ID 1051 Chapter : Elements And Principles Of Design
Document Summary
Elements and principles of design: elements, line. 8/28/2014 5:34:00 pm: linear marks made with a pen or brush, one object superimposed on another. Where the door and door frame meet: direction, all lines have direction. Vertical suggest balance, formality and alertness. Oblique create action: size, relationship of one area occupied by one shape to that of another, relative, texture, surface quality of a shape. Rough, smooth, hard, glossy: texture can be physical tactile, texture can be visual. Adjacent colors on the color wheel, similar shapes, etc. Use differences in size, finish, fabric: directs visualization, dominance, gives painting interest, counteracting confusion and monotony, can be applied to one or more of the elements give emphasis, anomalies in design rivet attention. Proportional room (all rectangles) with round table directs all attention towards round table: unity, relating the design elements to the idea being expressed in a painting reinforces the principle of unity.
