Formal Analysis terms
Quick sheet
ELEMENTS OF ART
Subject form – Chapter 3
Still life
Landscape
Portrait
Narrative
Genre
Figure
Non objective
Color – Chapter 3
Scheme -
Analogous
Monochromatic
Primary triad
Secondary triad
Tetrad
Double complementary
Split complementary
Complementary
Full palette
Temperature -
Warm colors
Cool colors
Degree of abstraction – Chapter 5
Realistic
Impressionistic
Expressionistic
Stylized
Non objective
Dominant Shape Motif – Chapter 5
Triangle
Rectangle
Square
Circle
Other
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Balance – Chapter 4
Asymmetrical/Dynamic
Symmetrical
Radial/Overall patterning
Harmony – Chapter 4
Rhythm/repetition
Proximity
Closure
Continuation
Variety – Chapter 4
Contrast
Embellishment/elaboration
Eye Tracks - Chapter 5
Location of focal point – Chapter 5
Center
Upper left quadrant
Lower left quadrant
Upper right quadrant
Lower right quadrant
Focus by – Chapter 5
Anomaly
Isolation
Placement
Direction
Format shape – Chapter 5
Rectangle
Square
Circle
Triangle
Other
Directional Emphasis – Chapter 5
Horizontal
Vertical
Diagonal
Circular
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Visual Art Terms - Chap 3 and 4
How to Experience Visual Art
1. Medium – the materials and techniques used by the artist to create the work. Example – oil paint on canvas is a traditional painting medium. Plural is media.
2. Form – the components of the composition and how there are arranged. Form is made up of ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES of design. The resulting composition of form can range from representational, abstract, or nonobjective art.
Elements – Individual building blocks of visual communication.
§ Line – leads the eye and is straight, curved, thick, thin, broken, solid, etc
§ Shape – can define solid vs. open forms, geometric vs. organic, etc. Solid shape in sculpture is referred to as mass.
§ Texture – relates to actual or implied surface qualities. Rough or smooth, matte or shiny, etc.
§ Space – the degree of depth implied in the work. Space can range from flat to shallow to deep.
§ Value – light and dark relationships. Value contrast can be limited or sharp, high or low.
§ Color – schemes can range from muted to vibrant, warm to cool, etc. Related terms – primary, secondary, monochromatic, complements, analogous, tint, tone, shade.
Principles – How the elements are combined to form relationships.
§ Unity conveys a sense that the elements are working towards a common visual goal
§ Harmony/Variety alleviates extreme sameness providing diversity
§ Repetition/Rhythm – the creation of pattern or regular recurrence of a motif or the use of interval and progression to lead the eye.
§ Balance – a sense of equilibrium in a work. Balance can be formal (symmetrical) or informal (asymmetrical).
§ Emphasis – drawing attention to particular parts of a composition to create a primary focal point or multiple areas of interest. Some compositions utilize the absence of emphasis for effect.
§ Scale/Proportion – scale is size relationship of one thing to another. Proportion is size relationship of parts to a whole.
§ Depth is the relationship of objects on the picture plane. Overlapping, larger objects closer to you, smaller objects are farther away, and size are basic ways to achieve depth in a flat surface.
§ Contrast strongly dissimilar elements create dramatic effects such as light and dark or large and small.
§ Movement can be created by actual or implied changes in position.
3. Content – the overall meaning conveyed by the work.
§ Subject and function – what is the work about and what is it for?
§ Expressive content – what is being communicated about the subject? Are there possible symbolic meanings to the overall aesthetic experience?
1. Medium – the materials and techniques used by the artist to create the work. Example – oil paint on canvas is a traditional painting medium. Plural is media.
2. Form – the components of the composition and how there are arranged. Form is made up of ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES of design. The resulting composition of form can range from representational, abstract, or nonobjective art.
Elements – Individual building blocks of visual communication.
§ Line – leads the eye and is straight, curved, thick, thin, broken, solid, etc
§ Shape – can define solid vs. open forms, geometric vs. organic, etc. Solid shape in sculpture is referred to as mass.
§ Texture – relates to actual or implied surface qualities. Rough or smooth, matte or shiny, etc.
§ Space – the degree of depth implied in the work. Space can range from flat to shallow to deep.
§ Value – light and dark relationships. Value contrast can be limited or sharp, high or low.
§ Color – schemes can range from muted to vibrant, warm to cool, etc. Related terms – primary, secondary, monochromatic, complements, analogous, tint, tone, shade.
Principles – How the elements are combined to form relationships.
§ Unity conveys a sense that the elements are working towards a common visual goal
§ Harmony/Variety alleviates extreme sameness providing diversity
§ Repetition/Rhythm – the creation of pattern or regular recurrence of a motif or the use of interval and progression to lead the eye.
§ Balance – a sense of equilibrium in a work. Balance can be formal (symmetrical) or informal (asymmetrical).
§ Emphasis – drawing attention to particular parts of a composition to create a primary focal point or multiple areas of interest. Some compositions utilize the absence of emphasis for effect.
§ Scale/Proportion – scale is size relationship of one thing to another. Proportion is size relationship of parts to a whole.
§ Depth is the relationship of objects on the picture plane. Overlapping, larger objects closer to you, smaller objects are farther away, and size are basic ways to achieve depth in a flat surface.
§ Contrast strongly dissimilar elements create dramatic effects such as light and dark or large and small.
§ Movement can be created by actual or implied changes in position.
3. Content – the overall meaning conveyed by the work.
§ Subject and function – what is the work about and what is it for?
§ Expressive content – what is being communicated about the subject? Are there possible symbolic meanings to the overall aesthetic experience?
Chap 3 notes
Art 211 Art Appreciation
Chapter 3 notes
Chapter 3 – Visual Elements
Visual elements –
- Picture plane – 2 dimensional (2D) surface (flat), can be covered with lines, shapes, textures, and other elements
- Sculpture – 3 dimensional (3D) using the same elements in 3D
Line – paths of action
- Characteristics of line –
Active, static, aggressive, or passive, sensual or mechanical
Indicate directions, define boundaries of shape and space, imply volume or solid mass, suggest motion or emotion, light and shadow, form patterns and textures
- Implied line – suggests visual connections
Shape – 2D, expanse within an outline when drawing
Geometric shapes – circles, triangles, squares
Organic shapes – irregular, curving, rounded, relaxed, informal, nature
- Positive/figure shapes - subject or dominant shapes on the picture plane
- Negative/ground shapes – background areas
- Figure-ground reversal
- Foreground – objects closest to the bottom of the picture plane
- Middle ground – objects in the middle of the picture plane
- Back ground – objects at the back of the picture plane
Mass/Form – 3D, physical bulk of a solid body of materials
- Volume – mass enclosing space
- Closed form – a form that does not interact with the space around it
- Open form – interacts with the surrounding space
Space – continuous, infinite, and ever present – visual arts are spatial, organized in space
- 3D space – our relationship to objects in space
- 2D space – is defined by height and width, implied
Implied depth on a 2D surface
- Overlapping – one shape in front of another
- Diminishing size – shapes get small farther back in space
- Vertical placement – objects low on the picture plane are larger, high or further back are smaller
Linear perspective – the way objects appear in space to the eye
- Vanishing point – converging points on the horizon
- Horizon line – your eye level as you look at a scene
- Eye level – imaginary plane parallel with the ground plane extending to the horizon
- Vantage point – single fixed position
- One point perspective – all lines are parallel but visually appear to converge at a single point
- Two point perspective – 2 sets of parallel lines appear to converge at two points on the horizon line
Atmospheric perspective – nonlinear means giving the illusion of depth created by color, value, and detail
Implied motion – to create a sense of movement
Light – everything we see is made visible by light – light dramatically changes the way we perceive things
- Chiaroscuro - use of graduations of light and shade, forms are revealed by subtle shifting from light to dark areas, no sharp outlines – Caravaggio
Color - a component of light affects our thoughts, moods, actions, and health
- Achromatic – means without the property of hue/color – black, white, and gray – neutral color
- Hue – is interchangeable with the word color,
- Value – lightness or darkness of a color, white added to a hue makes a lighter color, black added to a hue makes a darker color
- Shade – black added to a hue
- Tint – white added to a hue
- Intensity or Saturation – is the purity of a hue. A pure hue is the most intense form of a color at its highest or brightest saturation. With color when another color is added to a pure hue, the color is dulled.
