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GOALS: 
Personal - To get good grades (at least above a B) in all of my courses. 
Course - My course goal would be to improve my pencil drawing skills. 


ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART

Elements of art: 
- Lines define the edges of shapes or form. 
- Shape is a 2D area enclosed by lines. It can be geometric or organic. 
- Form is a shape that gives the illusion that it takes up 3D space. 
- Space is the illusion of objects having depth on a 2D surface. 
- Color is seen by the way light reflects off a surface and is interpreted by our brains. 
- Value is the lightness or darkness of a surface or color. It is an important part of making a form look 3D. 
- Texture is a surface feel or simulated appearance of roughness, smoothness, and other textures. 


Principles of art: 
- Balance is placement of objects to create "weight" to one or both sides of the piece. 
- Contrast is a placement of "opposites" near eachother (eg black/white, smooth/textured, big/small) to create drama and visual interest. 
- Emphasis is when focus is placed on an object through some kind of contrast. 
- Movement 
- Pattern is when an object or color is repeated in a
- Rhythm is when some object and/or color is repeated throughout a piece 
- Unity is when all elements in a piece work together in harmony to create something that is pleasing to the eye 


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YOUR DEFINITION OF ART: 

Something created as an outlet of emotion and is made to evoke emotion.