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Classes I Media I Reference 001 I Syllabus: Landscape & Nature Drawing I Syllabus: Portrait & Self Portrait Drawing I Syllabus: Foundation Drawing I Ceramic Chess Sets

Elements of Design

  • Line
    • outline
    • contour
    • cross contour
    • gesture
  • Shape
    • organic & geometric
    • proportion
    • weight& the modeled drawing
  • Form
    • weight & mass
  • Texture
    • actual
    • simulated
    • invented
  • Color
    • chroma
    • value
    • intensity
  • Value & Tone
    • high key
    • low key
  • Space:Perspective
    • horizon
    • vanishing point
    • diminution
    • foreshortening

Principals of Design

  • Balance: Symmetrical
  • Balance: Asymmetrical
  • Unity
  • Emphasis
  • Contrast
  • Pattern
  • Movement

Composition

  • Figure-Ground
  • Interspace
  • Rhythm
  • Placement
  • Pressure
  • Perspective
  • Scale
  • Distortions

Design In Nature

  • Shape
  • Line
  • Texture
  • Value
  • Space

Gestalt Theory of Visual Perception

  • Principle 1 - Proximity
  • Principle 2 - Similarity
  • Principle 3 - Common Fate
  • Principle 4 - Good Continuation
  • Principle 5 - Closure
  • Principle 6 - Area and Symmetry

 

 

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