We’ve named only a little over 9,000 of those, far too many for me to remember, so using precise numerical numbers is essential.Ĭolors can also vary in intensity or saturation. By mixing red, green, and blue together in different proportions and with all the available luminosities, we get a wide range, or gamut, of colors. You will see the luminosities applied to the letters RGB, which represent the colors red, green, and blue. The low contrast and brighter background behind the high contrast and low luminosity of the wreck in the foreground gives a feeling of depth. Under flat light, form reverts to shape, and so separation of subjects can be lost. Therefore, we refer to the light on a gray, overcast day as being flat, as everything within a photo seems to have no depth due to that even lighting.
To depict form within a photograph, which is two-dimensional, we are very much relying on the nature of the light and its ability to both illuminate and cast shadows. That was, of course, the swastika.įorm refers to a three-dimensional shape. Then it was irrevocably hijacked by the evilest regime in humanity’s history. In Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language, that shape was synonymous with well-being. Go back in time to before the 1920s and there was a shape that had been used for millennia by Buddhists, Hindus, Jains. Both the five- and six-pointed stars will have very different meanings in different cultures, depending upon one’s nationality, ethnic background, and political or religious beliefs. However, the meaning of shapes can be swayed by cultural differences. For example, when a circle has form, it transforms into a sphere.In photography, we can use shapes for symbolism, as artists and designers have done throughout the ages. They are two dimensional and only convey height and width.įORM: When a shape acquires depth, it has form. SHAPE: Shape is the product of closed lines. The lightest value of color is white, while the darkest value is black. VALUE: In connection with color, value determines how light or dark color is when used in art. The meaning of an artwork can drastically change just by playing around with these elements. For artwork that cannot be touched, the artist uses texture to show how something looks like it would feel.ĬOLOUR: Color itself has three elements: hue, value, and intensity.
TEXTURE: Texture connects with the sense of touch. Space allows artists to set the foreground, middle ground, or background for paintings. SPACE: Space is based on where and how the artist applies all the other elements of art on their work. LINE: In art, lines aren’t just straight or otherwise they can also be abstract or implied, or two or three dimensional. These elements also help us appreciate, understand, and analyze works of art. Just as all matter is made up of different elements, art is a combination of different elements or building blocks.Īrtists combine line, shape, form, space, texture, value, and color to produce their work.
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