6th Grade
The Elements of Design are the building blocks of all art and one of the most exciting elements is VALUE. Artists think about VALUE (the range from light to dark) when they are trying to represent how light effects a subject and when creating a realistic work of art. CONTRAST is created when a dark shade is next to a light shade. Contrast creates drama and interest in a work of art. Any drawing or painting that has different values of the same color is called MONOCHROMATIC.
The angle and strength of a light source makes a huge difference. Can you see where the light source is coming from and the highlights and shadows it creates?
Whenever a work of art has a caption please take note of the artist that created it.
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| St. Jerome, 1605-1606, Oil, Baroque artist, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio |
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| The Calling of St. Matthew, 1600, Baroque artist, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio |
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| Pelvis Series with Red, Oil, 1931, Georgia O'Keeffe |
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| Pelvis with the Distance, 1943, Oil, Georgia O'Keeffe |
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| Leonardo Da Vinci, pencil sketch, early 1500's |
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