Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Balance- Similar to balance in physics. |
Color- Also called Hue. |
Line- The linar marks made with a pen or brush or the edge created when 2 shapes meet. |
Contrast- Opposite colors on the color wheel |
Direction- Horizontal, vertical or oblique. |
Dominance- Gives a painting interest, counteracting confusion and monotony. |
Gradation- Of color from warm to cool and tone from dark to light will cause the eye to move along a shape. |
Harmony- Visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements. |
Repetition- With variation is interesting, without it repetition can be monotonous. |
Shape- A shape is a self contained defined area of geometric or organic form. |
Size- Size is simply the relationship of the area occupied by one shape to that of another. |
Texture- Surface quality of a shape, rough, smooth, hard, glassy, etc. |
Value- The lightness or darkness of a color. |
Unity- Relaxing the design elements to the idea being expressed in a painting reinforces the principal of unity. |
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)