art vocabulary

• Tekenen
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Let's talk art

We are going to work on our art vocubalary.

What concepts do you already know?

What is depicted?

what does it contain?

How is it made?

What does the artist wants to tell us?

art analysis

When analyzing an artwork you can focus on these perspectives:

- content

- formal elements

- context

let's try again

- content

- formal elements

- context

check out this artwork.

Content in the previous painting is:

1. bright colours
2. some kind af bird
3. rough brush strokes
4. showing expression

three seconds, take a good look

Describe in three words the
content of previous artwork.

the formal elements of art

The Formal Elements are the parts used to make a piece of artwork. 

The art elements are material and technique, colour, line and shape, value, texture and space

In the triangle in the middle you see the:

1. Primary colours
2. Secondary colours
3. Tertiary colours

Secondary colours are:

1. red, blue and green
2. the colours you'll get by mixing all primary colours
3. Mixing two primary colours
4. Mixing a primary colour with white, black or grey

What do you see in this picture?

1. two primary colours
2. a complementary contrast
3. two secondary colours
4. a warm-cold contrast

What are complementary colours?

1. colours mixed with white and black
2. colours opposite on each other in the colourwheel
3. colours who strengthen each other
4. warm colours

branding

Use of a complementary or warm cold contrast is being used a lot in logo's.

Check out this masterpiece.

Which colours are a complementary contrast in this image?

1. light and dark
2. yellow and blue
3. green and orange
4. blue and orange

HUE, VALUE SHADE and TINT

Know the different concepts of describing value. -->

secondary colors

complementary colors

primary colors

warm-cold contrast

use of tint

use of shade

portrait en profil

portrait en face

portrait three quarter

ok let's exercise describing content

you need a pencil and a piece of paper!

Who is volunteering?