Using visual elements in development

Idea designs. 3 paintings of girl's faces with notes and butterfly decorations — Figure caption,
Explore the different effects that you can create using different artistic media. Are you able to recreate the colour, texture, detail of your composition using the paint and brush strokes?

Artists use the visual elements in different combinations to create particular creative effects and styles. The visual elements are:

line
tone
colour
shape
form
texture
pattern

The development stage should involve exploring and experimenting with several visual elements and deciding which you enjoy and which you show strength in using.

The key visual elements you focus on will depend on the theme and style of work you are developing.

Figure caption,
Olive Trees, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas

For example, a student who is inspired by the work of Van Gogh may choose to concentrate on:

line
texture
expressive use of colour

Figure caption,
Red-Blue Chair, Gerrit Rietveld, 1917, wood

A student working on a product design who is inspired by Gerrit Rietveld may choose to concentrate on:

geometric forms
bold colours
smooth surface texture

By the time you move to working on a final piece, you should have made decisions about your intended style and which visual elements are the most important.

Question

What elements can you explore and experiment with during the development stage?

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Developing ideas - AQAUsing visual elements in development