D03 ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

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ELEMENT
the basic ingredients that an artist uses separately or in combination to produce artistic imagery
LINE
a basic element of art referring to the path between two points that can make shapes, show movement or mood
SHAPE
a flat enclosed space with edges made by line, color, value, or texture
FORM
a shape in 3-dimensions (width, length, depth)
VALUE
the range from light to dark of a color
COLOR
element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye
TEXTURE
the real or simulated surface quality or "feel" of an object, its smoothness, roughness, softness
SPACE
the area around, above, and within an object
PERSPECTIVE
technique used to create an illusion of space and depth on a flat surface
OVERLAPPING
When objects partially overlap other objects, the foreground objects appear visually closer than the covered objects.
ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE
the earth's atmosphere makes distand objects appear less distinct and more bluish
DIMINISHING SIZE
distant objects appear smaller than objects that are in the foreground
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
a depth cue that occurs when parallel lines (like train tracks) seem to converge to a single vanishing point in the distance.
HORIZON LINE
the most distant line marking the junction of earth and sky
VANISHING POINT
the point on the horizon line at which lines or edges that are parallel appear to converge.
ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE
lines that converge to a single vanishing point on the horizon line giving the illusion of three dimensional space
TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE
using two vanishing points on the horizon line to give the illusion of three dimensional space.
POSTIVE SPACE
the areas in a work of art that are the subjects, or areas of interest
NEGATIVE SPACE
the area surrounding the subjects
CONTRAST
the arrangement of opposite elements to create visual interest, excitement and drama
BALANCE
the distribution of the visual weight of elements such as colors, texture, and space to create stability and equilibrium
EMPHASIS
giving importance to certain elements to communicate a message
PATTERN
"a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement to add visual interest or symbolism
VARIETY
the use of several different elements of design to add visual interest and to guide the viewer's eye
UNITY & HARMONY
all elements of the artwork combine to create a sense of completeness, singleness or wholeness
RHYTHM & MOVEMENT
"when elements are used repeatedly to create a feeling of movement to guide the viewers eye through the artwork
PROPORTION
the relationship between the size and scale of objects in a design
ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE
When visual weight in an image is balanced by use of colors, shapes, and lines
SYMMETRICAL BALANCE
When an image is the same on either side of the center (i.e. mirror image)
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