Design Elements

Floral Design

The Elements of Design are:

Line Form Pattern Texture Color

LINE

The visual path the eye follows as it proceeds through the arrangement.

Provides the “skeleton” or framework of a design.

May be created by a single line flower or by repeating flowers with similar colors, shapes, or textures.

Types of Line

Vertical Draws eye to point at either end suggesting motion.

Exclamation point

Suggests: strength, dignity, severity, formality

Types of Line (cont’d)

Horizontal Draws eye to point on either end

suggesting motion

More relaxing or informal

Curved Gentleness and gracefulness

FORM

The geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of a flower arrangement

Example: Circle, Triangle, etc

Name the Form!

PATTERN

The pattern of a floral design forms its silhouette against a space.

The pattern may be: Linear Mass Combination of both

Linear OR Mass?

TEXTURE

Refers to physical surface qualities of materials used in an arrangement. (Smoothness, glossiness, roughness, etc.)

Materials with similar textures should be combined.

For a striking effect, contrasts of coarse and fine textures can be used.

Describe these textures…

Color comes tomorrow….