TheELEMENTS of ARTare the building

blocks that artists use to create art.

LINE

Line can be 2-D (pencil on paper) or 3-D (wire).Line can be actual (pencil on paper) or

implied (two shapes touching one another).

2-DLINE

3-DLINE

Actual Line

ImpliedLine

SHAPE

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A shape is an enclosed area. When a line crosses over itself, or with other lines, a shape is made.

Shapes are always 2-D.

Shapes can be either Geometric- circles, rectangles, squares, triangles, ovals… Organic- having natural, less well-defined edges, such as clouds, amoebas, fried eggs, or puddles

Organic

Shape

Geometric Shape

Organic

andGeometric

shapes

How many

organic shapes?

*How many geometric shapes?

FORM

Form is the 3-D version of Shape.

Form

Form in the galleryForm in the studio

GIANT form

TEXTURE Texture is the surface quality of an object.

There are two types of texture:

Actual Texture is how an object truly feels (rough, smooth, bumpy, furry)

Visual Texture is when an artwork is made to appear to have texture.

Actual Texture

ActualTexture

Visual Texture

Actual or Visual Texture?

SPACESpace is the area defined by a shape or form. There are two kinds of space:Positive space is the area occupied by a form.Negative space is the emptiness around an object.

3-D Space

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE

One-Point Perspective

Two-Point Perspective

Three Point Perspective

Atmospheric Perspective

Foreground

Background

COLORHue is the name of the

color. Purple is a hue.

Value is how light or dark a color is.

(Red vs. Pink)

Intensity is the brightness or saturation of a color.

is the name

of the color.

HUE

YELLOWis a primary color

PURPLEis a secondary color

Blue-Green (turquoise)is a Tertiary color

BLACKis a neutral color

INTENSITYis the brightness or saturation of a color.

High Intensity

Low Intensity

VALUEValue is how light or dark a color is

Valuesof

Blue