1. Color Described in Terms of Primary and Secondary Colors

Art Elements - Notes

1. Color – Described in terms of Primary and Secondary colors

Primary – 3 basic colors that cannot be made by mixing other colors together.

Example : red, blue , and yellow

Secondary - 3 colors that result from mixing any 2 primary colors.

Example: orange, green, purple.

Color math –

red + yellow = orange

yellow + blue = green

red + blue = purple

All 3 primary colors mixed = brown

Why set up the color wheel properly?

Because:

The color wheel shows proper color relationships

Purple

Red Blue

Orange Green

Yellow

2. Line – ‘A line is a dot that went for a walk” – Paul Klee

3 types of line : Contour Searching Modeled

3 techniques for giving line substance: hatching cross-hatching scribbling

3. Space – An area or place in which something exists

5 techniques for creating a sense of space:, Size Variation, Overlapping, Perspective, Placement , Detail Variation

Size variation Overlapping Perspective

Placement Detail Variation

Space techniques are important for creating sense of depth on a flat surface (like paper)

4. Shape – Flat (2-dimensional), enclosed object

Two categories for all shapes: Geometric and Irregular

Geometric – flat, enclosed objects with rules and limitations, ex. square

Square Rectangle Circle Triangle

Irregular - flat, enclosed objects with NO rules and limitations ex. tree shape

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Tree

Shape is different from form because form has 3-dimensions, shape has only 2-dimensions. Those two dimensions are height and width.

5. Value – Lights and darks

Example: black, white, gray

In addition, tints and shades are also values of color

Tint – any color mixed with white, example: pink

Shade – any color mixed with black, example: navy blue

Gradual value shift- a slow change in value from light to dark

Used to create a sense of form (but first: a light source must be located)

6.Form – A 3-dimensional object

The three dimensions are height, width, and depth

Examples of forms are

pyramid

Cube Pyramid Rectangular Sphere

Solid

7. Texture – How something feels or appears to feel

2 types of texture :

Actual – Texture that looks and feels is the same.

Example – The way it feels to touch sheep’s wool. It looks soft and fluffy…it feels soft and fluffy

Simulated – Texture that looks and feels differently

Example – A picture of a sheep. It looks soft and fluffy, but it feels glossy and smooth.