elements and principles of arts

1. ELEMENTS &
PRINCIPLES OF ART

5. Line
Line can represent an actual line, a person, or a building.
Lines are the path of a moving point. they define the
edges of shapes and forms.
Artists use lines to define and encloses spaces.
A line can appear in many forms, it could be thick or thin;
straight, wavy, curved, or angular; continuous or broken; dotted,
dashed, or a combination of any of these.

8. Shape
• 2-d, flat, when a line connects to
itself
• Shapes are defined by artists
using lines and contrasts in color
and texture.
• Shapes can figure like animals,
plants, human figures, mountains
and other forms.

10. FORM
3-D FORMSCAN BE ACTUAL OR
IMPLIED, THEY HAVEHEIGHT,
WIDTH, AND DEPTH

12. IMPLIEDFORM, CREATED
WITH SHADING AND
MODELING.
• ACTUAL FORM, IS A WORK THATYOU CAN SEE FROMALLSIDES.
SCULPTURE

14.  It is produced when
artists use various
pigments and dyes to
create a range of
different hues which
the viewer’s eyes and
brain interpret as
colors.
 COLOR – hue of an
object when light is
reflected off it.

17.  Texture – the way something feels or the way
it looks like it feels.
 Roughness or smoothness in visual arts or the
actual surface feel of a work of art or craft.
 The surface of the object can be manipulated
as to how the artist wishes it to appear.
Texture

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19. S P A C E
refers to the physical space within objects
and the area that separates them.
the area around a subject in a work of art. shown
with size, overlap, and proportion
the area occupied by objects is called “positive space”;
the area between the objects is often referred to as
“negative space”

21. Value/Tone
This refers to the use of light and dark
within a piece of art.
The contrast between the two can create
depth.
This shown in shading a portion of the
drawing of an object to make it appear 3D.
The lights and darks of a color within a
work of art.

25. Rhythm and Movement
• Art refers to the repetition of a
motif or elements of art at
regular or irregular intervals.
• Visual elements in a work of
art that create a sense of
action or implied motion
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29. B A L A N C E
Symmetrical balance – Art elements are evenly distributed on
either sides.
Asymmetrical balance –Art elements are unevenly distributed
on either sides.
Radial Symmetry –Art elements branch off from central point.

30. B A L A N C E
• Symmetrical balance
– Art elements are
evenly distributed on
either sides.

31. B A L A N C E
• Asymmetrical balance
–Art elements are
unevenly distributed
on either sides.

32. B A L A N C E
• Radial Symmetry
–Art elements branch
off from central point.

34. Emphasis
• When there is an extraordinary or a
different line, color, or shape is
placed during a regular pattern.
• Main idea, the main focus, the
thing your eye sees first.

35. Harmony •Art elements complement
one another.

36. Unity •There is a sense of oneness,
wholeness or order in a work
of art. (Good combination)

37. Variety
It is achieved by using different shapes,
lines, colors, and other elements of art.
(Diversity or Contrast)

38. PROPORTION
 Relationship of certain elements to the
whole artwork should be considered in
order to attain proportion.

40. PATTERNS REPEAT THEY CAN BE CREATED
WITH LINES, SHAPES, AND COLORS.

41. • DIFFERENCES IN A WORK OF ART.
LIGHT & DARK, ROUGH & SMOOTH,
CURVED LINE & STRAIGHT
CONTRAST

42.  Elements are considered as the
building blocks of art.
 Principles of art are the rules and
techniques that artists use to
create works of art.

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44. MA’AM
DIAN L. RODRIGUEZ
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