Sierra
Baruh
Elements of Art Cube
In this project we learned each of the seven elements of art then applied our knowledge to a cube we designed showcasing our favorite six of the seven elements.
LINE: Lines represent any open shape. These lines can be straight or wavy.
FORM: Form represents any 3-dimensional object. These include cubes, cylinders, cones, and pyramids.
SPACE: Space refers to two things, the space around something or having the feeling of depth.
SHAPE: A shape is any closed line. These are flat shapes, unlike form.
TEXTURE: Texture is a something you can see and feel on paper. Examples of this are bricks, trees, or rocks.
COLOR: Color has three main components: hue, which is the name of the color. Value, which is how light or dark the color is. And lastly, intensity, how bright or dull the color is.
The Process
In this project we studied each of the seven elements of art. Each day would start off with a mini lesson about each element. We learned the definition and saw examples of this element from an assortment of artists. After our mini lesson we went off and created a rough sketch of what we wanted to draw for that element. We could use anything from crayons and colored pencil to cut out pieces of paper. After the first sketch we traded with someone to get our first round of feedback. After this, we started our second draft using the critique we received from our classmates. We got feedback from another classmate and then repeated this process for our third and final draft. After all seven drawings were created and perfected we recreated it on a piece of cardstock and made a cube.
Learning Process
This project not only taught me about the seven elements of art, but also about giving and receiving meaningful feedback, and using this to revise your draft. I think that creating our own cube was a really good way to learn about the elements of art. Learning about it and then applying the information to our own project helped me to understand it even better. Having to give feedback three times per element made me understand the importance of helpful feedback. Just saying that you like something might make the person feel better about their work, but in the end it won't help them improve their project in any way. After receiving feedback I would go through and star whatever was important/useful. After this I would try to think of how I could incorporate this into my artwork while still keeping to what I wanted to draw. The revision process was very important in this project. We went through many drafts per element to finally get to our final drafts.