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(Crafts & Design)

 Handicraft
• A handicraft, sometimes more precisely
expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade,
is any of a wide variety of types of work where
useful and decorative objects are made
completely by one’s hand or by using only
simple, non-automated related tools like scissors,
carving implements, or hooks.
Is handicraft an art?
• The first examples were necessities such as
protection or coverings. Handicrafts were
later improved and adapted according to
environmental conditions, eventually
becoming "traditional" and accepted as an
art that reflects the artistic sense, feelings
and cultural characteristics of a society.
Principles of Design
used in Handicraft
 1. Rhythm
• A principle of design that
indicates movement,
created by the careful
placement of repeated
elements in a work of art
to cause a visual tempo
or beat.
 2. Balance
• A way of combining
elements to add a
feeling of equilibrium
or stability to a work of
art. Major types are
symmetrical and
asymmetrical.
 3. Emphasis
• A way of combining
elements to stress the
differences between
those elements.
 4. Proportion
• A principle of design
that refers to the
relationship of certain
elements to the whole
and to each other.
 5. Gradation
• A way of combining
elements by using a
series of gradual changes
in those elements. (large
shapes to small shapes,
dark hue to light hue,
etc)
 6. Harmony
• A way of combining
similar elements in an
artwork to accent their
similarities (achieved
through use of
repetitions and subtle
gradual changes)
 7. Variety
• A principle of design
concerned with
diversity or contrast.
Variety is achieved by
using different shapes,
sizes, and/or colors in a
work of art.
 8. Movement
• A principle of design
used to create the
look and feeling of
action and to guide
the viewer’s eye
throughout the work
of art.
Importance of
Handicrafts
• Handicrafts are very important. They represent
people's culture and traditions. It promotes the
heritage of a country through the use of
indigenous materials. It preserves traditional
knowledge and talents and are gifted every day.
Why is there a Handicraft?
1.Culture
2.Country
3.Resources
4.Demand of the people