VISUAL ELEMENTS
Line, Direction, Weight,
Form or Shape, Color, Texture, Size, Space, Light,
Tone
Line
edges all forms and shapes, may occur alone;
produces movements and textures
Direction indicates the
direction and manner lines move
Weight
the heaviness or thickness of a line from delicate
to massive
Form
defines an object or shape. Form may denote ""mass""
a 3d form.
Color
Defines any Hue, colors we name, primary, secondary
tints, etc.
Texture
defines both natural patterns of line or tactile
roughness or smoothness
as well as patterns created
by drawing or painting tools
Size
is the reference to the amount of space occupied
by an element.
Space
the area occupied by the elements 2dimension
or 3 dimensional.
2Dimensional Space has
the appearance of flatnes; 3Dimensional has the
appearance of depth of perspective or modeling of
form to appear to have mass.
Light
defined as illumination from a light source
will influence modeling and cast shadows.
Tone
Tonality or Value; is any effect of shadow,
values, dark, light, or shading. All colors also
has relative
tone.
DESIGN ELEMENTS:
Movement (direction)
, Rhythm, Repetition, Contrast, Variety, Unity,
Emphasis, Tension, Similarity.
Movements
the directions the line or edges move through a
space.
Rhythm
are the effect of repeated similar line movements
or similar shapes.
Repetition
refers to repeating any element, see above list.
Contrast
differences found comparing any single element.
Such as contrast of
DESIGN TERMS CONTINUED
"colors" red contrasts
with black.... texture: rough contrasts with smooth.
Variety
expresses numbers or differences, different kinds
of elements or content.
Unity
expresses the appearance of oneness or harmony that
every design requires. Emphasis
is the effect of bringing some parts out or making
prominent or dominant.
Integration
is when parts appear to fit together and have a
sense of oneness.
Tension
results when elements do not fit harmoniously; but
cause opposition or dissonance. Tension happens
when line movement paths crash into another path
Similarity
of elements is the main method of making the composition
harmonize.
Harmony
is the feeling of apparent correctness of having
parts appear to belong together and to work together
visually in a pleasant way. There is sufficient
variety to cause the forms to be interesting and
not boring but not so same and unvaried as to become
boring.
VISUAL ELEMENTS
Line, Direction,
Weight, Form or Shape, Color, Texture, Size,
Space, Light, Tone
Line
edges all forms and shapes, may occur
alone; produces movements and textures
Direction indicates
the direction and manner lines move
Weight
the heaviness or thickness of a line from
delicate to massive
Form
defines an object or shape. Form may denote
""mass"" a 3d form.
Color
Defines any Hue, colors we name, primary,
secondary tints, etc.
Texture
defines both natural patterns of line or tactile
roughness or smoothness
as well as patterns
created by drawing or painting tools
Size
is the reference to the amount of space occupied
by an element.
Space
the area occupied by the elements 2dimension
or 3 dimensional.
2Dimensional Space
has the appearance of flatnes; 3Dimensional
has the appearance of depth of perspective
or modeling of form to appear to have mass.
Light
defined as illumination from a light
source will influence modeling and cast shadows.
Tone
Tonality or Value; is any effect of
shadow, values, dark, light, or shading. All
colors also has relative
tone.
DESIGN ELEMENTS:
Movement (direction)
, Rhythm, Repetition, Contrast, Variety, Unity,
Emphasis, Tension, Similarity.
Movements
the directions the line or edges move through
a space.
Rhythm
are the effect of repeated similar line movements
or similar shapes.
Repetition
refers to repeating any element, see above
list.
Contrast
differences found comparing any single element.
Such as contrast of
DESIGN TERMS CONTINUED
"colors" red contrasts
with black.... texture: rough contrasts with
smooth.
Variety
expresses numbers or differences, different
kinds of elements or content.
Unity
expresses the appearance of oneness or harmony
that every design requires. Emphasis
is the effect of bringing some parts out or
making prominent or dominant.
Integration
is when parts appear to fit together and have
a sense of oneness.
Tension
results when elements do not fit harmoniously;
but cause opposition or dissonance. Tension
happens when line movement paths crash into
another path
Similarity
of elements is the main method of making the
composition harmonize.
Harmony
is the feeling of apparent correctness of
having parts appear to belong together and
to work together visually in a pleasant way.
There is sufficient variety to cause the forms
to be interesting and not boring but not so
same and unvaried as to become boring.
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