Principles of Principles of ArtArtOrganize the Organize the

Elements of ArtElements of ArtCreate Visual Create Visual

Comfort Comfort & &

InterestInterest

Why Use The Principals of Why Use The Principals of Art?Art?

Why Use The Principals of Why Use The Principals of Art?Art?

BALANCEBALANCESimilar amount of information in two partsSimilar amount of information in two parts Symmetrical Symmetrical

is exactly equal on both sidesis exactly equal on both sides

Asymmetrical Asymmetrical

unequal but balanced through color and/or unequal but balanced through color and/or designdesign

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

Leads the eye to the focus of the imageLeads the eye to the focus of the image

color, value (light to dark), long color, value (light to dark), long shapes, and lines guide the eyeshapes, and lines guide the eye

RHYTHM/RHYTHM/REPITITION/PATTERNREPITITION/PATTERN

The same element is used over The same element is used over and overand over

Regular Regular

repeating in a patternrepeating in a pattern IrregularIrregular

repeating with no regular repeating with no regular patternpattern

CONTRAST/VARIETYCONTRAST/VARIETY

Creates excitementCreates excitement (opposite of sameness = (opposite of sameness = boring)boring)

Uses different Elements of Art together: sharp Uses different Elements of Art together: sharp and soft edges, pattern and space, dark and and soft edges, pattern and space, dark and light, bright and dull color, warm and cool light, bright and dull color, warm and cool color, smooth and rough texture, organic and color, smooth and rough texture, organic and geometric shapes.geometric shapes.

I like slugs!

EMPHASISEMPHASIS

The focus on an areaThe focus on an area

Using the Elements of Art/Design Using the Elements of Art/Design

(line, color, shape, form, space, value (line, color, shape, form, space, value & texture)& texture)

Monkey!

UNITYUNITY

Looks like it belongs togetherLooks like it belongs together

Makes sense of the image, brings it Makes sense of the image, brings it together. together.

(opposite of chaos)(opposite of chaos)

Uses same or similar Elements Uses same or similar Elements of Art/Designof Art/Design

(line, color, shape, form, space, (line, color, shape, form, space, texture, & value)texture, & value)

PROPORTION/SCALEPROPORTION/SCALEThe relative size of objects to one The relative size of objects to one

anotheranother

Example: Use appropriate scale in Example: Use appropriate scale in surface design. An overly large surface design. An overly large textile design can overwhelm the textile design can overwhelm the form of a garment or a piece of form of a garment or a piece of furniture. furniture.

FIGURE GROUND FIGURE GROUND RELATIONSHIPRELATIONSHIP

What you noticeWhat you notice

The FIGURE(S)The FIGURE(S) is/are the recognizable part is/are the recognizable part we pay attention to, the positive shape(s).we pay attention to, the positive shape(s).

The GROUNDThe GROUND is everything that is not the is everything that is not the figure(s).figure(s).

PRINCIPALS OF ART SUMMARYPRINCIPALS OF ART SUMMARY

1.1.BALANCE: BALANCE: Similar amount of information in two partsSimilar amount of information in two parts

2.2.MOVEMENT: MOVEMENT: Leads the eye to the focus of the imageLeads the eye to the focus of the image

3.3.RHYTHM/REPITITION/PATTERN: RHYTHM/REPITITION/PATTERN: The same element used The same element used

over & overover & over

4.4.CONTRAST/VARIETY: CONTRAST/VARIETY: Opposite of sameness Opposite of sameness

5.5.EMPHASIS: EMPHASIS: The focus on an areaThe focus on an area

6.6.UNITY: UNITY: Looks like it belongs togetherLooks like it belongs together

7.7.PROPORTION/SCALE: PROPORTION/SCALE: The relative size of objects to one The relative size of objects to one

anotheranother

8.8.FIGURE GROUND RELATIONSHIP: FIGURE GROUND RELATIONSHIP: What you noticeWhat you notice

Organize the Elements of Art

Assignment: School/Class Rule Poster Assignment: School/Class Rule Poster Using the poster guidelines (10 Using the poster guidelines (10

points)points) Cut out colored construction paper Cut out colored construction paper

scraps and pieces of magazines in scraps and pieces of magazines in shapes representing each of the shapes representing each of the Elements of Art (6 points)Elements of Art (6 points)

Use all of the Principals of Art to Use all of the Principals of Art to organize the Elements (8 points)organize the Elements (8 points)

Write how you used each one with Write how you used each one with specific examples (14 points)specific examples (14 points)

Example: The orange thin rectangle Example: The orange thin rectangle is the Element of Art, line. I put it is the Element of Art, line. I put it under the red sphere to add the under the red sphere to add the Principal of Art, emphasis.Principal of Art, emphasis.

