Elements of Art
This element can be used to define edges, add shading or value, and create the illusion of form.
The most well known characteristic of this paint is that it dries (very) slow, especially when the painter uses thick layers of the substance.
19th-century art movement characterised by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often like the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, and unusual visual angles.
This element is considered a closed contour or the area confined within a contour line and falls into two categories: geometric or organic.
Made from pigments where a solution (with gum arabic) is used as a binder.
In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life before he shot himself in the chest with a 7mm Lefaucheux à broche revolver.
This form of art uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
This element created in drawings or paintings can be "simulated" or "invented". The illusion of it is heavily dependent on the use of value.
Many see this type of paint a lot on visual social media such as Pinterest or Instagram. This painting is a technique from East-Asia and was used for calligraphy.
This artist's work has been celebrated internationally as symbols of Mexican national and Indigenous traditions, and by feminists for what is seen as its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form.
The art of today, produced in the late 20th century or in the 21st century. Its artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world.
This element, often referred as "tone" is the darkness or lightness of a color and can be measured through the use of a value scale.
This is one of the most common and most cost effective paints used by artists. It attaches to most bases (wood, canvas, metal..) and as opposed to oil paint, this paint dries very fast.
His artistic versatility was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival, Florentine and Leonardo da Vinci.
Influenced the design of buildings, furniture, jewelry, fashion, cars, movie theaters, trains, ocean liners, and everyday objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners. It also represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress during its beginning.
What is Art Deco (Arts Décoratifs)?
In terms of art, this element is the area around, above, and within an object. With consideration to drawings and paintings, the goal is to create an illusion of a blank area.
This paint is different from watercolor paint because it contains chalk to make it more opaque and reflective and thus making a heavier paint.
He has been variously called the father of paleontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank, he epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal.
Began in the mid-to-late 1950s where it resented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books, etc. Its aims is to use images of popular culture in art, emphasizing the kitschy elements of any culture, usually through irony.