Elements
of Art for Writing an Evaluation of a Portrait
| Element |
Definition |
Example |
| Color |
What
the eyes sees when light is reflected off an object. Color
can be light, dark, bright, or dull. |
Think
of color relationships: analagous, monochromatic, complimentary,
tints, shades, tones |
| Line |
A
path of a moving point through space |
How
does your eye move around the painting? Can you imagine
lines dissecting the painting? |
| Shape |
Two
dimensional enclosed space, can be free form, geometric |
How
do the shapes define an object, are they realistic, accurate,
fading, repeated? |
| Space |
The
distance between, above, below, within, and around things |
Positive
space attracts your eye the most, negative space enhances
and is usually background, folds in fabric, shadows |
| Form |
An
illusion of three dimensional shape |
Ability
to make a 2 dimensional surface look 3-D |
| Texture |
The
way something feels or looks like it might feel |
Smooth
skin, soft, coarse, or smooth clothes |
| Light |
Ability
to show effects of sunlight |
Reflections,
glitter in eyes, sparkle in jewelry, shadows or sunlight
in a room |
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