- Primary colors – red, blue, and yellow – cannot be produced by intermixing any other colors
- Secondary colors – orange, green, and violet – are mixed from a combination of 2 primary colors to produce a secondary color.
Red + blue = violet, red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green
- Tertiary or intermediate colors – red-orange, yellow–orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue- violet, and red-violet
- Warm colors – red, yellow, orange side of color wheel
- Cool colors – blue, green, violet side of the color wheel
Color schemes – color groupings that create distinct color harmony
- Monochromatic – one color plus black and white
- Analogous – 3 – 5 colors next to each other on the color wheel
- Complementary – 2 colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel
Texture – tactile qualities – touch, feel
- Actual textures – feel by touching
- Implied textures – created to look like something on a flat surface
Chapter 3 notes
Chapter 3 – Visual Elements
Visual elements –
- Picture plane – 2 dimensional (2D) surface (flat), can be covered with lines, shapes, textures, and other elements
- Sculpture – 3 dimensional (3D) using the same elements in 3D
Line – paths of action
- Characteristics of line –
Active, static, aggressive, or passive, sensual or mechanical
Indicate directions, define boundaries of shape and space, imply volume or solid mass, suggest motion or emotion, light and shadow, form patterns and textures
- Implied line – suggests visual connections
Shape – 2D, expanse within an outline when drawing
Geometric shapes – circles, triangles, squares
Organic shapes – irregular, curving, rounded, relaxed, informal, nature
- Positive/figure shapes - subject or dominant shapes on the picture plane
- Negative/ground shapes – background areas
- Figure-ground reversal
- Foreground – objects closest to the bottom of the picture plane
- Middle ground – objects in the middle of the picture plane
- Back ground – objects at the back of the picture plane
Mass/Form – 3D, physical bulk of a solid body of materials
- Volume – mass enclosing space
- Closed form – a form that does not interact with the space around it
- Open form – interacts with the surrounding space
Space – continuous, infinite, and ever present – visual arts are spatial, organized in space
- 3D space – our relationship to objects in space
- 2D space – is defined by height and width, implied
Implied depth on a 2D surface
- Overlapping – one shape in front of another
- Diminishing size – shapes get small farther back in space
- Vertical placement – objects low on the picture plane are larger, high or further back are smaller
Linear perspective – the way objects appear in space to the eye
- Vanishing point – converging points on the horizon
- Horizon line – your eye level as you look at a scene
- Eye level – imaginary plane parallel with the ground plane extending to the horizon
- Vantage point – single fixed position
- One point perspective – all lines are parallel but visually appear to converge at a single point
- Two point perspective – 2 sets of parallel lines appear to converge at two points on the horizon line
Atmospheric perspective – nonlinear means giving the illusion of depth created by color, value, and detail
Implied motion – to create a sense of movement
Light – everything we see is made visible by light – light dramatically changes the way we perceive things
- Chiaroscuro - use of graduations of light and shade, forms are revealed by subtle shifting from light to dark areas, no sharp outlines – Caravaggio
Color - a component of light affects our thoughts, moods, actions, and health
- Achromatic – means without the property of hue/color – black, white, and gray – neutral color
- Hue – is interchangeable with the word color,
- Value – lightness or darkness of a color, white added to a hue makes a lighter color, black added to a hue makes a darker color
- Shade – black added to a hue
- Tint – white added to a hue
- Intensity or Saturation – is the purity of a hue. A pure hue is the most intense form of a color at its highest or brightest saturation. With color when another color is added to a pure hue, the color is dulled.
- Primary colors – red, blue, and yellow – cannot be produced by intermixing any other colors
- Secondary colors – orange, green, and violet – are mixed from a combination of 2 primary colors to produce a secondary color.
Red + blue = violet, red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green
- Tertiary or intermediate colors – red-orange, yellow–orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue- violet, and red-violet
- Warm colors – red, yellow, orange side of color wheel
- Cool colors – blue, green, violet side of the color wheel
Color schemes – color groupings that create distinct color harmony
- Monochromatic – one color plus black and white
- Analogous – 3 – 5 colors next to each other on the color wheel
- Complementary – 2 colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel
Texture – tactile qualities – touch, feel
- Actual textures – feel by touching
- Implied textures – created to look like something on a flat surface
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