(38 points)

Assignment 2: Principals of Art BookAssignment 2: Principals of Art Book1.1. Using the Principals of Art Using the Principals of Art

2.2. NEATNESS COUNTSNEATNESS COUNTS

3.3. Fold 2- 8 ½” x 11” sheets of paper in half vertically. Cover them with Fold 2- 8 ½” x 11” sheets of paper in half vertically. Cover them with a slightly larger piece of colored construction paper. Staple them a slightly larger piece of colored construction paper. Staple them together at the fold. Include a title & your name on the cover. (6 together at the fold. Include a title & your name on the cover. (6 points)points)

4.4. Each page of the book will represent one of the Principals of Art. ( 8 Each page of the book will represent one of the Principals of Art. ( 8 points)points)

5.5. You will label, define & draw each Principals of Art. ( 16 points)You will label, define & draw each Principals of Art. ( 16 points)

6.6. Draw one Principal of Art per page using all of the Elements of Art on Draw one Principal of Art per page using all of the Elements of Art on each page. (8 points)each page. (8 points)

7.7. On each page, using complete sentences, write how you used that On each page, using complete sentences, write how you used that Principal & the Elements of Art with specific examples. (16 points)Principal & the Elements of Art with specific examples. (16 points)

Example: The Element of Art, line, is orange and it is around the red Example: The Element of Art, line, is orange and it is around the red sphere to add the Principal of Art, emphasis. Red and orange are the sphere to add the Principal of Art, emphasis. Red and orange are the Elements of Art, color, which are bright colors that also add to the Elements of Art, color, which are bright colors that also add to the Principal of Art emphasis. I used the Element of Art, value, to make Principal of Art emphasis. I used the Element of Art, value, to make the red circle look like a sphere and also uses the Element of art, the red circle look like a sphere and also uses the Element of art, space, because a sphere is 3D. I made little lines coming out of the space, because a sphere is 3D. I made little lines coming out of the sphere to look like hair which adds the Element of Art, texture. sphere to look like hair which adds the Element of Art, texture.

54 points

Assignment 3: AnalyzingAssignment 3: Analyzing Look at these pieces of artwork and Look at these pieces of artwork and describedescribe how each of the Principals of Art how each of the Principals of Art are being used or not for each painting. are being used or not for each painting. Use complete sentences.Use complete sentences.Be very specific to that particular piece Be very specific to that particular piece of artwork give examples from the art.of artwork give examples from the art.Example: Example: Unity is achieved through the off white Unity is achieved through the off white background throughout the painting.background throughout the painting.Scoring: Scoring: 1 point for each correctly identified 1 point for each correctly identified Principal usedPrincipal used 1 point for the specific supporting 1 point for the specific supporting information information There are 2 points possible per PrincipalThere are 2 points possible per PrincipalThere are 8 PrincipalsThere are 8 PrincipalsThere are a total of 16 points possible There are a total of 16 points possible per painting analyzedper painting analyzed32 points for both pictures combined32 points for both pictures combined

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944 1944 Transverse Line,Transverse Line, 1923, Oil on canvas 1923, Oil on canvas

Claude Monet - Claude Monet - Water-Water-LiliesLilies -1914 -1914

16 points per painting = 32 total

REVIEWREVIEW

1)1) List the Principals of ArtList the Principals of Art

2)2) Describe each of the Principals of Describe each of the Principals of ArtArt

REFERENCESREFERENCES

Monet Monet www.writedesignonline.com/.../rules/www.writedesignonline.com/.../rules/color.htmlcolor.html

Kandinsky http://www.abstract-Kandinsky http://www.abstract-art.com/abstraction/l2_grnfthrs_fldr/gart.com/abstraction/l2_grnfthrs_fldr/g029b_kandinsky_tr_ln.html029b_kandinsky_tr_ln.html