What are the Elements of Art?

We've covered the Elements of Art before. However, you might want to review some of these before you get started. You can review the presentation I created, or watch these short videos from KQED Art School:

1. Line
2. Shape
3. Form
4. Color
5. Value
6. Space
7. Texture

Applying the Elements of Art

Graphic Design 1 - choose a mammal

Graphic Design 2 - choose a person (full body)

Copy and rename the #_lastname_elements_template.PSD from the Campus Share Drive to your One Drive.  Place your photo in one of the spaces and resize it to fill the area. You might need to use Selection Tools to make it the photo fit in your space. Once you have it properly sized, duplicate your layer to the other spaces.

You'll probably want/need to zoom way in for a better view.

Make sure that you draw each element on its own layer!!!

1. Line
2. Value & Form
3. Shape
4. Color
5. Space
6. Texture

Turning it in

Create a new page in your ePortfolio called Photoshop. You will upload the completed JPG to the Photoshop page of your Canvas ePortfolio. Newest post goes at the top.

Refer back to this video if you don't remember how to upload the image and embed in your page. Be sure to include:

1. Title of the challenge (Photoshop Elements of Art)
2. Answer these questions and/or complete the sentence stems:
   1. Why did you choose the object that you did?
   2. What was the most challenging element to draw with it?
   3. Elements of Art are important because _________________.
3. Insert the JPG image(s) that you created in this challenge (Elements)