Humanities
- 1. Language of Art has its own vocabulary, and yet the vocabulary of art is not made up of words but with Visual Elements What are the visual elements? 1.Color 2. Line 3. Shape 4. Form 5. Space 6. Texture Medium and elements are the materials the artist uses in creating a work of art. The distinction between them is easy but hard to define. So to get their distinction, we can use the question, what is it made of? From the point of view of building, we say that a building is made up of bricks and stone, we are dealing with the medium but if we say, it is made of right angles and vertical lines, we are referring to the elements
- 2. Thus, Medium is the physical means through which we can come in contact with a work of art; the Elements are its qualities or properties. Mediums are concrete, elements are abstract. 1. Color Characteristics of Colors a. Hue is the name of the color, the dimension of the color, which is referred to a scale ranging through re, yellow, green and blue. 1.Primary colors 2.Secondary colors 3. Complementary colors 4. Intermediate colors
- 3. b. Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. The value can be changed by adding black or white. It is the name given to relative degrees of light and dark. c. Intensity or saturation is the brightness or dullness of a hue. Pure hues are high intensity colors. Dull hues are low intensity colors. It is used to describe the purity of a color. Color schemes 1. Monochromatic 2. Analogous 3. Warm or cool color scheme
- 4. Ways of Using Color 1. Representational Use 2. Impressionist Use 3. Decorative or ornamental Use 4. Personal Use 5. Scientific Use 6. Symbolic Use
- 6. Kinds of Line a. Horizontal Line b. Vertical Line c. Diagonal Line d. Curve Line e. Zigzag Line
- 7. Shape a. Geometric Shape b. Organic Shape
- 9. 1. Balance 2. Variety 3. Harmony 4. Emphasis 5. Proportion 6. Movement 7. Rhythm 8. Unity 9. Contrast Principles of Arts