Delving into foundation of arts: Elements of Arts and principles of design

Delving into foundation of arts: Elements of Arts and principles of design

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  Art is morethan just talent; it follows a system. Every artwork is made up of elements of art, the basic building blocks, and organized through the principles of design, which guide how these elements are arranged. By understanding these, we can create, evaluate, and appreciate art in a deeper and more meaningful way.
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  Elements of Art -Building blocks and key components of a work of art. -Tools that artists use to make art. -Basic foundation of a good composition and must be used as quality ingredients in an artwork.
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  1. LINE. -It isa connection between dots or points and the path that a point-takes through space. -It can convey emotions. Horizontal line is relaxing and creates quiet, sleep, inactivity, tranquillity or stillness. Vertical line is up, observant, stiff, firm, stable, strong, self-restraint, and disciplined.
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  2. SHAPE. -It isthe outline , created when a line becomes connected. -It is two dimensional (2-D) within which you can measure its height and width. Orgnic shapes have more complicated edges and are usually found in nature - plants, leaves, flowers, etc. Geometrc shapes have smooth and even edges and are measurable.
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  3. FORM. -It isa shape that has become three dimensional (3-D) because it has height, width, and depth. -A triangle becomes a cone or a pyramid. -A square becomes a cube.
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  4. SPACE. -It isdivided into 3 parts: foreground, middle ground, and background. -The background area is considered to be the upper of the picture plane. -The middle ground area is considered to be the middle -The foreground area is considered to be the lower
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  5. TEXTURE. -It isa way the surface of an object actually feels. 6. VALUE. - It refers to the visible lightness or darkness of a color. A tint is made by adding white. A shade is made by adding black. Cross-hatching is the use of lines. Stippling is the use of dots.
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  7. COLOR. - Itis the appearance of light reflected in an object and is the basic element in painting. Warm colors are yellows, reds, and oranges. Cool colors are greens, blues, and violets.
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  Principles of Design Principlesof design are guides to arranging the structure and form of art. They can be the approaches used by the artists in order to achieve their desired effect for their compositions .
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  1. HARMONY -It isachieved when all the elements of a thing are put together to come up with a coherent whole. -All elements go together in a pleasing way. 2. BALANCE -Known as physical equilibrium, it is stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the thing.
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  3. RHYTHM -It isthe repetitive pattern of a succession of similar or identical items. -repetitive, continuous or flowing. 4. EMPHASIS -It is giving proper importance to one or more parts of the thing or the whole thing itself. -visual amplification of areas in a work to draw more of a viewer's attention.
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  5. PROPORTION -It isthe comparative relationship of the different parts in relation to the whole. 6. MOVEMENT -It is a particular rhythmic flow of an object or a mechanism that transmits a definite motion.
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  7. CONTRAST -It isused to differentiate between two things to create interest and tension. 8. GRADATION -A way of combining elements by using a series of gradual changes in those elements (large shapes to small shapes, dark hue to light hue, etc).
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  9. VARIETY -A principleof design concerned with diversity or contrast. Variety is achieved by using different shapes, sizes, and/or colors in a work of art.