DOTS LINES & SHAPES Shuyi, Kaie, Yuting DOTS Definition, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

DOTS LINES & SHAPES Shuyi, Kaie, Yuting

DOTS Definition, Properties, Examples

Definition

Properties of Dots ● Point of focused attention that comes in different sizes, shapes and colors ● Doesn’t always need to be perfectly circular.

Properties of DOTS ● The building block of everything else ● The starting position of a design ● Dots form an important relationship with space

Properties of Dots ● Overlapping dots form complex shapes and forms ● Dots can form implied lines

Examples - Aboriginal Dot Art

Examples - Pointilism a sunday afternoon on the island of la grande jatte

Examples - Pop Art Stylistic use of dots by Roy Lichtenstein Ben day dots inspired

L I N E S

D E F I N I T I O N

P R O P E R T I E S A line is an identifiable path created by a point moving in space One-dimensional Varies in width , direction , and length . Can be horizontal , vertical , diagonal , straight , curved , thick or thin Lines can extend on both sides to infinity Lines often define the edges of a form

P R O P E R T I E S Vertical straight lines - up and down Horizontal straight lines - left to right Parallel lines - same slope and distance apart, never intersect. Perpendicular lines - cross each other, form 90 degree angles Slanted or oblique lines - straight lines at an angle / diagonal

T Y P E S O F L I N E S H O R I Z O N T A L & V E R T I C A L

T Y P E S O F L I N E S Z I G - Z A G

T Y P E S O F L I N E S C U R V E D L I N E S

T Y P E S O F L I N E S S P I R A L L I N E S

T Y P E S O F L I N E S T H I C K A N D T H I N L I N E S

T Y P E S O F L I N E S A N G L E D L I N E S

T Y P E S O F L I N E S S C R U M B L I N G L I N E S

T Y P E S O F L I N E S C R O S S H A T C H E D L I N E S

A L L T Y P E S O F L I N E S

Van Gogh Wassily Kandinsky E X A M P L E L I N E W O R K Piet Mondrian Unknown Artist

U S E S O F D I F F E R E N T L I N E S I N M U L T I – M E D I A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmV3KMniZuQ

S H P E S

D E F I N I T I O N 1. an enclosed space , the boundaries of which are defined by other elements of art (i.e.: lines, colors, values, textures, etc.)

P R O P E R T I E S 2 dimensional

T Y P E S O F S H A P E S vs GEOMETRIC ORGANIC

P O S I T I V E vs N E G A T I V E