IEPOA | Lesson 6 - 10

elements of art

These are the ingredients that determine whether an artwork is admirable or not.

August Endell

Who said the quote — “If art is a language for expressing beauty, the elements would be its vocabulary”?

language

“If art is a _____ for expressing beauty, the elements would be its vocabulary.”

vocabulary

“If art is a language for expressing beauty, the elements would be its _____.”

literal / actual

THREE CONCEPTS OF LINE:

1) _____
2) Movement
3) Direction

movement

THREE CONCEPTS OF LINE:

1) Literal / Actual
2) _____
3) Direction

direction

THREE CONCEPTS OF LINE:

1) Literal / Actual
2) Movement
3) _____

line

A _____ is simply a path from one point to another.

line

This may be used as a boundary to demarcate one area from another.

demarcate

This means to set boundaries or limits.

lines

“_____ suggest motion.”

lines

“_____ provide a sense of direction.”

line

These are series of points that trace an image.

contour lines

These are lines that are actual and visible used to define a shape and its boundaries.

contour

_____ was originally a French word that translates to “outline”.

outline

Contour was originally a French word that translates to “_____”.

implied lines

These are lines that the viewer imagines and conjures in one’s mind while contemplating on an artwork.

implied lines

These are lines that may serve as the imaginary axis that bisects the picture plane.

directional lines

These are lines that tend to give a sense of order to the artwork.

horizontal lines

These are lines that give a sense of stability, calmness, and of being static, or even repose.

horizontal lines

These are lines that the direction they suggest is transverse, left to right, or East to West. The movement is lateral from side-to-side.

vertical lines

These are lines that give a sense of loftiness, grandiosity, elegance, and poise. They point towards the sky and the Earth.

diagonal lines

These are lines that give a sense of activity, dauntlessness, drive, and action. They also activate the space by making the work more dynamic and dramatic.

curvilinear lines

These are lines that tend to suggest smoothness, free-flow, gracefulness, and playfulness. They also suggest life and nature.

curvilinear lines

These are lines that are arched lines that may run in any direction. They also create patterns.

contour lines

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES:

1) _____
2) Implied Lines
3) Directional Lines
4) Horizontal Lines
5) Vertical Lines
6) Diagonal Lines
7) Curvilinear Lines

implied lines

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES:

1) Contour Lines
2) _____
3) Directional Lines
4) Horizontal Lines
5) Vertical Lines
6) Diagonal Lines
7) Curvilinear Lines

directional lines

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES:

1) Contour Lines
2) Implied Lines
3) _____
4) Horizontal Lines
5) Vertical Lines
6) Diagonal Lines
7) Curvilinear Lines

horizontal lines

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES:

1) Contour Lines
2) Implied Lines
3) Directional Lines
4) _____
5) Vertical Lines
6) Diagonal Lines
7) Curvilinear Lines

vertical lines

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES:

1) Contour Lines
2) Implied Lines
3) Directional Lines
4) Horizontal Lines
5) _____
6) Diagonal Lines
7) Curvilinear Lines

diagonal lines

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES:

1) Contour Lines
2) Implied Lines
3) Directional Lines
4) Horizontal Lines
5) Vertical Lines
6) _____
7) Curvilinear Lines

curvilinear lines

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES:

1) Contour Lines
2) Implied Lines
3) Directional Lines
4) Horizontal Lines
5) Vertical Lines
6) Diagonal Lines
7) _____

shape

“_____ occupies an area, whether implied in a two-dimensional surface or in a three-dimensional shape.”

mass and volume

“Shapes have _____ and _____. They occupy space.”

visual weight

“Shapes have _____. The size of the shape determines its _____.”

vantage point

“Sculptures are best appreciated when the viewer walks around it because the shapes will vary depending on one’s _____.”

vantage point

This refers to a place / position where you can see a good view of something.

geometric, organic

What are the 2 kinds of shapes?"

geometric shapes

These kinds of shape are derived from default shapes.

circle

GEOMETRIC SHAPES:

1) _____
2) triangle
3) square
4) rectangle
5) quadrilateral
6) pentagon
7) polygons

triangle

GEOMETRIC SHAPES:

1) circle
2) _____
3) square
4) rectangle
5) quadrilateral
6) pentagon
7) polygons

square

GEOMETRIC SHAPES:

1) circle
2) triangle
3) _____
4) rectangle
5) quadrilateral
6) pentagon
7) polygons

rectangle

GEOMETRIC SHAPES:

