Principles of Design
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Thinking About It.
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Elements of Design
Art Grab Bag
100
This principle repeats an element of design like line, shape, or color.
It can be either regular or irregular.
It can be either regular or irregular.
or
What is Pattern?
100
Name the process of making works of art through drawing, painting,
printmaking, and photography.
Ms. Haynes, shooting a wedding. October 2014.
What is Art Production?
100
Green, blue, and violet are known as this type of color.
They are like jazz, or something that you think is really awesome…
What is Cool?
100
This element of art is the reflection of light. It could be expressed as a spectrum.
What is Color?
100
Name the element of art which is a moving dot that has length and width.
What is Line?
200
Name the principle of art that refers to differences between elements.
For example, a painting might have a bright color beside a dark color.
For example, a painting might have a bright color beside a dark color.
How many differences can you point out in the painting
by Vasily Kandinsky?
What is Contrast?
200
An artist will use this process to produce multiple images from a block or plate.
In our project, we used Styrofoam, though there are many types of
techniques and materials.
In our project, we used Styrofoam, though there are many types of
techniques and materials.
What is Printmaking?
200
What do you call the three essential colors that can be mixed to make all
of the other colors on the wheel?
Red, yellow, and blue are like your elementary school, giving you the basics.
What are the Primary Colors?
200
This element of art is associated with lightness and darkness.
or
What is Value?
200
Name the element of art which is an enclosed two-dimensional area.
This element can be organic or geometric.
This element can be organic or geometric.
What is Shape?
300
Name the principle that describes how artists use visual weight.
Symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial are different examples.
Southern view of the Taj Mahal. Agra, India.
What is Balance?
300
Name the process that uses a horizon line and vanishing points to show depth or space.
The artists in the Renaissance began using the technique widely
to make their paintings look realistic.
Leonardo di Vinci. The Last Supper. 1494–1499. Tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic. 181” x 346”.
What is Linear Perspective?
300
Let’s mix it up. When you take two primary colors and mix them
three different ways, you get this beautiful triad: orange, violet, and green.
What are Secondary Colors?
300
Name the element of art when objects show three-dimensions—
length, width, and depth.
length, width, and depth.
This is key with 2-D, where we work on a flat surface!
What is Form?
300
Name the principle which describes highlighting or featuring a certain part
of an artwork to stand out and grab your attention.
of an artwork to stand out and grab your attention.
Like in our radial designs, it is the center of interest or focal point.
Francisco Goya. The Shootings of May Third 1808 .
What is Emphasis?
400
Go with the flow.
This principle is the arrangement of the parts of an image to create
a sense of motion by using lines, shapes, forms, and textures.
Katsushika Hokusai. from: One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji
What is Movement?
400
With these four steps of description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment,
one can interpret a work of art.
one can interpret a work of art.
What is Art Criticism?
400
This color scheme uses different values of one color.
Pick your favorite color—stir in white, gray or black to make tints and shades.
Rachel Delgado. Travel. 2015.
What is Monochromatic?
400
In art, we have two ways to show this element, which describes the way a surface
feels or appears to feel. We say it’s real or implied.
feels or appears to feel. We say it’s real or implied.
or
What is Texture?
400
By creating different values (lights and darks), we made
a 2-D shape look like a 3-D sphere, or form.
a 2-D shape look like a 3-D sphere, or form.
What technique did we use to make this effect?
What is Shading?
500
Name this tune.
Like the beat of music, this principle is created by repeating art elements and patterns.
Henri Matisse. Polynesia, the Sky. 1946.
What is Rhythm?
500
“I think this Ansel Adams photograph is gorgeous.
Do you agree? Why or why not?”
Do you agree? Why or why not?”
Name the theory of determining if an artwork is beautiful.
Also, it determines your own definition of art.
What is Art Aesthetics?
500
“Why, that’s such a handsome suit you are wearing today,” said one color
to his friend, directly opposite him on the color wheel.
Colors “tip their hats” to each other in this color scheme.
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, tipping his hat. October 1924.
What is Complementary?
500
Name the element of art which indicates areas between, around, above,
below, or within something to show depth.
below, or within something to show depth.
Our perspective drawings last week showed this.
What is Space?
500
All together now.
This principle expresses a sense of wholeness through a successful combination
of elements in an artwork. (You create this by repetition, proximity, and balance).
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino). The School of Athens. Apostolic Palace, Vatican City. 1510-1511.
What is Unity?