Elements of Design are visual symbols an artist uses to create an artwork. The Elements of Design (sometimes called the Elements of Art) are the basic building blocks of art. Artists use these elements to plan and design their artwork. There are seven of them. They are Shape, Form Color, Space Value, Line,, and Texture (Mnemonic device=Slow Fish Can See Very Large Teeth) 1. S hape- The element of design that relates to a two dimensional object. (2D= length and width) 3 Types of Shape 1. Geometric – A shape is an enclosed figure. There is an inside and an outside. Shapes that have special mathematical rules are called geometric shapes. Examples of geometric shapes are circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, hexagons, etc. 2. Organic – Shapes that don't follow any special rules are called organic shapes. Organic shapes might look like something you recognize, like a leaf, or a carrot. 3. Amorphic- Shapes that are free formed. 2. F orm- The element of design that relates to a three dimensional object. (3D= length, width and height) 4 basic forms: cylinder, cone, cube, and sphere
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Elements of Design are visual symbols an artist uses to create an
artwork. The Elements of Design (sometimes called the Elements of Art) are the
basic building blocks of art. Artists use these elements to plan and design their artwork. There are seven of them.
They are Shape, Form Color, Space Value, Line,, and Texture (Mnemonic device=Slow Fish Can See Very Large Teeth)
1 . Shape- The element of design that relates
to a two dimensional object. (2-‐D= length and width) 3 Types of Shape
1. Geometric – A shape is an enclosed figure. There is an inside and an
outside. Shapes that have special mathematical rules are called geometric shapes. Examples of geometric shapes are circles, squares, rectangles,
triangles, hexagons, etc.
2. Organic – Shapes that don't follow any special rules are called organic
shapes. Organic shapes might look like something you recognize, like a leaf, or a carrot.
3. Amorphic- Shapes that are free formed.
2. Form- The element of design that relates to a
three dimensional object. (3-‐D= length, width and height) 4 basic forms: cylinder, cone, cube, and sphere
Ellipse is a curved oval used to create form in a cylinder, sphere and cone.
3.T exture- The way
something feels or appears to feel. Texture is the way something feels when you touch it, or how it would feel if you could touch it. 3 ways to create Texture; Actual, rubbing or drawn . If you can really feel it when you touch it, it is called Actual Texture. If you can't feel it when you touch it, it is Implied texture like rubbing or drawn .
4. Space- The area around, between, and
through an object.
3 Divisions of Space;
3 ways to create Space;
5. V alue- The element of design that means
the lightness or darkness of an object.
1. light 2. medium light 3. Medium 4. medium dark 5. dark
Overlap- shapes that are nearer that partly cover other shapes to make them appear farther away.
Perspective is when you create a look of depth in two dimensional
art works. As objects move away from the viewer they appear to get smaller
When you arrange them in order from lightest to
darkest, it is called a Value Scale. When black and white are arranged
in a Value Scale it is sometimes called
a Gray Scale
. Negative and positive space; Negative Space-The empty space around an object. Positive space- the object.
6. L ine is the element of design
that is the path of a moving point. Directions of line; vertical, horizontal, diagonal, implied, radial
7. Color (hue)is the
element of design that is what your eye sees when light bounces off an object. Color Schemes are specific groups of colors located on the color wheel.
10 color schemes 1. Primary- The hues that make up all other hues. Red, yellow and blue
2. Secondary- The hue you get when you mix two primary hues together. Orange, green and violet (purple)
3. Tertiary (intermediate)- The hue you get when you mix one primary with one secondary together. Yellow-‐green, yellow-‐orange, blue-‐green, blue-‐violet, red-‐violet, red-‐orange.
4. Warm- The colors to the left side of the color wheel from yellow to red.
5. Cool –The colors to the right side of the color wheel from green to violet.
6. Neutral-White, Black, Gray, Brown are not colors!
Created by mixing all primary colors together or mixing two complementary colors together
7. Analogous- Colors next to each other on the color wheel.
8. Complementary –Colors directly across from each other on the color wheel when you go through the neutral.
9. Split Complementary -One color and the colors next to its complement.
10. Monochromatic- One color and its tints and shades. Intensity- (saturation) The brightest intensity would be the pure color from the color wheel. Tint-‐ When you add white to a color. A light value of a color. Shade-‐ When you add black to a color. A dark value of a color.
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The Color Wheel
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