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Samples of elements in painting
Color and Value
![]() The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew Jusepe de Ribera 1628 |
![]() Lupe Marín Diego Rivera 1938 |
Dark, somber colors, dark values, little contrast in values | Light colors, light values, some contrast in values |
Texture and Contrast
![]() Mujeres en el jardín Alfredo Ramos Martínez |
![]() Painting Joan Miró 1953 |
Light, soft colors, fluffy texture, blurred curved lines , little contrast in values | Stronger colors, some blurred texture, interrupted by strong contrasts of color, value and line |
Color and Contrast
![]() The Kerosene Lamp Joan Miró 1924 |
Studio with Plaster Head Pablo Picasso 1925 |
Monochromatic: one color family, virtually no color contrast | Colors from several color families, strong color contrast |
Shape
![]() Picador Fernando Botero |
![]() Don Quixote José Guadalupe Posada |
Rounded, full shapes that appear to have volume and weight | Angular shapes that appear to be hollow and weightless |
Visual Texture
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![]() Orgullo de familia Simón Silva |
Blurry, fuzzy, soft visual texture | Clear, cool, shiny visual texture |
TactileTexture
Wheat
Field Under Threatening Skies |
Bumpy, rough surface texture; thick brush strokes |
Surface Texture
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Smooth, fine surface texture; virtually invisible brush strokes |
Movement and Space
![]() El agitador Diego Rivera 1927 |
![]() Blue II Joan Miró |
Horizontal movement, overcrowded space, sense of agitation and tension | Horizontal movement, open space, sense of ease and expansiveness |
Line
Expression
Leonardo DaVinci |
Grimacing Man
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Diego Rivera
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Francisco
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