UNIT 1: VISUAL ELEMENTS OF ART

The elements of art are shape, form, value, line, color, space and texture. This term we will work combining the different visual elements of art, starting with a SELF PORTRAIT.

Check these presentations to get a better idea:

ACTIVITY: SELF PORTRAIT

Assessment Criteria (do not forget to copy this at the back of your work) 

1.Draw a margin or a frame or a background (1 point)

2. Use the line to create the impression of volume (implied volume) (3 points)

3. Originality, creativity (1 point) 

4. Expressiveness (2 points)

4. Neatness, good presentation (1 points)

5. Description of your work, minimum 5 sentences (1 point)

6. Self evaluation (1 point) 

 

EXAMPLE OF A IMPLIED VOLUME WITH LINES

WHAT CAN YOU SEE?

This is our next activity, some of you have already experimented with it, and here are some examples:

Assessment Criteria (do not forget to copy this at the back of your work) 

1.Draw a margin or a frame or a background. (1 point)

2. Use primary colours. (2 points)

3. Originality, creativity. (3 points)

4. Neatness, good presentation. (2 points)

5. Description of your work. (1 point) 

6. Selfevaluation. (1 point)

COLOUR CONTRAST

These are excellent examples of Colour Contrast. The high contrast is caused by using complementary colours: