColor Value
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There are six basic kinds of lines.These include:HorizontalVertical Diagonal Zigzag CurvedImplied
Not only do lines point in the direction your eye is suppose to go, they also suggest the way
you’re suppose to feel.
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Vertical Lines : show dignity, strength, power and formality
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Horizontal Lines: feel calm, relaxed, and comfortable.
Mark Rothko
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Diagonal: show action and excitement!
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Pablo Picasso
ZigZag: can suggest action, nervous excitement, and confusion.
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Georgia O’Keefe
Curved: express graceful, flowing movement.
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Implied Lines:
Are not continuous lines, but point the viewer’s eye in the direction the artist wants them to go. This type of line suggests where to look.
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Shapes- refers to an area clearly set off by one or more elements. Shapes have two
dimensions: length and width.
Shapes have 2 dimension: length and width. There are 2 basic types of shapes:
• Geometric• Organic
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Geometric Shapes
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Geometric shapes look like they were made with a tool like a ruler. They are usually made of straight lines, but some can look curvy like circles and ovals. There are 6 basic geometric shapes:squaresrectanglestrianglespolygonscircles and ovals
Organic Shapes
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Organic shapes are free flowing shapes usually found in nature. Sometimes these shapes are called free-form shapes. Almost everything you see in nature, living and inanimate, are organic shapes.
Space- refers to the distance between, around, above, below
and within things.There are 2 types of
space.negative- the empty
space around objects.
positive- shapes and forms
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Artists use various techniques to create the illusion of space and depth in their works of art. Some of these include :
1. Overlapping2. Size3. Placement
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OVERLAPPING is when the artist has one shape in front of the other. Closer objects are in front of objects further away.
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SIZE is making distant shapes
smaller than closer ones.
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PLACEMENT: Artists also show space by placing distant objects higher up on the picture (background) and closer ones lower down on the picture ( middle ground and foreground).
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Texture- refers to the way things feel, or look as though they might
feel, if touched.Texture can be real or implied.
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