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ART
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IN THIS COURSE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
-The Best Drawing Tools To Start With
-The 5 Visual Elements of Art
-Basics of Shading
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visual ELEMENTS of art
Every drawing you could every create is composed of 5 elements. It is important
to know these so you can decipher what part of your images you are creating and
what needs to be improved upon in the future.
1. Line- Either straight or curved, this is a mark that spans the
distance between two points (start and end). Essentially it is a dot
in motion, the width determined by the mark-making tool being
used. A line has width, direction. length, and curve. An outline is a
type of line, as is cross-hatching, but an outline creates a 2-
dimensional shape when it is completed, A shape can be organic or
geometric in nature.
2. Form- The form in an image is the illusion of perceived volume and
depth created by employing techniques such as shading and
perspective. The tonal scale (also known as the value scale) is the
amount of lightness or darkness present in any given colour. The
difference in tones next to each other is called contrast and this can
be used in the process of giving a shape its form.
3. Texture- The texture is the description of how something looks or
feels in an image. There are two types of textures: visual and tactile.
A visual texture is one that is completely flat but gives the illusion
of it being raised off of the page and a tactile texture is one that
actually rises off the page and can be felt with touch. A painting
will typically have more tactile textures than a drawing because of
how some types of paint dry. Some examples of textures are
bumpy, smooth, fuzzy, wet, and rough.
4. Colour- There are 3 properties to the element of colour: hue,
saturation, and value. Hue refers to the wavelength of the light
photon when it reaches our eye. It is the name we give colours such
as red or blue. Saturation, also known as intensity, is the purity of
the colour. The more saturated the colour is the more vibrant it is
and the less saturated it is the closer to a dull grey it becomes.
Value (see #2) is the amount of black or white present in a colour.
5. Pattern- An underlying structure of form and space that is
organized in consistent and regular way to promote rhythm. It can
be either man-made or natural.
LINE &
SHAPE
Line and shape are the visual elements
discussed in this chapter.
Fundamentally, these are 2D elements that make up your
image. A line is created with a dot that is extended across a
page and can be any variety of thicknesses. A shape is
created when you connect that line with a space in the
middle.
FORM
Form is the visual element discussed in this
chapter.
Form involves bringing a 3D element into the piece of art.
You can achieve this by giving a dimension of volume and
perspective to a 2D shape. Adding shading with tonal
variations also is an important factor in creating the illusion
of form.
COLOR
Color is the visual element discussed in this
chapter.
Color involves hue, value and saturation.
It has a large variety of effects on your image depending on
which combinations you use!
COLORS CHEAT SHEET
OVERVIEW SATURATION
Colors play an important role in filmmaking. The term hue refers to the color of the
Take time to understand how they can be image itself, while saturation describes
used in set design, lighting and color the intensity (purity) of that hue.
grading.
COLOR WHEEL
LOW HIGH
SATURATION SATURATION
RGB, Red, Yelow and Blue are Primary colors
that are important to understand. Mixing
these colors produces Complementary colors
such as Green, Orange and Purple. FILMS
PRIMARY
The two most promenent colors you will see
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COMPLEMENTARY
TEXTURE
Texture is the visual element discussed in
this chapter.
Texture involves creating the illusion of a particular texture
in your piece, whether it be wood, stone, fur, or anything
else. In a physical painting, the way your medium raises off
of the page in a way where you can feel it by passing your
finger over, also counts as texture.
PATTERN
Pattern is the visual element discussed in
this chapter.
Pattern is the last of the 5 Visual Elements of Art. It involves
the arrangement of any variety of shapes,, colors, forms, etc.
in a rhythmic fashion. on the canvas,
