Ceramics 1
Ceramics 1
Unity-Principle of Design
Unity-Principle of Design
Unity-Principle of Design
Unity-Principle of Design
Unity-Principle of Design
Unity-Principle of Design
Line- Element of Art
Line- Element of Art
Classwork & assignments
Presentation slideshow
Presentation slideshow
Classwork & assignments
Classwork & assignments
Lines are everywhere. You can see lines in the grain of a piece of wood or in the cracks on a sidewalk.
In art, Line is an element of art that is the path of a moving point through space.
Lines are used to:
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Create boundaries between shapes
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Create boundaries between colors, textures or values
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Lead the eye from one space to another
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Create textures
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Suggest emotional qualities
Lines are everywhere. You can see lines in the grain of a piece of wood or in the cracks on a sidewalk.
In art, Line is an element of art that is the path of a moving point through space.
Lines are used to:
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Create boundaries between shapes
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Create boundaries between colors, textures or values
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Lead the eye from one space to another
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Create textures
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Suggest emotional qualities
Classwork & assignments
Grid drawing is a very old technique of transferring images (from sketches to a full size canvas or fresco, etc...)
Always make sure that the number of squares on the original picture and your working area are exactly the same (even if the size of the squares are bigger on the paper). This is because no matter how many times bigger (or smaller) you make the drawing, the proportions and dimensions can only stay the same if the number of boxes (squares) matches exactly.
Make sure you follow all steps below.
2.3.2 The Van Eycks and Rogier van der Weyden
The Santa Trinita Madonna, painted by Cimabue circa 1300, is a classic representation of the Mother of Christ. Note the almond-shaped eyes and dinner-plate haloes that surround the characters.
Commissioned in 1308 and installed in the cathedral of Siena in 1311, Duccio's Maestà depicts the Madonna and Child with saints and angels. Check out the artist's attempt at linear perspective: He tried to create depth by stacking the rows of angels.
The Ognissanti Madonna was completed in 1310 and features a very realistic Madonna holding the infant Jesus. Click on the image to see the full painting.
This panel drawing by an unknown artist shows the halo copied from the Greco-Roman style into early medieval art.
On the Web...
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The Terracotta Army has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO so that it stays protected and preserved for future generations. To view the UNESCO site for the mausoleum, which includes images and video of the army, click the link above.
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To view the Qin mausoleum up close and from multiple angles, visit the interactive site above.
Check Your Understanding
Radiant colors, suspended angels, penetrating eyes, and intricate symbols were the prevailing motifs used to represent the supernatural world throughout the early Middle Ages.
But the rules were changing. The heavenly figures of medieval art would soon come off their golden thrones and be put back into an earthly setting.
On the Web...
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For more on Chinese art, as well as art from many other nations that you will not learn about here, pay a visit to this fantastic resource on Asian art.
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To see more contemporary Asian art, check out this collection.
On the Web...
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Click here to read more about the series and see each of the 46 prints.
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Click the two links above to view examples of Japanese art paired with timelines of the country's history.
