Elements of Design study guide

Elements of Design Study Guide

Line:  a moving dot

Shape:  space enclosed by a line- 2 dimensional

            Geometric shapes:  shapes with clear definitions

            Organic shapes:  free form

Form:  3 dimensional-have volume

Space:  a sense of depth in your composition

Value:  areas of light (tints) and dark (shades)

Texture:  how a surface feels or appears to feel

Color:  3 important terms:

                        Hue-another word for color

                        Value-areas of light and dark

                        Intensity-brightness and dullness

6 color schemes:

            Monochromatic-values of one color

                        All shades and tints of blue in a painting

            Complimentary-opposite on the color wheel, increases intensity

                        Purple/yellow, red/green, orange/blue

            Analagous-3 colors next to each other on the color wheel

                        Red, red orange, orange

            Triadic-form a triangle on color wheel, primary and secondary

                        Red/yellow/blue or orange/green/purple

            Warm-associate with heat

red orange yellow

            Cool-associate with ice

                        Blue green purple