Lesson 2 Elements of Visual Arts
Lesson 2 Elements of Visual Arts
These are the arts that meet the eye and evoke an
emotion through an expression of skill and
imagination. They include the most ancient forms,
such as painting and drawing, and the arts that
were born thanks to the development of
technology, like sculpture, printmaking,
photography, and installation art.
ELEMENTS OF VISUAL ARTS
•LINE •VALUE
•COLOR •SPACE
•SHAPE &MASS •TIME& MOTION
•TEXTURE
1 . LINE
Line is an element of art
defined by a point moving in
space. It is probably the most
fundamental of the elements
of design as it is usually the
starting place for much of
artistic creation. Lines can be
vertical, horizontal, diagonal, or
curved. They can be any width
or texture.
2. COLOR
Color is a basic element of
art that involves light. It is
produced when light waves
(wavelength) strike an object
and are reflected into our eyes.
Each light wave has a distinct
color. Objects appear to be
different colors because some
wavelengths are absorbed
while others are reflected or
transmitted.
PROPERTIES OF COLOR
•HUE
•INTENSITY
•VALUE
HUE
Hue refers to the dominant color
family. Hue refers to the origin of
the colors we can see. Primary
and Secondary colors (Yellow,
Orange, Red, Violet, Blue, and
Green) are considered hues;
however, tertiary colors (mixed
colors where neither color is
dominant) would also be
considered hues.
INTENSITY
Intensity (also called chroma or
saturation) is the brightness or
dullness of a color. A color as we
see it on a color wheel is at full
intensity (bright). When we mix
it with gray, black, or white, it
becomes dull. Colors also lose
intensity when mixed with their
complement (the opposite color
on the wheel).
VALUE
the value of art refers
to the lightness or
darkness of a color. Every
color has a value between
white and black, and every
shade can be arranged on
a gradient value scale.
TYPES OF COLORS
•PRIMARY
•SECONDARY
•TERTIARY
PRIMARY
Primary colors include red,
blue and yellow. Primary
colors cannot be mixed from
other colors. They are the
source of all other colors.
Secondary colors are mixed
from two primary colors
adjacent to each other on
the color wheel. The
secondary colors are orange,
green and violet.
SECONDARY
These are colour combinations
created by the equal mixture of
two primary colours. On the
colour wheel, secondary colours
are located between primary
colours. According to the
traditional colour wheel, red and
yellow make orange, red and blue
make purple and blue and yellow
make green.
TERTIARY
The combination of primary and secondary colors
COLOR SCHEMES
•MONOCHROMATIC
•ANALOGOUS
•COMPLEMENTARY
•SPLIT-COMPLEMENTARY
•TRIADIC
•TETRADIC
MONOCHROMATIC
A monochromatic
color scheme is a
color palette in which
a single color tint is
used as the basis for
all shades and hues
found within the
image.
ANALOGOUS
Analogous colors
means the color
grouping has
similarities. These color
scheme types have
close relationships to
one another.
COMPLEMENTARY
Complementary colours
are pairs of colours that
contrast with each other
more than any other
colour, and when placed
side-by-side make each
other look brighter.
SPLIT-COMPLEMENRARY
a split-complementary color
scheme uses two colors across
the color wheel, with those
two colors lying on either side
of the complementary color.
TRIADIC
A triadic color scheme uses
three colors that are evenly
spaced around the color
wheel. For example, the
three primary colors form a
triadic color scheme: red,
yellow, and blue. A triadic
color scheme uses every
fourth color, leaving three
colors between each.
TETRADIC
•ATMOSPHERIC
•LINEAR
ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
Atmospheric perspective refers to the effect the
atmosphere has on the appearance of objects when
you look at them from a distance.
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
linear perspective, a system
of creating an illusion of
depth on a flat surface. All
parallel lines (orthogonals) in
a painting or drawing using
this system converge in a
single vanishing point on the
composition's horizon line.
7. TIME AND MOTION
Time implies change and
movement; movement implies
the passage of time. Movement
and time, whether actual or an
illusion, are crucial elements in
art although we may not be
aware of it. An art work may
incorporate actual motion; that
is, the artwork itself moves in
some way.
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