Please follow the above link for the assignments on the Elements and Principles of Art. If the link does not connect you to the web page, copy and paste the link into your browser address bar. Go to that address EXACTLY as it pasted. Don't take any suggestions your browser gives you.
-or- That information is copied below: Design Elements Design elements are the basic units of any visual design which form its structure and convey visual messages. Painter and design theorist Maitland E. Graves (1902-1978), who attempted to gestate the fundamental principles of aesthetic order in visual design, in his book, The Art of Color and Design (1941), defined the elements of design as Line, Direction, Shape, Size, Texture, Value, and Color (in that order), concluding that "these elements are the materials from which all designs are built." Color
Color star containing primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Uses
Line Line is an element of art defined by a point moving in space. It is probably the most fundamental of the elements of design as it is usually the starting place for much of artistic creation. Lines can be vertical, horizontal, diagonal, or curved. They can be any width or texture. And can be continuous, implied, or broken. Shape A shape is defined as a two or more dimensional area that stands out from the space next to or around it due to a defined or implied boundary, or because of differences of value, color, or texture. All objects are composed of shapes and all other 'Elements of Design' are shapes in some way. Categories
The tree's visual feelings is represented here in this image.Meaning the way a surface feels or is perceived to feel. Texture can be added to attract or repel interest to an element, depending on the pleasantness of the texture. Types of texture
Space In design, space is concerned with the area deep within the moment of designated design, the design will take place on. For a two-dimensional design, space concerns creating the illusion of a third dimension on a flat surface:
Form may be described as any three-dimensional object. Form can be measured, from top to bottom (height), side to side (width), and from back to front (depth). Form is also defined by light and dark. It can be defined by the presence of shadows on surfaces or faces of an object. There are two types of form, geometric (man-made) and natural (organic form). Form may be created by the combining of two or more shapes. It may be enhanced by tone, texture and color. It can be illustrated or constructed. Assignment #16
Coloring Line Art in Photoshop/Pixlr/Sumopaint Below are links to some tutorial videos on coloring line art in Photoshop (or Pixlr, Sumo, etc.). This is the preferred method for most comic artists today. For this assignment, do the following: 1. Find a black line drawing of a comic character of your choice. Search "Cartoon Character Line Drawing PNG" or something similar. A .png file will make your job a little easier while coloring it. Make sure to save the black line drawing just as you found it AS WELL AS saving your finished colored version. You will need to submit both for grading. 2. Open the line drawing image in Photoshop, Pixlr or Sumopaint. 3. Color the entire image. The "Magic Wand", "Lasso" and "Eraser" tools will be very useful in selecting and cleaning up areas as you color. Your coloring should include coloring for light and shadow, use of "Gradients" as well as a wide variety of colors. Color the entire image including the background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snx9xnITG9c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMKPmBvSWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds5RSyMCfb0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=numfMyEZOD4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyMJ5sLfG4 Using Inkscape ONLY, create a map or maze. The maze can be made up of any shapes, colors, gradients, textures, etc. you want. The map will be of a building, city, state, country or territory... REAL OR IMAGINED. It's up to you.
Make your maze or map colorful and interesting. But make sure that the ENTIRE thing is drawn in Inkscape, by you, FROM SCRATCH. Below are some examples. Photos that you yourself did not take may NOT be used in your designs without the written consent of the person who did create the image. If you wish to use a non-authorized image in such a way you must SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER it. How much alteration "significantly" means is a judgment call... often made by a judge. Also, it is often a good design decision to simplify a photograph as part of your design. The filters for use in your raster-based programs (Sumo, Pixlr, Photoshop, etc.) can be very helpful. For assignment #14, you are also limited to three colors, including the shirt color. Consider the images below. The first is an unedited photo I found online. The second is the same photo run through a few filters and color adjustments. Even with the dramatic change in the appearance of the image, it would still be open to interpretation (hopefully not by a judge) as to whether or not I altered it enough to use it in my design legally.
These assignments have to be printed out and turned in by Wednesday, November 15 (A-Day Classes) and Thursday, November 16 (B-Day Classes).
School T-Shirt Design Competition
T-Shirt design is an art form all by itself. Such designs can be product-oriented, funny, serious, satirical, cool, etc. But the one thing all T-Shirt designs share (as do ALL good designs) is that they are good designs. They are eye-catching, attractive or otherwise interesting. This assignment is a competition for the design of one of our future school shirts. It must read "Landon Lions" and use only the colors black and orange; but otherwise it can contain any other images or text. The winner will have his or her designed printed as a school shirt as well as receive an award of $20. You will need to create and turn in 3 different designs. We will then choose the best one for editing and final layout. To begin, create the design only, with the final layout done in Inkscape and saved as an .svg file. Until you have finalized the design, which must be approved by me, save your files in whatever manner you wish. DO NOT create your designs using a T-shirt template or as any kind of image that has a picture of a T-shirt with your design on it. |
AuthorDaniel P. Loughran is an artist and art educator who lives in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Archives
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