Saturday, October 2, 2010

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

Line


A line can be loose, free or straight. And repetition of lines can make a pattern. I'm sure your familiar with this street mark; the pedestrian line cross. See how lines can be used in such a way that it doesn't just make a pattern but also make sense and actually mean something. 

  Shape


A Shape can be of many forms. There's the circle, the square, the triangle, etc. This photo allows us to see that shapes add up to the artistic aspect of an image. Imagine this chocolates, flat. Not exciting eh? 

Space






Space emphasizes the movement and distance of a certain object from a certain point. The result will be that there's a placement of the object for the audience's perception. This image shows space between the dancer and the ground or background. 








Colour

Colour can be seen practically everywhere. But the application of these colors differ for each situation. Definitely, colours can make an image interesting, producing a strong emotional or psychological impact to the audience. If these were just your ordinary No. 2 pencils, would you even look at this image?


Texture 


Texture can be defined as the way things feel or touch. In this image, one can actually feel how rough the wood might be. It's not flat nor smooth eh?


Shade


Shade refers to how the light colors contrast the darker ones. A hue of red can have it's lighter shade and darker shade, right? And when you use it, for example, in this canvass you create a creative effect. At some point, it may look like there's actually a light source from the image.









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