Elements & Principles of Art and Design: A Basic Intro

Sketchbook Assignment:

In order to fully develop our LTP’s, we need to have a good understanding of the Elements and Principles of Art and Design.  These are the basic building blocks for any piece of artwork.  For this task we will keep it simple.  Later we will learn about the many different branches that stem from these basic concepts.


Using the internet, do some research on the following terms.  Once you’ve got an understanding of each concept, try to find a minimum of one example of each element or principle being used in Graphic Arts.  Put the terms, definition/explanations, and image examples in your Digital Sketchbook.

Terms:

Elements of Art                    Principles of Design

Line                                        Unity
Shape                                     Emphasis
Form                                      Balance
Value                                      Proportion
Texture                                  Contrast
Colour                                    Movement
Space                                     Variety
                                              Pattern
                                              Rhythm