Elements of Art And Principles Of Design In Photography

Line - marks made by a pointed tool such as a paint brush , pencil, pen , they can be thick or thin loops or no loops or zig zag lines






This explains the elements of art and principles  designs of lines. I used the painting above as an example because you can see many lines going different ways and some curves .

Shape - circles , triangles , rectangles , squares with uniform measurements 




This explains the elements of art And principles of design of shapes. I used this painting as an example because it shows different varieties of shapes including , circles , rectangles , squares etc .
















Color -wheels show the primary colors, secondary colors, and the tertiary (intermediate) colors. They also show the relationships between complementary colors across from each other, such as blue and orange; and analogous (similar or related) colors next to each other such as yellow, green, and blue. Black and white may be thought of as colors but, in fact, they are not. White light is the presence of all color; black is the absence of reflected light and therefore the absence of color

This explains the elements of art And principles of design of color. I chose the painting above for color because it has different sorts of colors like the color wheel , it has red , green , orange , blue , yellow , purple etc . Like the picture below of the bird and its beautiful wings and tail .

Value ( Form ) -Value, or tone, refers to dark and light; the value scale refers to black and white with all gradations of gray in between. Value contrasts help us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art.











This explains the elements of art And principles of design of value as you can see in the painting and in the picture the darker parts are used as value making the bright parts brighter.

 Form -describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, width, and height.

This explains the elements of art And principles of design of Form because the painting was made to look  3D and the shapes pop out like in the picture the food is in a shape and looks 3D.

Texture -Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly--the list is endless. Texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork.
This explains the elements of art And principles of design of texture because in the painting it looks like if you were looking at flowers in real life but its actually the texture the painter made as and example the picture below has texture with the cracks in the tree.

Space -Space refers to distances or areas around, between, or within components of a piece. Space can be positive (white or light) or negative (black or dark), open or closed,shallow or deep, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional.

This explains the elements of art And principles of design of space because in the painting the rocks look apart of distance from land and the surrounding its just water .

Balance -is the comfortable or pleasing arrangement of things in art. There are three different types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. The human figure is symmetrically balanced; the same on the left and right side. The tree is asymmetrically balanced; its branches are not distributed equally on each side, but their total weight is balanced left and right. The sun is an example of radial balance; all its rays are equal in length from the center.

This explains the elements of art And principles of design of balance in the picture the plant is symmetrical and the light is hitting on the front so there can be a shade in the back.













Contrast -is created by using elements that conflict with one another. Often, contrast is created using complementary colors or extremely light and dark values. Contrast creates interest in a piece and often draws the eye to certain areas. It is used to make a painting look interesting.











This explains the elements of art And principles of design of contrast because it uses light and dark values and draws the eye to important areas .

1. Emphasis -in the focal area of an artwork gives it importance. An artist may stress some elements of the design over others. The eye of the viewer will focus on the area of emphasis or center of interest first, then take in the rest of the composition.

This explains the elements of art And principles of design of emphasis because the painting and the picture catches your aye and pays attention to the main ting in the picture .










Movement -in an artwork means the artist is taking viewers on a trip through the work by means of lines, edges, shapes, and colors often leading to the focal area. Movement is a visual flow through the composition. It can be the suggestion of motion in a design as you move from object to object by way of placement and position. Directional movement can be created with a value pattern. It is with the placement of dark and light areas that you can move your attention through the format.

This explains the elements of art And principles of design of movement by the painting having different types of lines , edges , shapes , and color the same goes to the wave having that round shape in the middle of the wave .







Pattern -Patterns are made in art when the same shapes or elements are repeated again and again. Pattern uses the elements of art in planned or random repetitions to enhance surfaces of paintings or sculptures.









This explains the elements of art And principles of design of pattern , the shapes often repeat and so as the color and as the picture shown above is a good example of repetition .

Rhythm -is the repetition of shapes, lines, and forms. Rhythm is a movement in which some elements recurs regularly. Like a dance, it will have a flow of objects that will seem to be like the beat of music.


This explains the elements of art And principles of design of rhythm because it has repetitions of lines curving and the element recurs regularly and the picture below too .

Unity - means that all elements in an artwork are in harmony. Unity brings together a composition with similar units. For example, if your composition was using wavy lines and organic shapes you would stay with those types of lines and not put in even one geometric shape.



This explains the elements of art And principles of design of unity because it has similar units of shapes and detail and wavy lines like the picture below it repeats the same signal the sign has .