CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS
FROM THE REGIONS
ND PRINCIP LE S OF A RTS
ELEMENTS A
 ACTIVITY 1
 CODE-DECODE
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Divide the class into 5 groups.
2. Decode the number base on the Alphabets
A-1, B-2, C-3- D-4, E-5, F-6, G-7, H-8, I-9, J-10, K-11, L-12, M-13, N-
14, O-15, P-16, Q-17, R-18, S-19, T-20, U-21, V-22, W-23, X-24, Y-25,
Z-26
3. Each group will be given 5 minutes to decode the letters to create a
word
4. Observe discipline and teamwork while doing the activity.
ACTIVITY 1
 
 ACTIVITY 2
 SELECT ME
INSTRUCTION:
1. After decoding, Select the statement or sentence/s that defines the word from
your group.
2. GROUP 1-# 1, #6, #11
GROUP 2- # 2, #7, #12
GROUP 3- # 3, #8, #13
GROUP 4- # 4, #9, #14
GROUP 5- # 5, #10, #15
3. Observe discipline and teamwork while doing the activity.
 I. Objectives: Demonstrates appreciation of contemporary art forms, found in the various regions by
understanding the elements and principles
Ia. Content
Standards
 
Ib. Performance Creates avenues to advocate the arts from the different regions

Standards

. Ic. Learning evaluates contemporary art forms based on the elements and principles
CAR11/12CAP-0c -e-6
Competencies/
Objectives

II. Content / Topic Elements and Principles of Art

 INTRODUCTION
 
LESSON 5: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART

> the ingredients of a great composition

> According to Mader (2019), the elements of art are the visual
tools that the artist uses to create a composition.
Consequently, principles of art represent how the artist uses
elements of art to create an effect and convey the artist's
intent.
 An element of art that is used to define shape, contours, and outlines, also to

1. LINE suggest mass and volume. It may be a continuous mark made on a surface with a
pointed tool or implied by the edges of shapes and forms. Line may come in two
characteristics: form – curved, dotted, or broken lines; and direction – vertical,
horizontal, or diagonal lines. Different characteristics of lines may convey different
meanings:

a) Horizontal Line creates an impression of serenity and perfect stability.

b) Vertical Line creates an impression of strength and perfect stability.
c) Diagonal Line creates an impression of action.
d) Curved Line creates an impression of gradual change of direction.
Circular Line creates an impression of abrupt change of direction
a) Outlines are made by the edge of an object or its
silhouette.
b) Contour Lines describe the shape of an object
and the interior detail.
c) Expressive Lines catch the movement and
gestures of an active figure.
d) Sketch Lines capture the appearance of an object
or impression of a place.

e.) Calligraphic Lines are the elegant handwriting or

lettering Calligraphy done by hand.

f.) Implied Lines are lines that are not actually

drawn but created by a group of objects seen from a
distance.
2. Shape
Shape is an area that is enclosed by a line or lines. Shapes are
two dimensional figures with height and width. There are
different kinds of shapes and these are geometric shapes,
organic shapes, positive shapes, negative shapes, static
shapes, and dynamic shapes.
a) Geometric Shapes are circles, squares, rectangles, triangles,
and other geometric shapes.
b) Organic Shapes are shapes found in nature and are free
flowing, informal and irregular (abstract shapes).
c) Positive Shapes are the solid forms in a design.
d) Negative Shapes are the space around the positive shape.
e) Static Shapes are shapes that appears stable and resting.
f) Dynamic Shapes are shapes that appears moving and active.
 3. COLOR are the way we see light reflected from a surface or refracted through a prism.
Colors we see in nature are reflections of light on the surfaces around us. We can classify colors into
primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors, analogous colors, complementary colors,
monochromatic colors, warm colors, and cool colors.
a) Primary colors are red, blue, and yellow.
b) Secondary colors are the resulting colors when the two of the primary colors are mix. The secondary colors are
purple, green, and orange.
c) Tertiary colors are the resulting colors when two of the primary and/or secondary colors are mix. The tertiary
colors are amber, vermilion, magenta, violet, teal, and chartreuse.
d) Analogous Colors are colors that lie nest to each other based on the color wheel. Example of analogous colors
are yellow, orange, and red.
e) Complementary colors are colors that are opposite to each other based on the color wheel. Examples of
complementary colors are red and green, blue and orange, and purple and yellow.
f) Monochromatic Colors are several values of one color.
g) Warm colors are colors that give the feeling of warmth. The warm colors are yellow, amber, orange, vermilion,
red, and magenta.
h) Cool colors are colors that give the feeling of coolness. The cool colors are purple, violet, blue, teal, green, and
chartreuse.
 COLOR SCHEME- AN ARRANGEMENT OR COMBINATION OF
COLORS OFTEN USED TO UNIFY ARTWORKS.
ANALOGOUS COLORS HAVE COMPLIMENTARY SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY A TRIADIC COLOR
COMMON HUE. GREEN, BLUE-GREEN, COLORS ARE HUES THAT SCHEME IS A HARMONY OF COLORS AND SCHEME USES COLOR THAT
BLUE AND BLUE-VIOLET ARE AN OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER IN THAT FEATURES A BASE HUE AND TWO ARE EQUALLY SPACED
EXAMPLE . THE COLOR WHEEL LIKE THE HUES ON EITHER SIDE OF ITS APART IN THE COLOR
YELLOW AND VIOLET. COMPLEMENT. WHEEL.

