The Elements of Art & Principles of Design:

Eleme nts of Art Title

Your Name:

A Visual Dictionary
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In your sketchbook divide 8 pages into halves. In the rst half, create a title page for the Elements of Art. Do the same for the Principles of Design on page 5.

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Fill the other half pages with a VISUAL DEFINITION (come up with a creative way to SHOW the meaning) for each of the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design, using at least two different materials for each, having no inactive/empty white space, and creatively including the name of the Element or Principle somewhere in that panel. Think about either hiding the name of the Element or Principle, or making it out of that Element or Principle. You may use magazine images, drawing, painting or other materials to ll the page and explore every possible use of that element! Consider how you lead our eyes around the page as well as what you know about composition. Dont just ll the page with random lines or shapes.

grade yourself in the categories below:

____ /15 Objective: You lled each half of a page with a visual denition of each of the Elements and Principles, along with a title page that introduces them. You creatively incorporate the name of the Element or Principle in each panel. All pages are lled (no empty white space). You creatively explore different possibilities for each Element and Principle.

____ /15 Design:

____ /15 Studio Skills: You creatively use at least 2 materials to explore each Element and Principle, and use those materials to illustrate their meaning. ____ /15 Presentation: Each page is thoughtfully considered & complete.

____ /60 TOTAL

* make sure you also have the WRITTEN definition for each Element & Principle written in your sketchbook