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Elements of Painting 繪畫的要素

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People often visit art galleries and museums to look at paintings. There are many famous paintings in places around the world. People call the greatest paintings "masterworks." What makes a painting great? There are many different elements.

人們常常會到畫廊和博物館欣賞畫作。世界各地都有許多著名的畫作，人們將最偉大的畫作稱為「名作」，是什麼讓這些畫作如此出色呢？這其中包含許多不同因素。

First, the lines and shapes that an artist uses are important. Realistic artists make their lines and shapes imitate reality. Abstract artists do not. The way of using lines and shapes is the main difference between realistic and abstract art.

首先，畫家所使用的線條和形狀是很重要的，寫實派畫家運用線條和形狀模擬真實世界，抽象派畫家則否，運用線條和形狀的手法正是寫實派與抽象派藝術之間的主要差異。

Also, the colors in the painting are important. The colors should go well with each other. Light and shadows are important elements of paintings, too. Light can affect the way you feel. The way that artists use light in their paintings can affect your emotions as well. So some artists may use a sharp contrast between dark and light.

其次，色彩對於畫作也是很重要的，顏色必須要彼此搭配。光影也是畫作的重要元素之一，光線和畫家運用光線的方式亦能影響你的感受，所以有些畫家會在畫作上使用強烈的明暗對比。

An artist should also have a good sense of space. This means that the painting should not be too crowded or too empty. The painter should always try to find balance in a painting. That makes great art.

畫家也要有好的空間概念，意即一幅畫作不能顯得太過擁擠或太過空曠。畫家必須隨時掌握畫作的和諧，如此方能造就偉大的藝術。