Elements & Principles of Art and Design

Sketchbook Assignment:

In order to fully develop our LTP’s, we need to have a good understanding of the Elements and Principles of Art and Design.  These are the basic building blocks for any piece of artwork.  For this task we will keep it simple.  Later we will learn about the many different branches that stem from these basic concepts.


Using the internet, do some research on the following terms.  Once you’ve got an understanding of each concept, try to find a minimum of one example of each element or principle being used in Graphic Arts.  Put the terms, definition/explanations, and image examples in your Digital Sketchbook.

Terms:

Elements of Art                    Principles of Design

Line                                        Unity
Shape                                     Emphasis
Form                                      Balance
Value                                      Proportion
Texture                                  Contrast
Colour                                    Movement
Space                                     Variety
                                              Pattern
                                              Rhythm

Photoshop CS2 Tutorials

The best way to learn how to draw is to have an example and copy it.  This method will teach you what tools to use and how to use them to re-create a similar looking drawing.  Photoshop is the same.  By looking at Photoshop tutorials, you can explore all the different possibilities that the program has to offer.  By following the directions in the tutorials, you are learning what tools to use and how to use them to get similar effects of the presented image or technique.  Once you learn these aspects of the program, you can take it and put it to use in your own work.

Assignment:

1. Search online through various Photoshop tutorials.  Choose a minimum of 3 that interest you and bookmark these pages.  Be sure that the ones you choose can be completed in CS2.
2. Then choose a minimum of one of those tutorials to try on your own.  Go through the motions to either recreate the tutorial image or use the instructions to apply it to your own composition. 
3. On your blog you will be asked to create a post with links to your chosen tutorials with explanations as to what they are and provide your created image to the appropriate link as a sample.