Art Elements

These are lessons that focus on the basics of Art Education.  I am always in the process of creating projects to help teach these concepts so stayed tuned.

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POINT OF VIEW: 
These projects address things like focal point, perspective, illusion, and the relationship between the viewer and the artist.

• Perspective and the Use of the Diagonal

COLOR:
Color Theory is a massive subject but I hope to give you a few simple projects on the basics.

• Value: Notan Studies

• How to Make a Color Wheel for your Sketchbook:

• Color Wheel Lesson: Geckos

LINE:

• How to draw: The Pieces Makeup the Whole

SPACE:


COMPOSITION:

• Rule of Thirds

• OPEN vs. CLOSED

TIME AND MOTION:
How can an artist depict time and motion in a work:

• Figure Template: to help draw figures in motion

TEXTURE AND LIGHT: