WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF ART?
Starting April 20th, over the next seven weeks, we will begin exploring the seven elements of art. They are line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space. The elements of art help all artists create their best work! Here is a short little stop motion video showing the elements of art. |
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Week One: Line
April 20-24
Line is the most basic of art elements and most artists use it as a starting point in their art. Remember, a line is simply "a dot that goes for a walk". A line can be straight, curvy, zig-zag, castle, or free-form. There are so many possibilities!
Line is the most basic of art elements and most artists use it as a starting point in their art. Remember, a line is simply "a dot that goes for a walk". A line can be straight, curvy, zig-zag, castle, or free-form. There are so many possibilities!
Week Two: Shape
April 27 - May 1
Let's see how we can build on our lines to create shapes. How do shapes affect our art?
Let's see how we can build on our lines to create shapes. How do shapes affect our art?
Week Three: Form
May 4 - 8
What is form? Art has form when it is three dimensional or 3D, or if it appears to be 3D. Think clay!
What is form? Art has form when it is three dimensional or 3D, or if it appears to be 3D. Think clay!
Week Four: Color
May 11 - 15
My favorite! We will learn about how colors can work together (or not) to make your art even more spectacular!
My favorite! We will learn about how colors can work together (or not) to make your art even more spectacular!
Week Five: Value
May 18 - 22
What is value in art anyway? It's not how much the art is worth, it doesn't have to do with money. It is how dark or light something is in our art. Let's learn about how we can add value to our art.
What is value in art anyway? It's not how much the art is worth, it doesn't have to do with money. It is how dark or light something is in our art. Let's learn about how we can add value to our art.
Week Six: Texture
May 25 - 29
How does it feel? That's the texture. How does it look like it would feel? That is also texture in art.
How does it feel? That's the texture. How does it look like it would feel? That is also texture in art.
Week Seven: Space
June 1 - 5
Sometimes things appear close to us in art and sometimes they appear far away. This is space. This week we will learn more about how to create space in our art.
Sometimes things appear close to us in art and sometimes they appear far away. This is space. This week we will learn more about how to create space in our art.