ELEMENTS OF ART &

DIMENSIONS OF COLORS

MODULE -2 (Part -II)

List of content :
Elements of art ; line, color, texture, form, value, shape and space
Dimensions of colors ; Hue, Value and Intensity
 Elements of art is ……

 It is a  stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist to
communicate or give message.
 It is a simplest form of art.
 It helps to think of the elements of art as building blocks
 Every art piece has the intent to communicate a message or evoke emotion. 
There are seven elements of art:

Line Shape

Value Form
Color

Space Texture
 Line
 Line starts from a point moving in space to create identifiable
path
 It vary in width, length, and direction. these variations can
elicit certain psychological responses for a viewer.
 Most often, lines define the edges of a form.
 We can give three dimensional effect to the object through
contouring
 For example, a curvy line has the ability to suggest comfort
and ease, whereas a jagged one can evoke anxiety and
commotion.
 Shape
 It  is a two dimensional area confined by a actual line or implied.
 Once shapes are created you should keep in mind while creating line that
they are joined to enclosed areas.
 In drawing shapes are created when the ends of lines are joined to
enclose areas.
 Line and shape both elements are almost go together, and they have a lot
of the same qualities
 Different characteristics of shapes evoke different moods and meanings
to the viewer.
 It is also very important because they create movement within a piece of
art and lead the eye from one design element to the next design.
 Color
 Colors have three main characteristics— hue (blue, red, green, etc.), value
(spectrum of light and dark) and intensity (spectrum of bright and dark).
 The color wheel is used to classify colors into three categories: primary
(red, yellow, green), secondary (green, orange, purple), and tertiary (red-
violet, blue-green, etc.).
 We can separate warm colors (reds, oranges, yellows) from cool colors
(blue, greens, purples) by drawing a line through the middle of color wheel.
 Unfortunately, the wrong combination of colors can communicate an
unintended message to viewers.
 For example; warm colors(red, orange and yellow) are typically associated
with energy and action while cool colors(blue and green) are associated
with peace and serenity.
 Dimensions of color
Dimensions

Hue Tint
Value Tone
Chroma Shades
 Hue

 A hue is just a color or any color in the color wheel.

 The three primary colors are red, blue and yellow.
 Primary hues: red, blue and yellow
 Secondary hues: orange, violet and green
 Intermediate hues: red-violet, blue-green, yellow-orange etc.
 Value
 It is the darkness or lightness of a color.
 It can be black, white and ranges of grays.
 Value can be any color and the lights(tints) and darks (shades) of that color.
 Its importance in creating the illusion of light, form, and texture in the art work.
 Value Color
 Every individual color in the color wheel can be altered in three ways: Tinting, Shading and Toning.
 Black and white have an important role to play in art.
 When you mix white, black or both into one of the hues on the basic color wheel, you get variations.
 Tints

 Tint is a mixture of a color with white, which reduces darkness.

 Tints are all lightened colors when add white color.
 Always begin with white and add a bit of color to the white until the desired
tint is obtained.
 Tones
 Tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.
 Tone is the lightness and darkness of color
 It varies from the bright white of light source through shades of gray to the deepest black
shadow.
 Shades

 Shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness.

 Shades reflects deep, powerful and mysterious.
 They work well in the masculine environment and are best used as
dark accent.
 Chroma
 Intensity (saturation of color) refers to the degree of purity of a color.
 Highly intense color is bright and a low-intensity color is more neutral or muted.
 When we mix a pair of complementary colors,
the original or parent colors lose their intensity.
 Primary colors are considered to be
the most “pure” in intensity.
 When we mix one color into another color, we have
lowered the intensity of both colors mixed.
 Texture
 It appeals to our sense of touch or surface quality, which can evoke
feelings of nostalgia, delight, and discomfort.
 There are two forms of texture are actual and visual.
 Actual, or physical texture, refers to feel just as they appear.
 Example;  Designing a wedding invitation – the thickness, weight
(heavy or light), and feeling of the paper (smooth, rough, etc.), along
with additional embellishments (glitter, flowers, etc.),
 Visual texture is the illusion of texture, created by other design
elements.
 Example; Some things look like they are rough but are actually
smooth. (corona virus)
 Space
 It define as area around, above and within an object
 It refers to a feeling of depth illusion to a flat surface or three
dimensions
 It can be both positive and negative
 The relationship between the two is most important in art to
successfully communicate meaning within their composition.
 Positive space can be described as the subject, while negative space is
the area around and within it.
 Through contrast you can create balance between these two.
 Both space can play important roles in the overall success of a art work.
 Form
 It has height, width and depth
 It describes volume and mass (how much the object fills out) it is
three- dimensional.
 In art work, artist use light and shadow effects or increasing contrast
between highlights and shadow areas to create the illusion of 3-D
effect.
Geometric form
  It  can be organic or geometric.
 Geometric such as cone, cylinder, cube, sphere etc.
 Organic forms look natural. They are irregular and may seem flowing
and unpredictable.

Organic form
 Value
 It deals with the gradual change of lightness or darkness of
a color.
 Colors have different value when white or black is added.
Which leads to create interest in art works
  Adding white creates a “tint” of that color and adding black
creates a “shade”
 White is the highest or lightest value while black is the
lowest or darkest value.
 For example yellow has a relatively high (light) value, while
violet has a relatively low value (dark).
 Brain baazi…
1. The degree of lightness and darkness in a work of art is…
 Color, Shape, Value, and Form.
2. A shape that has or appears to have volume or looks 3D is..
 Line, Form, Shape and Space.
3. The mixture of a hue plus, black and white creates?
 Chroma, Tint, Tone and Shades.
4. A color with high value is ?
 shade, Tint, Tone and Hue.
Solutions….

 1. Value
 2. Form
 3. Tone
 4. Tint
 Activity

 Guidelines for activity:

 First teacher will divide the class into pairs. i.e. two in each, after that teacher will allocate
random topics from the topics discussed above to talk and present with live example of that
element.
 Teacher will give 10 minutes in total to complete the task (5 minute to think and 5 minutes to
present their topic) for each pair of students.
 After successful task completion, the teacher will give a token of reward. i.e. whosoever
performs excellently within the time limit, will got 5 points, similarly, for average(2.5) and no
response(0).
 If any group which is not able to explain well or not perform, then, his topic will come on the
next team and they will get extra 2 points or bonus points for it.
 The team that has more points will win at the end.
 Referencing
Video links for better understanding about elements of art:

 https://youtu.be/1rCBFV6ttjo
 https://youtu.be/sHaIDlED8GY
 https://youtu.be/AAwYHNo31ZQ
 https://learn.g2.com/elements-of-art
 https://youtu.be/Ybq5GIpeU_0
 https://youtu.be/bdoOu6kPQ1o
 https://youtu.be/eZJ9_L4EYyo
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6aa9Jg808c
Thank you