TRIAD COLOR
ANALOGOUS SPLIT COMPLIMENTARY
COMPLIMENTARY
 4. SPACE
IT REFERS TO DISTANCES OR AREAS AROUND,
BETWEEN OR WITHIN COMPONENTS OF A PIECE
AND REFERS TO THE ARRANGEMENT OF
OBJECTS ON THE PICTURE PLANE (TWO-
DIMENSIONAL). IN VISUAL ARTS, SPACE MAY
EITHER BE POSITIVE SPACE OR NEGATIVE
SPACE. POSITIVE SPACE REFERS TO A PART
WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN A SHAPE. MEANWHILE,
NEGATIVE SPACE REFERS TO THE OPPOSITE a) IN ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE, WE PERCEIVE THAT
PART WHICH THE SHAPE IS ENCLOSING. THE POSITION OF OBJECTS MEETS AT ONE POINT
ON THE HORIZONTAL LINE.
MOREOVER, PERSPECTIVE IS A TECHNICAL
MEANS BY WHICH WE PERCEIVE DISTANCE IN b) IN TWO-POINT PERSPECTIVE, WE PERCEIVE THAT
THE POSITION OF OBJECTS MEETS AT TWO
PAINTING, BY WHICH WE ARE MADE TO SEE
POINTS ON THE HORIZONTAL LINE.
THE POSITION OF OBJECTS IN SPACE.

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5. TEXTURE TEXTURE IS THE ELEMENT THAT APPEALS TO OUR SENSE OF FEEL ON THINGS- ROUGH OR SMOOTH, BUMPY OR SLIPPERY. IT IS THE CHARACTER OF THE SURFACE OF AN ARTWORK.

TACTILE OR REAL TEXTURE IS THE WAY THE IMPLIED TEXTURE IS THE WAY THE
SURFACE OF AN OBJECT ACTUALLY FEEL SURFACE OF AN OBJECT LOOKS LIKE IT FEELS
 6. VALUE
VALUE PERTAINS TO THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF
A COLOR IN A GIVEN ARTWORK. VALUE CAN BE
CHANGED BY ADDING WHITE OR BLACK TO A COLOR
AND THESE DESCRIBED AS TINT AND SHADE

a) Tint pertains to the lightness of a color.

b) Shade pertains to the darkness of a color.
 7. FORM
 
FORM IS THE THREE-
DIMENSIONALITY OF AN
OBJECT. IT HAS
DIMENSIONS OF HEIGHT,
WIDTH, AND LENGTH.
 PRINCIPLES OF ARTS
REPRESENT HOW THE ARTIST USES ELEMENTS OF ART TO CREATE AN
EFFECT AND CONVEY THE ARTIST'S INTENT.
1. RYHTHM
THIS REFERS TO THE REPETITION OF
CERTAIN ELEMENTS TO PRODUCE A
PATTERN.
 IT IS THE ILLUSION OF MOTION IN A

