This document discusses the elements and principles of art. It defines key elements like line, color, shape, form, space and texture. It also defines principles of art like balance, emphasis, proportion, pattern and movement. The document provides questions to help explain each element and principle, and examples are given for some. The overall purpose is to introduce and define foundational concepts in visual art.

1. Elements
&Principles
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2. Elements of Art
• What are they?
• Why do we use them?
• What do they do for us artists?
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3. Line
• What is a line in art?
• What types of line can you name?
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4. Color
• How is color made? (What is it derived
from?)
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5. Color Hue
• What is a color hue?
• Can you give and example?
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6. Color Value
• What is color value?
• How can you make a color value?
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7. Color Intensity
• How would you describe color
intensity?
• How is it different from value?
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8. Color
Scheme
• What is a color scheme?
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9. Monochromatic
• How do you make a monochromatic
color scheme?
• List 5 colors in a monochromatic color
scheme.
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10. Analogous
• How do you make an analogous color
scheme?
• Please list 5 colors that would make an
analogous color scheme.
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11. Warm or Cool
• What is a warm color scheme?
• Cool?
• Please list 5 colors that could be used in
a warm color scheme.
• Please list 5 colors that could be used in
a cool color scheme.
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12. Shape
• How do you create a shape in art?
• Can you define shape? How can using
Color define a shape from of a plain
background? Please explain this in
your definition.
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13. Geometric Shape
• How would you define a geometric
shape?
• Give some examples of geometric
shapes.
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14. Organic Shapes
• How would you define Organic
Shapes?
• Give some examples of Organic Shapes.
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15. Form
• Define Form in art.
• How is Form different from Shape?
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16. Space
• Define Space in Art.
• Give an example.
• What is positive space?
• What is negative space?
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17. Texture
• What is texture in art?
• How can you create the illusion of
texture on a 2-d surface?
• How can you create texture on a
sculpture?
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18. Principles of Art
• What do artists use the Principles of Art
for?
• Why are they important to art?
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19. Balance
• Define Balance
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20. Symmetrical or Formal
Balance
• What is Symmetrical balance?
• Give an example of Symmetrical
Balance you might see and explain why
it is an example.
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21. Asymmetrical or
Informal Balance
• Define Asymmetrical Balance.
• Explain how figure 2-10 shows
Asymmetrical balance.
• (For your image on this slide, use
Figure 2-10).
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22. Radial Balance
• Define Radial Balance
• Give an example of something that
shows radial balance.
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23. Emphasis
• Define Emphasis in art
• Give an example of Emphasis in an
artwork.
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24. Proportion
• Define Proportion
• How are proportion and emphasis
linked or related to each other?
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25. Pattern
• Define Pattern
• Give an example of pattern that you
might see on an average day, (do not
use the checkerboard example).
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26. Movement
• Define Movement
• Describe a picture you could draw to
show movement.
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