Principles of AAVTC 1Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Elements of Art
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 2 Elements of Art
Line 3Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. “A line is a dot that went for a walk.” –Paul Klee The path of a moving point It is longer than it is wide Refers to various types of mark making May not be continuous or physically connected Can be actual or implied
Shape 4Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. An area of two-dimensional space Defined by edges or lines Can be geometric or organic
Color 5 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. primary secondary tertiary cool warm complementary analogous
Texture Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 6 The quality of a surface Can be actual Can be implied
Value Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 7 Refers to relative lightness or darkness of a color Black, white, and all shades of grey in between Tints, Tones, Shades