Elements of Art
Line – the path of a point moving through space Thick & Thin Organic Geometric SmoothCurved Continuous Broken
Texture – the way something feels to the touch or looks to the eye. Soft & furry
Ground Pork! Slimy & cold
Christmas kisses! Shiny & crinkly
Space – the area in (positive) and around (negative) an object
Value – the lightness or darkness of a color
Strong shadows
Shadow play
Inside of washing machine
Shape – a flat, two-dimensional area with height and width; may be geometric (circle, square, triangle, rectangle) or organic
Post It Note Mario
Circles
Cowboy Stars
Form – an object with three dimensions (height, width, and depth) such as a basketball that you can see from the front, back and side.
Waving Hands
Green Barbie
Stack ‘o Ducks
Color – the visual quality of objects caused by the amount of light they reflect or absorb. Yellow Green Blue Green Blue Violet Red Violet Red Orange Yellow Orange