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The “building blocks” of art. The The “building blocks” of art. The tools by which we make art. tools by which we make art.

LINE

Line- A mark made on a surface that has length and direction.

Geometric

LINE

Organic

SHAPE

GEOMETRIC SHAPES(MATHEMATICAL)• SQUARES• CIRCLES• STARS• HEARTS• TRIANGLES, ETC.

A two-dimensional enclosed area, or object.

SHAPEORGANIC (FROM NATURE)

Primary Colors:

(Red, yellow, and

blue) come from

nature. Nothing can

be mixed together to

achieve these colors.

COLORThe quality of light reflected from an object.

Secondary Colors:Those colors achieved by a mixture of two primaries.

COLOR

Tertiary Colors: These colors are created when mixing one secondary and one primary color. These always have 2 names (i.e. blue-violet, red-orange, etc.).

COLOR

COLORComplementary Colors:Are opposite each other on the color wheel. They look good side by side, but neutralize each other if mixed.

COLOR

Analogous Colors: Are next to each other on the color wheel.

COLOR

Cool Colors

Warm Colors

Warm & Cool Colors

VALUE

VALUE CAN BE IN COLOR

ABOVE: VALUE SCALE (from dark to light)

VALUE- THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF A COLOR.

VALUE

TINTS: Color mixed with white

SHADE: Color mixed with black

HUE

FORM

Three-dimensional shapes or objects. Form can be implied or actual.

Implied form

Actual Three-Dimensional

form

FORM

TEXTURE

The tactile quality of a surface. It can be actual or implied.

TEXTURE

Implied texture

SPACEThe illusion of depth & distance.

Spatial Planes:

Closer objects are lower on the page and larger than objects behind them.

LINEAR PERSPECTIVE SPACE

Edges and lines appear to converge (come together) at a point in the distance.

ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE

Colors are darker, warmer, and sharper up close. Farther away, objects appear cooler, lighter, and fuzzier.

POSITIVE & NEGATIVE SPACE

THE AIRPLANE IS NEGATIVETHE TREE IS POSITIVE

CAN BE REVERSED

What is overlapping, and what is in perspective?