LESSO ELEMENTS OF

N VISUAL ARTS
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 Objective/s

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

1. determine the significance of visual arts in the production of an

artwork; and

2. get acquainted with the role of visual arts in painting, sculpture and
architecture.
What do you think is the subject and medium of this
painting?
FOCUS QUESTION:

What are the Elements of

Visual Arts?
1 LINE
The artist uses lines to imitate
or to represent objects and
figures on a flat surface. They
may be short or long, fine or
thick, heavy or light, wavy or
jagged straight or waved.
 DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES
A. Horizontal Line
creates an impression of
serenity and perfect
stability.
 DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES

B. Vertical Line

appears poised and

stable
VS
VS
 DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES

C. Diagonal Line

implies action.
 DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES

D. Curved Line

A line that flows

smoothly but is not
necessarily straight.
 DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT OF
LINES

E. Circular Line
is the abrupt change of
direction.
2 SHAPE
We typically think of a shape
as a closed contour. So, if you
take a line and enclose it, then
you will have created a shape.
 CATEGORIES OF SHAPE

Geometric Shape
or Regular Shape

are the precise shapes.

They are the ones that
we were taught since we
were younger.
 CATEGORIES OF SHAPE

Organic or Free-
form Shape

are shapes that seem to follow

no rules. Organic shapes
generally do not have a name
associated with them and are
typically not man-made.
3 TEXTURE
refers to how an object
feels to the touch or
appears to feel if touched.
4 COLOR
is not a permanent
property of things we see
around us. We see color
because light waves are
reflected from objects to
our eyes.
 COLOR THEORY
It is a body of practical
guidance to color mixing and
the visual effects of a
specific color combination.
Color theory can be divided
into three
 COLOR THEORY

1. Color Wheel
It shows the relationship
between colors.
The color wheel is made up of
three different types of colors -
Primary, Secondary, and
Tertiary.
 COLOR WHEEL

PRIMARY COLORS

Primary colors include red,

blue and yellow. They are the
source of all other colors.
 COLOR WHEEL

SECONDARY COLORS

A secondary color is a color

made by mixing of two
primary colors in a given color
space.
 COLOR WHEEL

TERTIARY COLORS
The combination of primary
and secondary colors is
known as tertiary or
intermediate colors, due to
their compound nature.
Notice that the
proper way to refer
to tertiary colors is
by listing the
primary color first
and the secondary
color, second.
 COLOR THEORY

2. Color Values

Value is the darkness or

lightness of a color. When
dealing with pure color, value
can be affected by adding
white or black to a color.
Adding white to a color produces a tint.
Adding black to a color produces a shade.
 COLOR THEORY

3. Color Schemes

These are the ways color are

put together in an intelligent
way.
 COLOR SCHEMES

1. Monochromatic

literally means one (mono)

color (chroma) with its shades
and tints
 COLOR SCHEMES

2. Analogous

are colors that are next to each

other on the color wheel.
 COLOR SCHEMES

3. Complementary

are colors found directly across

from each other on the color
wheel.
 COLOR SCHEMES

3. Color Triads

consist of three colors found

on the color wheel that are
equally spaced apart from each
other.
 COLOR SCHEMES
3. Split Complementary

color schemes are made up of

a color and it’s complements
closest analogous colors.
 COLOR SCHEMES
4. Warm Colors

colors that are usually

associated with warm things.
RED YELLOW ORANGE
 COLOR SCHEMES
5. Cool Colors

colors that are usually

associated with cool things.
5 VALUE
Value deals with the
lightness or darkness of a
color.
6 SPACE AND
MOVEMENT

SPACE is the area

around, above, and within
an object.
 USES OF SPACE

1. Overlapping

This occurs when objects that

are closer to the viewer
prevent the view of objects
that are behind them.
 USES OF SPACE

2. Placement

Objects placed higher within

the picture plane will appear
further away.
 USES OF SPACE

3. Size

Objects that are smaller will

appear further away from the
viewer.
 USES OF SPACE

4. Detail

Objects that are further away

should have less detail than
objects that are closer to the
viewer.
 USES OF SPACE

5. Color and Value

Objects that are further away
are cooler in color
temperature, while objects that
are closer are warmer. Objects
that are further away are
lighter in value, while objects
that are closer are typically
darker in value.
 USES OF SPACE

6. Perspective

Linear perspective is a drawing

method that uses lines to create
the illusion of space on a flat
surface.
7 FORM
In contrast to the idea of a
shape, which explains the
nature of two-
dimensionality, form in
art refers to objects which
have length, width, and height.