Line
Line is defined as a moving dot, it is created with a tool/pigment.
- Horizontal: quiet, calm, stability.
- Curved: activity, graceful, luxury.
- Zig-zag: excitement, confusion, unrest.
- Diagonal: tension, agression, confusion
- Emotional qualities of line:
- Horizontal: quiet, calm, stability.
- Curved: activity, graceful, luxury.
- Zig-zag: excitement, confusion, unrest.
- Diagonal: tension, agression, confusion
Line of SightImplied lines along which figures in a pairing look.
EdgeWhere one shape ends and another begins.
ClosureVisually connecting marks to "see" lines where none exist.
Descriptive LinesLines that are used to make recognizable images.
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Expressive LinesLines used to convey feeling.
Optical MixingClosely spaced think black lines blend with white of the paper and appear to be grey.
Abstract LinesLines that do not make recognizable images.
Three ways that lines can be impliedEdges, closure and lines.
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Links
http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/mecklerd/AMI/1a_LINE_ART.ppt
http://suite101.com/article/the-art-element-of-line-a151923
http://suite101.com/article/the-art-element-of-line-a151923
Color
Color is an element of art. Every time you use color, you create a color scheme.
The Color Wheel
Color Schemes
Primary: You can make all the colors by mixing different amounts of primary color.
Secondary: You can mix two primary colors to make a secondary color.
Warm Colors
yellow and all the colors with red and orange tones are warm
Cool Colors
violet and all the colors with blue an green tones are cool
Complementary Colors
oposite on the color wheel are complementary
Analogous Colors
colors that are close neighbors on the color wheel are analogous
Rainbow Colors
using primary and secondary colors placed in order from the color wheel.
Intermediate Colors
ist the color in between the primary and secondary colors on the color wheel