Elements of Visual

Arts & Principles of

Design

By Hannah Jane Abo-abo & Monique Angeline Fuertes

1. color
2. form
3. line 7 Elements of
4. shape
5. space
Visual Arts
6. texture
7. value
 Color
made up of THREE
PROPERTIES: hue,
value, intensity
Different
Approaches:
light, tone, pattern, form, creates MOOD &
symbol, movement,
harmony, contrast, mood
ATMOSPHERE
of atwork
Form
three-dimensional &
encloses volume.
Includes height, width, & depth
Tip
Generally refers to
sculpture, 3D design,
and architecture, but
may also relate to the
illusion of 3D on a 2D
surface
 Tip
a line has width,
direction, & length

Line
A POINT
MOVING in space.
Shape
a two-dimensional
closed area
flat, or limited
to height and width a shape is created
when a line is
closed.
Space
POSITIVE &
NEGATIVE areas are
defined of a sense of
DEPTH achieved in a
work of art. Tip
Gives reference
(ex. dimension)
 Texture
refers to the
WAY THINGS FEEL,
looks as if they might
Tip
optically
feel if touched
- through sight

physically
-through touch
 Value
Lightness or darkness
of tones or colors
Tip
the difference between
the lightness and
darkness of tones is
contrast
 1. balance
2. rhythm
3. pattern
7 Principles 4. emphasis
of Design 5. contrast
6. unity
7. movement
Balance
the distribution
of weight.
visual heaviness
of shapes & forms There’s symmetrical,
asymmetrical, &
radial balance.
Three Types of Balance
Symmetrical
Balance
is achieved by arranging
elements on either side of
the center of a composition
in an equally weighted
manner.
Asymmetrical
Balance
two sides of a work are a
little different, but they
shapes and colors are
arranged in a way that
they still create a feeling
of balance
Radial Balance
a type of balance in which
the parts of an object or
picture are regularly
arranged and radiate from a
central point
 Rhythm
repeating an object
or art element but
with variation

In this artwork, creates a visual

repeats shape, color
and line. tempo

Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie-Woogie

Pattern
different components
which are REPEATED
in the same way a seamless pattern is
throughout the design. one that flows
throughout without flaw.
Emphasis
area that dominates attention.
Tip
It is often the place the
viewer looks at first
It is achieved by
contrasting elements of
art
Goya highlights the man
in white, giving him
bright clothes, with
many lines pointing to
him
Francisco Goya, The Third of Mat 1808
 Contrast
arrangement of
OPPOSITE
ELEMENTS & effects

In this artwork,
Caravaggio contrasted
light & dark, creating a
scene of action and
energy.

Caravaggio, Crucifixion of St. Peter

 Fernando Botero, The Musicians

Unity
COHESIVENESS of
an artwork

how WHOLE,
CONSISTENT, &
COMPLETE it appears
In this artwork, Botero
creates unity through
subject matter.
 Hokusai, Egiri in Suruga Province

this art shows the

movement of the wind.

Movement
may refer to:
how an artist
depicts
movement
Visual flow
Vicente Silva Manansala was a Filipino cubist
painter and illustrator

National Artist of the Philippines

Spoliarium by Juan Luna
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