MAPEH Proportion

Drawing  Means making sure that the body drawn is near

its natural size as compared with the other
 Is the art of making images on a surface, like parts.
paper, by using a pencil, pen or crayon  Refers to the size of one part of an object
 It is the art or technique of representing an compared to the other parts of the object.
object or outlining a figure, plan or sketch by  In art, proportion is used to show things in their
means of lines. natural state.
Group or Family drawing Symmetrical balance
 Is created when you make a drawing of two or  create an imaginary line that divides the work
more people or objects.  the line can be horizontal or vertical
 there is symmetry if the lines, colors, and
Portrait drawing
shapes or forms are the same or almost the
 Is an artistic representation that shows the same on both sides.
likeness of a face of a person
Asymmetrical balance
 when you do a portrait, you do not only create
the appearance of a persons face but you also  the elements are not identical
tell a story about him or her.
Radial balance
Damian Domingo – was the first well known Filipino
master of portrait. He established the official Philippine  the lines, colors, shapes or forms, radiate out
Art Academy. from the center

Landscape drawing Line

 is a form of art that shows in pictures the view  is an extension of a point in any direction
of different landforms.  you create a line when you connect two dots
 3 parts are the foreground, the middle ground,  can either be straight or curve
and the background.
Straight Line
Foreground – is that appears big and near to the
1. Vertical line – it is a line that runs up and down
viewer
the page. It is perpendicular the horizon.
Middle ground – is the part between the foreground
2. Horizontal line – a straight line that runs from
and the background of the drawing
left to right across the page. It is parallel to the
Background – is the part that appears small and far horizon.
from the viewer.
3. Diagonal line – a straight line that slants
 4. Zigzag line – a series of diagonal line that join Depth – the quality of being deep
end to end
Still life
Curve lines – they are lines that are not straight a
result of the gradual change in the direction of the line.  A painting or drawing of an arrangement of
They can simply be wavy or spiral. object
 Can be natural or man-made
Examples of curve lines:
 Is a way of showing the beauty of objects
1. Concave
Still life of a Pineapple and other fruit by Vicente
2. Convex
Collado Jr.
3. Scroll
4. Spiral Overlapping in still life
Shape  You can achieve it by drawing objects over one
another
 Made from straight lines and curve lines that
 It is used to create that one object is behind
are connected together.
another
 Shapes refer to circle, rectangle, square and
triangles. Complementary colors
Square – a figure that has 4 equals sides and 4 corners  Colors that are opposite to each other in the
Rectangle – has 2 long sides and 2 short sides color wheel
Triangle – has 3 sides and 3 corners  Opposite of red is green, blue is orange
Diamond – 2 dimensional flat figure that has 4 closed
Color – reflection of light that is seen by the eye
straight sides.
Primary colors – colors that can be combined to make
Circle – a plain figure bounded by a curve line, every
another color. Red, blue, yellow
point of which is equally distant from the center.
Secondary colors – colors produce by mixing two
Heart – 2 equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom
primary colors. Orange, green, violet
and cusp at the top
Crescent – a thin curve shape that is thicker in the
Color wheel
middle and tapers to thin point at each end
Oblong/Oval – an elongated circle  a circular chart that shows primary, secondary
and tertiary colors
Artist – a skilled performer of the fine arts  used to help you determine which combination
Illusion – is a thing that is likely to be perceived by the of colors work best and how colors relate to one
senses another
Length – the quality or state of being long
Width – the horizontal measurement taken at right
angles to the length
Painting
 the art of applying paint to surface to make a
picture or other artistic composition
 one of the oldest painting in France is 32,000
years old

Supports – the general term for the surfaces in

which the paint is applied.

Ground – is a mixture of binder and chalk that

when dry, creates a non-porous layer between the
support and the painted surface.
Examples of supports includes:
- wood panels
- plaster
- canvass
- paper

Fernando Amorsolo – one of the most important

artist in the history of painting

Texture
 how something feels when you touch it.
 They can be spotted, furry, scaly, shiny or slimy