the elements of design line colour tone shape space

This essay explains in detail, line, colour, tone, shape, space ect excellent. Line Line is the most direct way of making a mark, lines define form and shape. Lines do not occur in nature. They are simply used to translate a form into something we can recognise on paper. The outline just symbolises the object we represent. - Combinations of line can be used to represent structure and movement. - Line can be used to create the sensation of movement. - The artist can communicate feelings by using line expressively. Different lines encourage this. Line Types Contour - Line which are brief descriptions of an object. Calligraphic - Captures the expressive qualities of an object, quick flowing marks. Tonal - Represents shapes, form and textures in objects Visual - Represents texture Tactile - Drawings as themselves can be textile Line Direction Circles, curved lines - movement , progression. Vertical - Elevation, formality. Horizontal - Intimacy, restful and peaceful. Moderately curved - Harmony, graceful. Line In Relation To Principals. Variety - Combinations of contrasting lines create variety , long, short, zig zag and horizontal Repetition Of Line - Harmony, balance. - Balance, common groupings of line and textures. - Harmony, lines and textures flow together in unified direction and corresponding rhythm. Combinations of particular lines can also create disharmony and disunification. Line Exercise 1.Draw three drawings analising the different types of line that are used. 2. Find Three artists , describe and discuss the types of lines and textures they have used. e.g. Textural - Susan Norrie Movement - Brett Whitely Geometrical - Geoff Smart Texture. - Texture is how the surface of an object feels to touch. In sculpture Real Texture is an element in painting texture is simulated. - Different lines can create textures, Converging Lines Contrasting lines and marks Repetition of marks - How does texture effect the design qualities and principals of an art work. 1. Contrasting textures can create form. 2. Highlights focal points 3. Textures can produce rhythm and movement. 4. Common groupings of textures can produce balance and variety. 5. Textures flowing together in common direction can produce unity. 6. Textures can establish these qualities and feelings associated with them The surface area of any art work is very important. Two dimensional art relies almost completely on there surface qualities to interest and attract. Sculptors also pay close attention to the surface qualities of their materials and the textures they create. Textures are created by grouping contrasting lines, colours, brushstrokes, broken colours, scratches and smooth colours. Textural Exercise. Take rubbings from interesting textures, - Use different mediums. - Take this selection of rubbings and form a composition. - Cut out an area of the textures. - The area that you have cut out, simulate these back into the composition. Colour Complementary colours are totally unrelated and opposites in the colour wheel. They form the greatest contrast and when used together they bring out each others fullest intensity. e.g. Red / Green, Blue / Orange, Yellow / Purple. Harmonious colours also called Analogus are adjacent in the circle. They have at least one common colour. e.g. Yellow / Orange / Red ( Common colour is Yellow ) - The use of these two types of colours can create a purposeful and meaningful expression within an at work. Complementary colours can be use in such a manner to establish harmony, peace and other such emotions What must be remembered is that this is not in essence a Rule. It is very dependent on what colours are used and how. e.g The use of Reds and oranges may not show peace but may express for example an Arid Barren Land. Primary Colours. Yellow, Red and Blue. Secondary Colours. Mixed from a combination of primary colours. Tertiary Colours. Combination of Primary and secondary and sometimes other tertiary - Too many secondary colours can create a dull muddy undesirable colour Hue: The name of the colour. Value: Refers to the lightness or darkness of a colour High value : Light ( cool ) Low Value : Dull. Intensity : Refers to the brightness or dullness of a colour. High Intensity : Bright Low Intensity : Dull Local Colour: Is the actual colour of objects. e.g. Yellow is the colour of Lemon. Monochromatic : When colour arrangement is made with one colour with shades and tints of that colour. Dominant Colour : When one colour in a composition, with its shades that are largely used. Achromatics : Black and White and the mixture of the two. Greys are not colours. They are called Achromatics. Lighter and Darker colours. By adding the neutral colours, black and white you can make various tints and shades. - Adding white is called a " tint. " - Adding black is called a " Shade " An important compositional aspect of colour is that shades tend to recede and tints project themselves when placed against each other. Contrasting colours in this aspect can create focal points and make certain images more dominant etc. Biological Aspects Of Colour. Certian colours have the power to evoke emotional responses in the viewer. Warm colours - simulate. Cool colours - relax. Warm colours - come forward. Cool colours - recede. Broken colour - This is where one colour is of another colour but the colour can be seen in sparkles impressionists. [...]... drawings Shape There are many different types of shapes Shapes can be enclosed by a line, but shapes can also be created without lines Shapes can be geometric or organic Organic shapes remind us of the natural world in which objects are usually irregular and constantly changing They are usually curved and undulating Geometric shapes remind us of the precision of man - made or mechanical objects They are... set of composition 1 Proportion and scale - Size and shapes of objects - Reference point of the objects - Use these points to analise how big you should draw the other object 2 Angles how objects lead from the drawer, compare angles of other objects - Circular tops and bottoms must be the same 3 Space - The distance between objects - Look more at what you are drawing than at the page - Look at the. .. objects They are usually rectilinear or straight edged Space Actual space this refers to the actual space and distance existing between images and forms Pictorial Space This is the illuseionary space that we see in 2D work This can vary from a flat patterned surface to the illusion of a deep space as in a landscape Pictorial space mimics, using spatial devices, the space in the natural environment Tonal... overlapping of images Depth of field - foreground, middle and back Field object appears larger if they are close Spacial relationships - Matisse was interested in spacial relationships that colours and space made the design aesthetically pleasing composition arranging shapes and space Mass This can be categorized into geometric, natural, abstract, and non objective Mass of an object is the size, weight,... and there interaction with other enviroments These masses evoke thought , feelings and tensions - seeking out the purest form of the subject Non Objective Masses They refer to no specific recognisable forms Doesn't resemble anything known to you Masses And Shapes The Cube : Most visually stable The Sphere : Implies movement and rolling The pyramid : Represents solidity and stresses move out from the. . .Tone Tone is very important in drawing It makes things look real and 3-D Tone is the values of light and darkness, by light falling on a object Every object has tone because tone is created by light When drawing a still life the whole object must be toned - You must start with light - Build up tones until you have correct value - You must have total... Geometrric Shapes Represent solidity and restfulness A cone can represent a thrusting mass and this can create a dynamic composition Natural Masses These are such forms as the human forms Many sculptors use such forms as e.g Henry Moore, He explored the mass of the female figure and its curved majestic nature Abstract Masses Used extensively in modern sculpture exploring the pure essence of natural... resemble anything known to you Masses And Shapes The Cube : Most visually stable The Sphere : Implies movement and rolling The pyramid : Represents solidity and stresses move out from the tip to the solid base The Cylinder : Harmonious mass and solid . in detail, line, colour, tone, shape, space ect excellent. Line Line is the most direct way of making a mark, lines define form and shape. Lines do not. forward. Cool colours - recede. Broken colour - This is where one colour is of another colour but the colour can be seen in sparkles impressionists. Tone. Tone