Artwork of Shapes for Elements of Design

                                          Shapes 

As we have already learnt about dots and lines, our next step will be shapes. 

Shapes are basically set of minimum 3 lines which joins together and make a specific area. 

Shapes are mainly divided into 2 types.

1.Geometrical form shapes.

2.Floral or free form shapes.

The first one Gemetrical Shapes are usually defined by mathematical terms. Mostly all man made things are recognized by these shapes. They are even form of shapes.

Example : Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Circle etc.

The second one that is floral or free form shapes holds a very complex definition. It is irregular and uneven in shape. These shapes are mostly found in nature and are not man made objects. 

Example: Flower petals, Clouds, Rocks, Leaves etc.

Now let us look at some of the patterns that we can draw using these shapes

GEOMETRICAL SHAPES

FLORAL SHAPES

P.S. We make all these shapes using different forms of lines and we make lines using consecutive dots . 

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Mood artwork of Lines for Elements of Design

LINES

The consecutive dots forms a line. Just like dots line is another fundamental elements of design. It carries a great weightage in a designing field. Lines are all about movements and directions. It takes our eyes from one space to another. It connects as well as separate two dots.
 There are 2 types of line:

1. Thick Lines :It shows the quantity of the mass.
2. Thin Lines : It shows the quality of the mass.

There are 4 kinds of line:

1. Curved Lines
2. Straight Lines
3. Wavy Lines
4. Spiral Lines

The pictures given bellow tells how to use these lines to show different emotions and create different patterns.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

ILLUSION

RELIGIOUS

NOVELTY 

Emotions artwork for Elements of Design

DOTS 

As beginners, the basic thing that we have to understand is the role of a single point in the designing field. Back in 90's we had a very famous pattern known as "polka dots" , which is although not trending right now still we find its pattern on garments.

Every thing starts from a dot so it is important for us to know the different versions of dot which are, Small dots and Big dots . The picture given below shows how to express an emotion just through a pattern of dots.

ECSTATIC

FESTIVE