Visual Arts

Visual Arts
Lesson Outcomes: At the end of this unit, you should be able to:
 know about the art basics;
 apply colors, elements, and principle of arts; and
 make different visual artworks.
Introduction:
The visual arts are art forms that create primarily visual works in nature, such as ceramics,
drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, film making, and
architecture. There are many ways to understand visual art, works like paintings, prints, and
sculptures.
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 Elements of Art
The elements of art are the building blocks used to create a work of art. Students who
can identify the elements and evaluate their role in the composition of a work of art will better
understand an artist's choices. They will be equipped to address whether a work of art is
successful and why. Here are some fundamental elements of art used by artists working in
various media: distance, space, color, perspective, line, shape, form, and texture.
 Principles of Design
The design is the overall organizational visual structure of the formal elements in a
work of art. The principles of art design are rules or guides to help one put these elements
together to achieve beauty. These principles include rhythm, emphasis, unity, balance,
proportion, movement, pattern, and contrast.
 Colors
Delight in color is a universal human characteristic. Color is a property of light. When
the light goes out, the color goes with it. The sun's white light contains all the colors of the
spectrum; violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. These colors are so blended
that they yield no sensation of color. When a beam of light passes through a prism, the
different rays of color are separated so that we can see and identify them. When light strikes
a surface, some of the color rays are absorbed while others are reflected. Others pass
through, especially when the object is transparent. Most surfaces absorb all the color rays
except those which yield a single color sensation and therefore appear to be of that color. A
blue dress absorbs all the color rays except the blue ray, which it reflects. A red ball absorbs
all the color rays except the red ray, which is reflected. Therefore, the color of an object is
determined by the rays which are reflected to the eyes of the beholder. Objects that appear
to be black absorb practically all the color rays and reflect none, while objects that appear
white reflected all the color rays equally. Gray is due to the partial reflection of the color
rays. White, gray, and black have no color quality. They are called neutral colors.
Color has three dimensions or attributes: hue, value, and intensity. Hue is the
dimension of color that gives color its name. When we say the flower is yellow, we are
naming its hue. Color names such as red, green, violet, and yellow indicate the color
characteristic called hue. Blue, red, and yellow are the primary hues. If these primary hues
are mixed in equal parts, the secondary hues are produced. The secondary hues are
orange, green, and violet. Orange is produced by mixing red and yellow; green by mixing
yellow and blue; violet by mixing blue and red. Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a
color. It is a quality which depends on the amount of light and dark in color. An
understanding of values will help the artist to use colors to the best advantage. It will offer
important suggestions for the arrangement of color values in interior decoration. The floor
should be the darkest in the room, the walls should be lighter, and the ceiling, the lightest. If
the floor's color is lighter than the wall, it will not give the feeling of being a solid foundation,
which is one of the prerequisites of a good floor. Intensity refers to the brightness or
darkness of a color. It gives color strength. Color differs in intensity. Intensity differences
may be described as full intensity, two-thirds intensity, two-thirds neutral, and neutral.
Intensity differences may be described as full intensity, two-thirds intensity, two-thirds
neutral, and neutral. When a hue is in its vivid form, it is said to be full intensity. When it is
dulled, it is said to be partly neutralized. The more black or white is added, the weaker is the
intensity.

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