ELEMENTS OF ART

LEARNING INTENTION

•We will gain a deeper understanding of how the essential vocabulary of art, the Elements of Art, helps us critique and evaluate art. The activity we will be engaged in will help us understand essential differences and concepts related to art.

SUCCESS CRITERIA•Engaged and participating in class discussion•Personal Evaluation of the artwork through the use of the worksheet

ACT STANDARD READING

•Meanings of Words:•Score Range: 13-15 Understand the implication of a familiar word or phrase and of simple descriptive language

ACT STANDARD WRITING

•Developing Ideas:•Score: 9-10: Provide thorough development in support of ideas; extend ideas by using specific, logical reasons and illustrative examples

LINE• Line is a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin. Types of line can include actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and contour lines.

•Line Video

Olive Trees by Van Gogh

SHAPE•Shape is a 2-dimensional line with no form or thickness. Shapes are flat and can be grouped into two categories: geometric and organic

•Shape Video

Olive Trees by Van Gogh

FORM•Form is a 3-dimensional object having volume or thickness. It is the illusion of 3-D effect that can implied with the use of light.

•Form Video

Olive Trees by Van Gogh

VALUE•Value is the degree of light and dark in a piece of art. It is the contrast between black and white and all the tones in between. Value can be used with color as well as black and white.

•Value Video

Olive Trees by Van Gogh

COLOR•Color is made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity. Hue is the color’s name. Value is the hue’s lightness and darkness (black and white added). Intensity is the quality of the brightness and purity.

•Color Video

Olive Trees by Van Gogh

SPACE•Space is the area around, within or between images or elements.

•Space Video

Olive Trees by Van Gogh

TEXTURE•Texture is the surface quality of an object that we sense through touch. All objects have physical texture. Artists can also convey texture visually in two dimensions.

•Texture Video

Olive Trees by Van Gogh