Elements of Design

Objective:

Students will be able to know and understand the elements of floral design

Elements of Floral Design

Line* Form* SpaceTexture

* Pattern* Fragrance

* Size* Color

LineThe vital visual path that

directs eye movement through a composition.

A line is simply the distance between two points

Line directions have meanings

Vertical lines - stress height and suggest power and strength

Horizontal lines - stress width and are peaceful and calm, provide a sense of stability

Diagonal line - lively and energetic, causing more eye movement.

Curved line - suggest motion, but are softer, more comforting. Eye moves quickly through design.

Form* The shape or configuration of an

individual component of the composition the overall, three – dimensional, geometric shape or configuration of a floral composition.

Form is essentially shape

Every component of a flower arrangement carries with it some form.

Forms of flower arrangements

Space The area in, around, and

between the components of the design, defined by the three-dimensional area occupied by the composition. Positive space

Negative space

Negative Space The planned area within a

composition that is devoid of any materials: essentially, empty space.

The portion of a composition which is physically occupied by something… a flower, a branch, a container, or some solid object.

Positive Space

Texture The surface quality of a

material, as perceived by sight or touch.

* Every component of a floral design possesses some surface quality, whether it is smooth, coarse, waxy, rough, delicate, or velvety.

In floral design, textures are combined in certain ways in order to create interest and/or unity in the design.

Smooth Having a surface free from

irregularities, roughness, or projections

Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture

Coarse

Waxy Smooth and lustrous soft

surface

Rough Marked by inequalities, ridges,

or projections on the surface

Delicate Fine in texture, quality,

fragile, easily damaged, frail

Velvety

Something suggesting the smooth surface of velvet, softness.

Pattern* A repeated combination of line,

form, color, texture, and/or space.

* The silhouette of a flower or an arrangement as observed against its background, including solids and spaces.

* A pattern is a composite of features resulting in a decorative design of natural or artistic origin.

Fragrance* A sweet or pleasing

odor, perceived by the sense of smell

Size* The physical dimensions

of line, form, or space* One of the first considerations in

floral design* The sizes of the selected flowers

must be right for the arrangement* The composition itself must be an

appropriate size for its surroundings

Small Large

Color* The visual response of the eye

to reflected rays of light* Most important design element* Optical sensation, originating in

the brain’s perception of light energy reflected to the eye from a pigmented surface.

* Emotional response

Assignment

You will look at the PowerPoint on the website and determine what each floral arrangement is.