Art Appreciation

Lesson 2: How Do
I Study Art?
Making Art
Group Presentors:
Reyes, Mark Lawrence Sundian, Kyle Cedric
Baltazar, Elrian Alejandro, Angelo
Omagad, Emilio Ramilo, Jomar

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GAME
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LINES
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COLORS
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SHAPES
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OBJECTIVES:
 Learn how art communicates color, symbolic quality of shape, line
movement, quality of texture, the drama of lightning and many others
 Be able to read design principles behind some effective and thought

provoking art forms and graphic designs.
 Explore materials and techniques through first hand experience

INTRODUCTION
HAND POTTERY OR MACHINE POTTERY
 There is something satisfying in seeing these processes and how things are
created. One can have a clue on the skill set, materials, and methods
required to get the task done.
 In the same way, we can all learn to appreciate art by taking time to
carefully look at the “Ingredients” that make up the different art forms.
 This lesson will cover Three Topics: Elements and Principles, Design
Psychology and Materials techniques. These are meant to help you gain
first hand experience on the creative process and what goes on inside an
artistic pursuit.
ELEMENTS OF ART
• Formal or tangible aspects of art. These are termed as elements because

they are the “medium of language” of visual arts. The Following are art
elements:
1. Line – Lines can be expressive and have a quality of its own
like:Whimsical or naïve lines, implied lines, blurred lines (lines that are
smudged, shaded or erased).
2. Shape – Three basic kinds: geometry, biomorphic, and amorphus.
Shapes can also be implied (shapes produced by the negative space).
3.Form – Three Dimensional shape. Can refer to the quality or likeness of
an entire mass, let us say, the form of a woman. It employs several
technique like shading, perspective and lightning.
4. Value – The lightness and darkness of a hue or a color. Often
represented in a tonal value scale, It has two parts: The tints (Lighter
tones) and the shades ( darker tones). A tone is a general term for a certain
value.
5. Color – also known as hue. Scientifically, It is the light that bounces
off a surface. In art we use subtractive colors, i.e colors that are from
pigments. Additive colors refer to a property of light.
6. Texture – Can be used in paintings like impasto, stamping, and
scratching in pottery, embossing when making prints, and many others.
Artist have also used the element of texture to convey a certain emotion.
7. Light – without light, all previous elements will not be possible. Light
creates the illusion that color, form, and texture exist. Light can be
implied, natural, or artificial.
8. Space – an area where the other elements can interact. Two types:
Positive and Negative space. Double negative space refers to a blank
space used as negative space by, let us say, a field of color or pigments.
PRINCIPLE OF DESIGN
• Long held Composition techniques which have been proven and used
by both fine and graphic artist to communicate ideas and concepts
effectively.
1. Contrast – design principle which uses the element of value to create
depth and dimension. Light also plays an important role in creating good
contrast.
2. Harmony – Elements are related to each other in terms of form, color
and theme etc.
3. Balance (Symmetrical and Asymmetrical) – Aesthetic quality of a work
marked by a sensible balance between two areas: right and left: top and
bottom.
4. Rhythm and Movement – Creating a sense of direction through
repetition of elements. Movement direct the viewer’s eye toward
something.
5.Unity and Variety – Elements should be seen as a whole in unity:
Variety still gives a sense of wholeness but the elements differ in some
aspects and provide more interest to the work.
6. Emphasis and Subordination – An area or a specific subject is
given focus: hence other parts of the picture are subordinated.
7. Scale and Proportion – This can be either an appropriate use of scale
and proportion or it can also be an effective way of changing the scale to
achieve a certain visual goal. It also shows relationship between the
object and the space.
8. Depth and Perspective – Shows three-dimentionality of a space through
the use of perspective lines and vanishing points.
PSYCHOLOGY IN ART
Psychology in Art
Why include this idea in the study of art making?
• Relating art to how the brain receives and interprets symbols and
images can benefit one’s decision in effective composition and visual
communication.
• Art is Method of psychology and in understanding how people

perceieve images, create meaning and connect those meaning together.
Gestalt Theory – This strategy tends to “sum up” an idea into one iconic
imagery. It often plays with the negative and positive space and makes
use of both.
Color Psychology – Color have imbided certain meanings. Whether it is a
social construct or a product of association, these hues certainly appeal to
our understanding of the world based on how they are used.
Compositional function of lines and shapes
A composition is basically how the element are arranged in space with
the intention of artistic expression.
Here are some compositional devices used by classical Artists.
Half Circle – often used in domes for some classical paintings and even
modern architecture, symbolizes feminity because of its womb- like shape.
Since it has no corners, It also resonates eternity.
Triangle – When used in a composition suggests relationship. In Leonardo

Da Vinci’s “Madonna of the Rocks” the triangular arrangement of the
figures, with the Madonna at the apex may suggests stability and
inclination toward the central figure.
Madonna of the Rocks by
Leonardo Da Vinci
Implied line or line movement – In a painting may intentionally lead a
viewer to a focal point of the subject matter.
Green wheat fields, Auvers by Vincent van Gogh

MEDIUM
- A medium, like in language, is the tool or the material used in realizing the
expression.
- Arts, this is the term for the materials used in specific type of technique, let
us say, dry media for drawing. It can include pencil,charcoal, or pastels.
Watercolors is an example of wet medium. Non-conventional types may
include mixed media, Computer graphics, and even found objects.
Difference between 2D, 3D and Ephemeral
2-Dimensional: photography, drawing painting, printmaking etc.
3-Dimensional: Found objects, casting and molding, substractive

and additive sculpture.
Emphemeral: Performance art and video art

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Lesson 2: How Do

Reyes, Mark Lawrence Sundian, Kyle Cedric

Baltazar, Elrian Alejandro, Angelo

Omagad, Emilio Ramilo, Jomar

L _ _ _ _

C _ _ _ _

_ A __

 Be able to read design principles behind some effective and thought

 Explore materials and techniques through first hand experience

• Formal or tangible aspects of art. These are termed as elements because

Why include this idea in the study of art making?

• Art is Method of psychology and in understanding how people

Triangle – When used in a composition suggests relationship. In Leonardo

Green wheat fields, Auvers by Vincent van Gogh

3-Dimensional: Found objects, casting and molding, substractive

Emphemeral: Performance art and video art

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