Romans 12:6-8

6 We have different gifts, according to the grace

given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then
prophesy in accordance with your faith;
7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then

teach; 
8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it

is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it

diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
 ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES OF ART
Lesson 1
 Explain the elements
and principles of art
OBJECTI Identify the different
VES: elements and principles
of art in a selected
works.
Apply the elements of
art to their own work
 •What is art?
•Why is art created?
•How can we read and
understand a work of art?
Can you evaluate
this piece of art?
In this picture, the artist used both extreme unity
and variety to portray an image that means "one
as a family". The variety of shapes and colors
used to create the bodies of the family members
made it stand out.
However, the when the shapes and colors come
together, the viewer can see the family as one.
Person who knows the
elements and principles An artist can express his
of art can evaluate the thoughts and intentions
design in terms of line, with the elements of
color, shape, etc. artworks and does it
effectively along with the
design and principles,
they serve as an
Art’s elements and
expressing tool for
principles proves to be
designers
an analyzing frame for
the artists and viewers
 ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES OF ART
 ELEMENTS OF ART
Components or part which can
be isolated and defined in any
visual design or work of art.
“They are structure and carry the work”
Six Basic Elements of Arts
•Line
•Color
•Shape
•Forms
•Space Can someone tell us about
the elements of art?
•Texture
LINE
Is a form with width and
length, but no depth.
Artist use lines to create
edges and outlines of
objects
Direction of the line can
convey mood.
THREE TYPES OF LINE:
1. HORIZONTAL –calm
and quiet.
THREE TYPES OF LINE:
2. VERTICAL –strength
and authority
THREE TYPES OF LINE:
3. DIAGONAL –suggest
movements on an artwork
 • PRIMARY COLORS:
COLOR RED, YELLOW, BLUE
• SECONDARY COLORS:
ORANGE, GREEN,
PURPLE
• WARM COLORS:
ORANGE, YELLOW, RED
• COOL COLORS: BLUE,
GREEN, PURPLE
 BLACK GRAY PURPLE
Sophistication Stability Royalty
Power Security Luxury
Mystery Strength of Character Dignity
Formality Authority Wisdom
Death Maturity Spirituality
Passion

YELLOW WHITE PINK

Joy Freshness Romance
Cheerfulness Hope Compassion
Energy Light Beauty
Caution Cleanliness Love
Warmth Simplicity Sensitivity
Purity

RED BLUE GREEN

Danger Peace Life
Passion Calmness Growth
Romance Sincerity Environment
Urgency Stability Money
Excitement Confidence Healing
Integrity Relaxation
Cool Colors
Warm Colors
SHAPE
Formed when a line
encloses an area
Two dimension
(length and width) or
can be a geometric or
free-form.
FORMS
Volumes and mass of
the artwork
3D aspects of object
that take up space
 awareness of curves,
angles, space and
edges.
TWO TYPES:
1. ACTUAL FORM –
is a work that you
can see from all
sides. ex. sculpture
2. IMPLIED FORM –
created with shading
and modeling.
SPACE
the area around a
subject in a work of
art.
Shown with size,
overlap, and
proportion
TEXTURE
Surface quality
Create more three
dimensional appearance
on a two dimensional
surface.
Six Basic Elements of Arts
•Line
•Color
•Shape
•Forms
•Space
•Texture
 PRINCIPLES OF ART
Artistic guidelines used to
organize or arrange the
structural elements of art.
Five Basic Principles of Arts
•Balance
•Contrast
•Emphasis
•Pattern
Can you name one principle
•Unity of art?
BALANCE
is the
distribution of the
visual weight of
objects in a work
of art: Color, size,
texture
TWO TYPES:
1. SYMMETRICAL –
both sides are equal/
same
2. ASYMMETRICAL
–both sides of the art
are different but
visually balanced
CONTRAST
differences in a
work of art.
Light & Dark,
rough &
smooth, curved
line & straight
EMPHASIS
Give special
attention to one
part of an
artwork
Main idea
PATTERN
Keeping the
design in a certain
format
Regular/
repeated/alternated
arrangement
UNITY
arrangement of
elements to give
the viewer the
feeling of
wholeness on the
artwork
Five Basic Principles of Arts
•Balance
•Contrast
•Emphasis
•Pattern
•Unity
 How can we read and
understand a work of art?
• First and most importantly, a
person cannot create art without
utilizing at least a few of them.
• Secondly, knowing what
the elements of art are, it enables
us to describe what an artist has
done, analyze what is going on in a
particular piece and communicate
our thoughts and findings using a
common language.
 Answer Quiz #1:
Elements and
Principles of Art
Identify the different
elements and principle
sral.aralinks.net of arts present in a
given artwork