Let's Start With The Basics

I always start the school year with a basic introduction and/or review, for some of my students, on the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. Understanding and reviewing these concepts will help give a framework to what you create, how you view artwork, and ultimately how you enjoy and interpret artwork in general.

Logic students, print off this list as an additional glossary

here

to use for vocabulary words.

All students can

 visit  

this website

for a fun way to review and learn about these concepts.  A feature that I appreciate, is the "Find" function at the top. This feature "find" a piece of artwork that utilizes a particular element or design principle. Please explore and use this feature. Also I will award a 

bonus point

 for those students who create a picture using the "Create" function and

print it out and bring to class by week 3. I will ask you to tell me which elements and principles you used

.

Visit this website

here

 if you like using flash cards and learning games.We use this website in our household all the time. If you would like to print off  2 pages with visual references and put it in your notebook go

here

. This also gives you definitions for some of your vocabulary words. Go to abbreviated versions, one for elements and one for principles. This is another way to

earn a bonus point-bring to class by week 3

.