An Introduction to Art

Introduction-

Search is the nature of the man. The man has the capacity to think, understand, invent and discover. No other animal or creature possesses such a capacity. Hence, man is considered the supreme creature of all creatures of the nature. Art is result of man's perennial search to beautify the world.
From the very beginning of the civilization, man has been inspired by his surroundings. He started to establish his recognition by the way of available sources through the medium of art. We get knowledge of fundamental elements of art by studying temples, statues and caves of ancient period.

Elements of art-

Colour, Lines, Shape and Form, Harmony, Proportion, Perspective ,Balance and Space.

Lines-

We use lines to express our thoughts. They play an essential role in art. Therefore, we consider line as an basis of art. There are many different types of lines such as, straight, thick, thin , curved, horizontal, vertical etc.

Parallel lines-

The two lines which do not meet at any point when they are equally extended further are called parallel lines. The gap or difference remains same at any point or place


Non-Parallel Lines-
The non- parallel lines are those which meet at a certain point when they are extended forward. The gap between the two lines do not remain the same at any different places or points.

Colour-

Colour is an other form of light. We see the colour of an object when light falls on it. Sunlight consists of different colours of wavelength.We can see these colours when light is passed through a dark room as they reach the white wall splitting themselves into various colours.

We know how the bright colours of flowers fascinate butterflies and insects. Nature is abundant in a number of objects. The objects establish their own images with their different colours and shapes. We, therefore, cannot fancy nature without the presence of colours in objects. The natural bright colours captivate man as well as animals and insects.

Primary colours-

The primary colours cannot be created by mixing other colours. Red, blue and yellow are the primary colours.

Secondary colours-

The secondary colours are obtained by mixing two colours in equal proportion. Violet orange, green ,etc. are secondary colours. The mixture of two colours creates third one .

                                                                                      Tertiary colours-

The proportion of one of ~the primary colours in the mixture is increased to produce the tertiary colours. The tertiary colours are yellow-orange, red-orange, yellow-green, blue-violet, red-violet, etc.

 

The Complementaries-

The pairs of pure colours such as red and green, violet and yellow, blue and red are called complementaries. When the complementaries are placed side by side they increase the attraction of each other because red looks redder, and green looks greener.

Neutral greys-

A primary or a mixture of two primary colours is known as a pure colour. The secondary and tertiary colours are all pure colours. When we add third primary colour in the mixture, we get a dull and less saturated colour. Thus, we get a neutral grey- a grey with colour- bias. Some neutral-greys have been created by adding red to green, yellow to violet and blue to                                                                                             orange.

 

Main characteristics of colours-

The colours have three characteristics- hue, intensity and value(tone).

Hue-

The recognition of colour is called 'Hue'. There are different types of hues such as red, yellow and blue hues.

Intensity-

Intensity of colours means brightness, or dullness of colours. Pure and primary colours dominate more than any other colours, but any opposite colour is mixed with these colours they become dull. In other words, intensity is scattered.

Value tone-

The significance of colours lies in their lightness and darkness:
When we mix black colour with red, we get dark. On the other hand, if we mix white with red colour we obtain light value.

Hot and Cool colours-

The expression 'Hot and Cool colours' does not mean hot for heat and cool for icy. It means that the effect they create on mind, for example yellow, red and orange are called hot colours. On the picture drawn in these colours produce a warm effect on mind. Similarly, green, blue, violet and other shades prepared from these colours produce a cool (dull) effect on mind. Therefore, these colours are called cool colours.
The recognition of colour is called 'Hue'. There are different colours of hues such as red, yellow and blue hues.
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