2. MOVEMENT PAINTING, SCULPTURE, OR DESIGN.

 3. BALANCE
BALANCE REFERS TO THE VISUAL WEIGHT IN A
PICTURE. IT REFERS TO THE EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF
POSITIONS OF ELEMENTS IN AN ARTWORK. THE
PRINCIPLE OF BALANCE CAN BE SYMMETRICAL OR
ASYMMETRICAL.
a) SYMMETRICAL BALANCE REFERS TO AN ARTWORK
WHEREIN ITS BOTH SIDES HAS THE SAME ELEMENTS
IN THE SAME POSITION.
b) ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE REFERS TO AN ARTWORK
WHEREIN IT IS BALANCE THROUGH THE CONTRAST
OR DIFFERENCES OF ANY OF THE ELEMENTS OF ART.
4. PROPORTION
PROPORTION REFERS TO THE RELATIONSHIPS OF
THE SIZE OF OBJECTS IN A BODY OF WORK.
 5. CONTRAST
THIS PRINCIPLE SHOWS
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
ELEMENTS OF ART IN AN
ARTWORK. IT SHOWS HOW
STRONGER EACH ELEMENT
OF ART IN RELATION TO ONE
ANOTHER.
6. VARIETY This principle of art refers to the diversity or the
different elements used in an artwork to make it
more interesting.
 It refers to the greater impact or highlight
7. EMPHASIS given to a certain element in an artwork.
 This principle of art refers to the unity of an
8. HARMONY artwork. It is about the arrangement of the
related elements that makes an artwork to be
viewed as a whole
Evaluation of Artworks Based on Elements and Principles of Art
This principle of art refers to the unity of an artwork of the Artist of the Philippines in
Visual Arts Hernando Ocampo entitled “Genesis”. According to Rafhael Piola (2015),
“some of the elements that could be seen in this canvass, in my own opinion, would be lines
(curved), shape (amorphic), light, and color. As for its principles of design and in my own
opinion, some of the principles visible to this canvass would be variety in terms of its colors,
and balance (asymmetrical), emphasis (focal point). Through the elements and principles
that I have seen through this illustration, personally, I would interpret it as a very strong yet

Redraw by Mervin Meude positive canvass because of its colors. With the color of red, for me it means that there is passion and
dedication that the painter wants me to feel and I could also see a yellow color meaning happiness and positive
vibes. As for its lines, it is curvy yet it is thin meaning it is flowing in a very calm state…”. This artwork of
Hernando Ocampo was also assessed by Ambeth R. Ocampo through the online platform of Philippine Daily
Inquirer. According to Ambeth Ocampo (2013), “with proper lighting, “Genesis” glows with the intensity of red-hot
embers and emanating from its three-dimensional center are what seem to be claws or tongues of fire reaching out
to the viewer”.
Appreciation to this artwork of Hernando Ocampo by the viewers or other artists maybe similar or maybe
different in some aspects. It is based on how they perceive the artwork with the help of elements and principles
of arts or other factors that can influence them to appreciate or understand it.
Overall, elements and principles of art are a must in learning and comprehending arts especially Philippine arts.
Hence, if you are a student engage to arts or have an interest to arts, use these elements and principles of arts
wisely in creating your unique and artistic pieces of art.
 What’s More

Activity 1.1 Applying Understanding in Elements and Principles of Art

These are the guidelines in doing the activity.
1. In doing the activity, you should illustrate four elements of art and four principles of art
based on your understanding about the lesson. The four elements of art that you will
illustrate are line, color, shape, and space; while the four principles of art that you will
illustrate are rhythm, contrast, harmony, and balance.
2. The materials needed in this activity are pencil, coloring materials, markers, erasure, ruler,
and other art materials.
3. You will use the provided activity sheet with indicated borderline.
4. The upper four sections on the provided bond paper correspond to the four elements of art,
while the lower four sections correspond to the four principles of art that you will illustrate.

5. After you finish your artwork, take a picture of it and send it to your teacher via FB
messenger or Google Classroom on the prescribed submission deadline set by your teacher.
What’s More In appraising your output in this activity, this rubric will be used:

Criteria 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points

Instructions The learner followed all The learner followed 4 The learner followed 3 The learner followed 2
and Concepts the guidelines and guidelines only and did the guidelines only and did the guidelines only and did the
did the activity in activity in activity in activity in
reference to reference to 5-6 elements reference to 3-4 elements reference to 1-2 elements and
all the elements and principles of arts. and principles of arts. principles of arts.
and principles of arts.
Craftmanship The output shows art The output shows art The output shows art The output shows art
making skills in making skills in illustrating making skills in illustrating making skills in illustrating 1
illustrating 4 3 elements and 3 2 element and 1
elements and 4 principles of arts only. elements and 2 principles principle of arts only.
principles of arts. of arts only.
Creativity and The output shows unique The output shows unique The output shows unique The output shows unique and
Originality and creative and creative and creative creative
illustration of 4 illustration of 3 elements illustration of 2 elements illustration of 1 element and 1
elements and 4 and 3 and 2 principles of arts principle of arts only.
principles of arts. principles of arts only. only.
“ EV E R Y TH I N G Y O U C A N
IMAGINE IS R E A L ”
PABLO PICASSO
GOD BL E S S E V E R Y O NE 
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