design elements Flashcards

(8 cards)

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elements of art

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line
colour
shape
tone
texture
space
form

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describe line

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-a continuous mark that moves across the page and is one dimensional
-represents movement or emotion

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describe colour

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-Colour is shown in different ways depending on how a light is reflecting off of a surface.
-The 3 properties of colour are hue, intensity and value
-hue=bright or dull, intensity+purity, value+ light or dark

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describe shape

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-can be either geometric or organic and are two dimensional
-geometric shapes=general shapes (triangle) whereas organic shapes=free-flowing (clouds)

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describe tone

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-what degree the lightness vs darkness of a colour is.
-Shades range from white to black with different tones in between

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describe texture

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-different surface qualities
-able to imagine what it would feel like to touch

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describe space

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-creates the illusion of depth

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describe form

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-3 dimensional shape
-You are able to see different angles of the object

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