1) circle
2) triangle
3) square
4) _____
5) quadrilateral
6) pentagon
7) polygons

quadrilateral

GEOMETRIC SHAPES:

1) circle
2) triangle
3) square
4) rectangle
5) _____
6) pentagon
7) polygons

pentagon

GEOMETRIC SHAPES:

1) circle
2) triangle
3) square
4) rectangle
5) quadrilateral
6) _____
7) polygons

polygons

GEOMETRIC SHAPES:

1) circle
2) triangle
3) square
4) rectangle
5) quadrilateral
6) pentagon
7) _____

organic shapes

These kinds of shape are derived from nature.

derive

This means to base a concept on a logical extension or modification of another concept.

light

“Color is _____, which has electromagnetic waves that give off a particular color.”

color

“_____ is the way our eyes and brain interpret different wavelengths of light.”

primary colors

These colors cannot be created out of other colors.

red, yellow, blue

What are the primary colors?

secondary colors

These colors emerge from primary colors.

orange, green, violet

What are secondary colors?

tertiary colors

These colors are the product of a primary and secondary color.

hue

COLOR PROPERTIES:

1) _____
2) value
3) intensity
4) color

value

COLOR PROPERTIES:

1) hue
2) _____
3) intensity
4) color

intensity

COLOR PROPERTIES:

1) hue
2) value
3) _____
4) color

color

COLOR PROPERTIES:

1) hue
2) value
3) intensity
4) _____

hue

This refers to the color name itself.

value

This refers to the darkness and lightness of the hue.

tinted colors

These are colors formed out of the addition of black to a hue.

pastel colors

These are colors or hues with a high ratio of white.

color harmonies

This refers to the range of colors you will find in an artwork.

color harmonies

This is also referred to as color scheme or contrast.

monochromatic

COLOR HARMONIES:

1) _____
2) analogous
3) complementary
4) triadic
5) open palette

analogous

COLOR HARMONIES:

1) monochromatic
2) _____
3) complementary
4) triadic
5) open palette

complementary

COLOR HARMONIES:

1) monochromatic
2) analogous
3) _____
4) triadic
5) open palette

triadic

COLOR HARMONIES:

1) monochromatic
2) analogous
3) complementary
4) _____
5) open palette

open palette

COLOR HARMONIES:

1) monochromatic
2) analogous
3) complementary
4) triadic
5) _____

monochromatic

This is the result of using variations of the same hue with gradations in values and intensity.

analogous

This is the result of using atleast two hues that are adjacent to each other in the color wheel.

complementary

This is the result of using atleast two hues directly the opposite of one another in the color wheel.

triadic

This is the result of using three colors that are in equal distance to each other in the color wheel.

open palette

This is the result of using colors across the hue spectrum.

texture

This refers to the tactile perception of surfaces which may be described as smooth, rough, fine, coarse, bumpy, soft, or spiny.

images

“_____ come to mind at the touch of rough textures.”

rough

“Images come to mind at the touch of _____ textures.”

sensation

“Smooth surfaces evokes _____.”

smooth

“_____ surfaces evokes sensations.”

actual texture, visual texture

What are the 2 classifications of texture?

actual texture

This is also referred to as physical texture.

actual texture

This refers to texture you can touch. It is tactile; it can be felt. It is a texture that exists in the physical world, seen and felt by the viewer.

texture

“Most architectural landmarks play with the idea of _____.”

visual texture

This refers to texture that is seen, but not felt and may evoke one’s memory or imagination of how that object felt to touch.

visual texture

This is the result of how eyes perceive the visual properties of an artwork and how the mind pictures the feeling to touch.

value

This refers to the gradation of light to dark.

chiaroscuro

This is an Italian term for light—“chiaro” and dark—“obsuro”.

chiaro

Chiaroscuro came from the Italian term for light—“_____” and dark—“obsuro”.

obscuro

Chiaroscuro came from the Italian term for light—“chiaro” and dark—“_____”.

sfumato

This is when translucent glazes are applied to obscure contour in the shadow, creating a smoky effect.

sfumato

_____ is an Italian term that means smoke.

smoke

Sfumato is an Italian term that means _____.

tenebrism

This is a style in painting that uses extreme contrasts between light and dark.

Tenebrism

_____ came from the Italian term “tenebrosa” which means murky—(dark and gloomy).

tenebrosa

Tenebrism came from the Italian term “_____” which means murky—(dark and gloomy).

murky

Tenebrism came from the Italian term “tenebrosa” which means _____—(dark and gloomy).