Thursday, 6 November 2014

Nova Scotia school of Art and Design

Today we have a guest from NSCAD teaching us about putting together a portfolio.

http://nscad.ca/en/home/default.aspx

Monday, 27 October 2014

Elements of art overview

Line: the movement from one point to another.


Shape: Implied from; series or one connected line.


Colour: Uses basic hues of the primary colours, as well as black and white shades.


Value: differences in lightness and darkness.


Texture: The implied qualities of a surface; the way we would perceive a surface to feel.


Space: how the art is organized; how space is used and how objects can look 3D on a flat surface.


Art as a language

Art is made up of different elements and principles. The elements are the different aspects of a piece of art, and the principles are how they all work together.

Elements: line, shape, texture, space, form, colour, value.
Principles: rhythm, movement, balance, proportion, variety, emphasis, harmony, unity.