Elements of Art and Principles of Design in Photography

Elements of Art:

line- a mark made by a pointed tool: brush, pencil, pen, etc. lines can vary in width, direction, curvature, length, or color. 

shapes- are formed whenever the ends of a continuous line meet. geometric shapes such as circles triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature. organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals. 

color- color wheels show the primary colors, secondary colors, and the tertiary colors. They also show the relationships between complemetary colors across from each other such as yellow, green, and blue. black and white may be thought of as colors but, in fact, they are not. White lift is the presence of all color; black is the absence of color.

value- value, or tone, refers to dark and light; the value scale refers to black and white with all gradations of bra in between. value contrasts eli us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art.

form- form describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, with, and height. 

texture- texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly-the list is endless. texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of art work.

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Principles of Design:

balance- balance is the comfortable or pleasing arrangement of things in art. there are tree different types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. the human figure is symmetrically balanced: its branches are not distributed equally on each side, but their total weight is balanced left and right. the sun is an example of radial balance; all its rays are equal in length from the center 

contrast- contrast is created by using elements that conflict with one another. often, contrast is created using complementary colors or extremely light and dark values. contrast creates interest in a piece and often draws the eye to certain ares. it is used to make a painting look interesting.   

emphasis- emphasis in the focal area os an artwork gives it importance. an artist may stress some elements of the design over the others. The eye of the viewer will focus on the area of emphasis or center of interest first, then take in the rest of the composition. 

movement- movement in an artwork means the artist is taking viewers on a trip through the work by means of lines, edges, shapes, colors, often leading to the focal area. movement is a visual flow through the composition. it can be the suggestion of motion in a design as you move from object to object by way of placement and position. directional movement can be created with a value pattern. it is with the placement of dark and light areas that you can move your attention trough the format.

patterns- patterns are made in art when the same saps or elements are repeated again and again. pattern uses the elements of art in planned or random repetitions to enhance surfaces os paintings or sculptures. 

rhythm- rhythm is the repetition of saps, lines, and forms. rhythm is a movement in which some elements recurs regularly. like a dance, it will have a flow of objects that will seems to be like the best of music.

unity- unity means that all elements in an artwork are in armory. unity brings together a composition was using wavy lines and organic shapes you would stay with those types of lines and not put in even one geometric shape.