ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
THESE ARE THE RAW MATERIALS IN ART THAT ARTISTS MANIPULATE TO FORM THEIR COMPOSITIONS
MAKE SOME NOTES ON EACH HEADING
POINT,
LINE
SHAPE
TEXTURE
VALUE
COLOUR
FORM
SPACE
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
MINDFULNESS OF THESE WILL HELP YOU USE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS (SEE ABOVE)IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY
to give
UNITY
VARIETY AND INTEREST
BALANCE
STRUCTURE AND STRENGTH
EMPHASIS
CONTRAST,
PATTERN AND TEXTURE
MOVEMENT AND RHYTHYM
COPYING YOUR MASTERS PAINTING WILL RAISE YOUR CONCIOUSNESS OF HOW HE USED THESE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES TO MAKE HIS PAINTING WORK
AND BE MINDFUL AND NOTE DOWN WHAT IT IS YOU DISCOVERED IN THE PROCESS OF YOUR COPYING HIS WORK THAT YOU COULD USE IN YOUR NEXT PAINTING .IT MAY BE ONLY ONE THING ,THAT IS ENOUGH