1. Line A continuous mark made on some surface by a moving point
2D = pencil mark
3D = wire
Implied = series of unconnected points that cause your eye to create a line
Outline or Contour

2. LINE
Use only LINES to create a design of your choice

3. Shape Enclosed space defined by other elements of art. Usually 2D
Can be 3D (but used as a general term)

4. SHAPES Trace 2 Geometric Shapes
Use Organic Shapes to create an interesting design or picture!

5. Form 3D Encloses Volume, as a kind of “visual weight” Examples:
Cubes, Spheres, Cylinders

6. FORM
Create and color 4 forms of your choice…

7. Color Has 3 Properties: Hue- the name of the color
Intensity- brightness or dullness
Value- lightness or darkness

8. COLOR
Glue one color wheel into your booklet.
Color it correctly.

9. Texture Refers to the surface quality or “feel” of an object
Roughness or smoothness
Hardness or softness
Texture can be felt in 3D works or “implied” in visual/2D drawings, paintings or photographs

10. TEXTURE Create 4 large circles #1: create a texture rubbing
#2: fill it with a furry texture
#3: fill it with a different texture rubbing
#4: create your own texture
EXAMPLES: wood, grass, bricks, feathers, scales

11. Space The distance or area between, around, above or within things
It can be a description of both 2D & 3D works

12. SPACE
Create a drawing
Color the NEGATIVE SPACE dark blue or black

13. Value Describes the darkness or lightness of a color.
Value is needed to express Volume

14. VALUE Draw at least 4 large circles
SHADE them with the colors of your choice

15. Emphasis Developing points of interest to pull a viewer's attention
(“focal point”)
Or thematic emphasis= focusing on one idea or theme

16. EMPHASIS Fill the page with a black and white drawing of your choice.
Use COLOR to create a “focal point” or point of emphasis

17. Balance Sense of stability
Can be created by repeating shapes or repeating the feeling of weight within a work
3 Types of Balance:
Symmetrical, Asymmetrical & Radial

18. BALANCE Make 2 Drawings: #1: an example of Symmetrical Design
#2: an example of Radial Design

19. Harmony Using similar elements throughout the work.
Gives artwork an “uncomplicated” feel

20. HARMONY
Pick ONE shape (example: lollypops) and repeat it over and over again to fill the page and create a design

21. Variety
Using different shapes, textures, colors & values

22. VARIETY Pick a THEME Fill the page with your drawings
(example: animals or cartoons or candy or logos)
Fill the page with your drawings

23. Movement Adds excitement to work by showing action and direction.
Moves viewer’s eye throughout work

24. MOVEMENT Draw objects moving or flying across your page.
Fill the page!

25. Rhythm A type of movement Seen in repeating shapes and colors
Alternating light and dark shapes also creates rhythm
Also called Pattern or Repetition

26. RHYTHM
Fill your page with different patterns and/or repeated designs

27. Proportion Also called Scale
Refers to the relationships of size of objects in a work
Smallness & largeness

28. PROPORTION Draw 2 objects
Draw something that is normally large, but draw it small
Draw something that is normally small, but draw it large