COMMON

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART
1. ART SHARE THE SAME TRADITION AND INFLUENCES
2. .ART CAN BE USED SKILLFULLY TO SUGGEST FEELINGS
AND EMOTIONS
3. ANY ART FORM SHARE SAME ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES
 THE ELEMENTS OF ART

THE BUILDONG BLOCKS OR INGREDIENTS OF ARTS

 THE FF. ARE THE ELEMENTS OF ARTS:

• LINE- A MARK WITH LENGTH AND DIRECTION. A CONTINUOUS MARK MADE ON A

SURFACE BY A MOVING POINT.
C O L O R -CONSISTS OF HUE (ANOTHER WORD FOR COLOR), INTENSITY
(BRIGHTNESS) AND VALUE (LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS).
• V A L U E - THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF A COLOR.
• SHAPE -AN ENCLOSED AREA DEFINED AND DETERMINED BY OTHER ART
ELEMENTS

•
GEOMETRIC AND ORGANIC SHAPE
 2 DIMENSIONAL SHAPES

• THEY HAVE HEIGHT AND WIDTH BUT NO DEPTH E.G. A SQUARE. THE BEST WAY
TO REMEMBER THE SHAPE ELEMENT IS TO THINK OF AN OUTLINE.
 3 DIMENSIONAL SHAPE

A Three-dimensional (3D) Shape Has Three

Measurements, Such As Length, Width, And Height
• S P A C E - THE DISTANCE OR AREA BETWEEN, AROUND, ABOVE, BELOW, OR
WITHIN THINGS. POSITIVE (FILLED WITH SOMETHING) AND NEGATIVE (EMPTY
AREAS). FOREGROUND, MIDDLEGROUND AND BACKGROUND (CREATES DEPTH)
•
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• TEXTURE - THE SURFACE QUALITY OF AN OBJECT, ITS SMOOTHNESS,
ROUGHNESS, SOFTNESS, ETC. TEXTURES MAY BE ACTUAL OR IMPLIED.
3D TEXTURE
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ART IN ISLAND
• ACTIVITY 3
MATERIALS NEEDED
1 LONG BOND PAPER OR I/8 ILLUSTRATION BOARD
BLACK PEN (MEDIUM AND THICK POINT)
CRAYONS
WHAT TO DO?
CREATE AN ABSTRACT WORK USING YOUR OWN HAND AS A SUBJECT.
ARRANGE YOUR PAPER/ILLUSTRATION BOARD IN A LANDSCAPE MANNER.
PLACE YOUR PALM ON THE PAPER, MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FINGERS ARE SPREAD ON THE
SURFACE OF THE PAPER.
CAREFULLY TRACE THE OUTLINE OF YOUR HAND AND WRIST.THEN,SLIGHTLY MOVE YOUR
HAND.TRACE THE OUTLINE OF YOUR HAND AND WRIST AGAIN.REPEAT THE PROCESS 3 OR MORE
TIMES,LETTING THE SUCCEEDING OUTLINES OVERLAP THE FIRST ONE. (TIP:BEFORE TRACING
YOUR HAND OUTLINE, PLAN THE MOVEMENT OF YOUR HAND FIRST.)
THIS TIME, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE OVERLAPPING LINES HAVE CREATED
SHAPES. FILL THESE SHAPES WITH THE COLORS OF YOUR CHOICE. APPLY THESE
COLORS CREATIVELY. CHECK AND SEE IF ALL THE SHAPES ARE FILLED WITH
COLORS AFFECT EACH OTHER.

THEN ANSWER THE FF. QUESTIONS.

1. HOW WILL YOU DESCRIBE YOUR ARTWORK?
2. EXPLAIN THE MOOD OF YOUR ARTWORK BASED ON:
a) LINES THAT YOU HAVE DRAWN
b) SHAPES THAT YOU HAVE CREATED
c) COLORS THAT YOU HAVE USED.
THANK YOU & GOOD LUCK!