Elements of Art

Elements of Art

Propelling:

What is a point?

point  (point)

noun

1. A sharp or tapered end: the point of a knife; the point of the antenna.

2. An object having a sharp or tapered end: a stone projectile point.

3. A tapering extension of land projecting into water; a peninsula, cape, or promontory.

4. A mark formed by or as if by a sharp end.

5. A mark or dot used in printing or writing for punctuation, especially a period.

6. A decimal point.

7. Linguistics A vowel point.

8. One of the protruding marks used in certain methods of writing and printing for the blind.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/point
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point

Guide Questions: 

1. What is art?
2. What are the elements of art?
3. How can we make a unique art using this elements?

Materials for the Activity

Sketch pad
Pencils
Coloring materials ( crayons, watercolor, oil pastel, etc. )


Activity:

Art Activity 1:Draw the kinds of line in your sketch pad.
Art Activity 2: Draw shapes in your sketch pad and color it.
Art Activity 3: Make a color wheel of primary, secondary and tertiary and label each color.

Lines art the first element of art. A line can be used to express various things or feelings; it can be used to show various moods or anything abstract. Lines can be in various ways to create different compositions. A horizontal or vertical line can be used to express various things in different ways, such as, only vertical line can be used to express an orderly feeling, whereas, horizontal lines can give an orderly meaning, whereas, horizontal lines can give a feeling of peace and stillness. Diagonal lines are used to create feelings of movement. Although, it is up to the artist how he expresses his concept through the use of lines.

Organic Line: a mark with length and direction that forms an irregular shape, or one that might be found in nature, rather than a regular, mechanical shape 

Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.

Inorganic line: a mark with length and direction that is straight and forms a geometric shape 

So basically it means anything that is manmade like a house is inorganic, and anything in nature or not manmade like a leaf or animal, is inorganic.

 Curvilinear

1. consisting of or bounded by curved lines: a curvilinear figure.

2. forming or moving in a curved line.

3. formed or characterized by curved lines.

 Geometric - Wherever the ends of a continuous line meet, a shape is formed. Geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature Line.

Shape when the lines form together, it will form shapes. A shape always has 2 dimensions, length and as well as width. This is represented as an enclosed area that is sometimes defined by color, value, space, texture and form. Shapes can be geometric, rectangles, ovals and squares.

Form A form always has 3 dimensions: length, width and height. Examples are cubes, pyramids, spheres, or even cylinder. Thus, form has depth as well as height. Sculptures decorative arts serve as good examples of form.

Value the value refers to the changes in the base color. This is also determined by how much light is reflected or absorbed by any surface. Values involve the various intensities of the tones or color. This could be the highlights, midtones, or even shadows in any painting or sculpture.

Texture is the quality of a surface or the way any work of art is represented. There are three kinds of basic textures, actual, simulated, and the invented texture. Lines and shading can be used to create different textures as well. For example, if one is portraying certain fabrics, one needs to give the feeling of the right texture so that is closely resembles what the artist is trying to convey.

Color always has 3 characteristics, which are hue, value and intensity. Hue means the shades. Value means to the lightness or darkness. Intensity refers to the brightness or dullness of the work of art.

Space is the creation of visual perspective; this gives the illusion of depth. Space can also mean the way an artist uses the area within the picture plane. Real space actually 3 dimensional. The way any artist uses the combination of the positive and negative space can have a great effect on his entire composition. The right use of space can go a long way in creating a bigger impact with even the minimum use of lines. 3 dimensional space can be created with the help of shading and perspective to give a feeling of depth.



Sources:

fr. Journey towards  MAPEH 7, Maria Fe M. Limjoco, Darci Roye M. Lapus, Jovit L. Jeniebre, Gilbert G. Cerozo, pp 96 - 97

http://awesomeartists.com/ART/mTableOfContentsTheABCsOfArt.htm

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/point