ELEMENTS OF ART

ELEMENTS OF ART (WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH)

The basic components used by the artist when producing

works of art. They are among the literal qualities found in

any artwork.

Line

Shape

Color

Form

Space

Texture

LINE – THE PATH OF A MOVING POINT THROUGH SPACE

• 5 types of lines

- Horizontal – lines which run parallel to the ground

- Vertical – lines that run up and down

- Diagonal – slanted lines

- Zigzag – lines made from combined diagonal lines

- Curved – lines that express movement in a graceful,

flowing way.

Shape – An enclosed space defined by other elements of art

Geometric Organic

SHAPES

geometric organic

COLOR • What the eye sees when light is reflected off an object

COLOR HAS 2 PROPERTIES (TRAITS)

Hue – the name of a

color, such as red, blue,

or yellow

- equally spaced on the

color wheel

Value –

the lightness

or darkness of

a hue/color.

- can be

changed by

adding white

or black

Tint vs. Shade

INTENSITY – THE BRIGHTNESS OR DULLNESS OF A HUE Pure hues – high intensity (red, green, yellow)

Dull hues = low intensity (brown)

An element of art that is 3-dimensional and encloses volume

FORM

FORM

Positive Space * The shapes or forms

Negative Space * The empty space

between the shapes

SPACE – the distance between, around, above, below, or within things

Negative Space

Negative Space

POSITIVE & NEGATIVE SPACE

SPACE THROUGH DEPTH

TEXTURE - The way things feel, or look as

though they might feel, if touched