Elements of Arts: Lines, Colors, Perspective, Shapes, and Space, Study notes of Visual Arts

Download Elements of Arts: Lines, Colors, Perspective, Shapes, and Space and more Study notes Visual Arts in PDF only on Docsity! a, a, O1 \_ Line Line is a mark made using a drawing tool or brush. Line is the path of a moving point through space. Lines are basic tools for artists. Line is a one-dimensional figure, which has length but no width. Line may be two-or three-dimensional descriptive, implied, or abstract. There are many types of lines: Exam ee thin of Tr 7 ne @ horizontal, @ vertical, r | v2 eo @ diagonal, ", ( @ curly, i | @ curved, if ¢ @ spiral, etc. ca This. lines are often very zigzag, —_— yd 0) Coser qvinnssan's | * \Y Color Y Color is defined by hue, value, and intensity. It is the range of visual light in the spectrum and properties of the pigments used in making visual art. Y Color is what we see because of reflected light. Light contains different wavelengths of energy that our eyes and brain "see" as different colors. When light hits an object,«we ee the ore Xo aa hat re ae) x a, iS ample of Colors Red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors. With paints of o aGcumosntic warm colons just these three colors, artists = = can mix them to create all the Se la other colors. When artists mix pigments of the primary colors, they make secondary colors. Red + Blue = Purple ee = ope NIN Orange | qa e a Sf a Badr @ Did you know that your computer screen also works by using three primary colors? But here, since the colors are light from the monitor and not paints, the three primaries are not the sam Instead, your computer scr mixes other colors from red and green. ‘ De @ One important thing painters know: using complementary colors—the ones across from each other on the color wheel (red-green, blue-orange, and yellow-purple)—make both colors seem brighter and more intense. They seem to vibrate a pop out at you, the viewer. @ Warm SN Ll) yellows, oranges, and red-vi a, Perspective Perspective in art usually refers to the representation of __ three- dimensional objects or spaces in two dimensional artworks. refers to the “point of view”. a, il There are several different t of U Aerial perspective is a “bird’s ate SX=1=1 0 nce A AM 1OLen 7 high angle. perspec e: UL) Atmospheric perspective gives the illusion of a great distance in the background of the image. a U Linear perspective or one-point is also referred to as one- point perspective. This perspective leads the eyes to a vanishing point that disappears deep into the image. The lines leading to the vanishing point created by the rails are called orthogonal. U) Two-point perspective for a horizon line. > Lf . ; m a eo / * Volume Y Volume is the representation of mass in an art work or a sculpture. The three dimensional form of an object or shape is said to have volume. Y Volume (three-dimensionality) can be = simulated in a two-dimensional work Z (like a drawing) thanks to the use of = light and shadows, perspective, et oO ~ A is OIA ileal OF / v Space is a basic art element that Space refers to the distance between the area around and within shapes, forms, colors, and lines. Space can be positive or negative. It includ the background, foreground, middle ground. a, >» Y vt Ds Two types of space exist within art — positive space and negative space. Positive space is the actual objects or shapes within an artwork, and negative space is the space around and between those objects. SS ee we nn = EE SS Two Types of Space Positive Negative PMN CMS ry.) te< Pee e Nes? te ares iS or part of the composition that empty or open that an object or subject space that surrounds occupies. an object. @ It helps define the object, gives it some breathing room to prevent the _ paintin @ It is usually the main focus of the painting, such as a vase of flowers, fruit, or candle in a_ still life, a = person’s face in a portrait, from being too crowd m1 animal in a ES and significantly im > painting, or a aay how Maas art gle > trees, and hills in ee dake \ VC=7 a ay Es | 4 SO — —= = <= ea __ Thank you!