THE “TOOLS OF ART”
ELEMENTS OF ART
• LINE
• COLOR
• VALUE
• SHAPE
• FORM
• SPACE
• TEXTURE
LINE
• A MARK MADE ON A
SURFACE WITH A
MOVING TOOL.
• 5 TYPES OF LINE
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HORIZONTAL
VERTICAL
DIAGONAL
ZIG ZAG
CURVY
COLOR
• ELEMENT OF ART THAT
IS DERIVED FROM THE
REFLECTION OF LIGHT
• COLOR GROUPS
– PRIMARY
– SECONDARY
– INTERMEDIATE
• COLOR SCHEMES
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COMPLEMENTARY
WARM OR COOL
MONOCHROMATIC
ANALOGOUS
TRIADIC
COMPLEMENTARY
WARM / COOL COLORS
MONOCHROMATIC
ANALOGOUS
COLOR WHEEL
YELLOW
ORANGE
ORANGE
YELLOW
YELLOW
GREEN
GREEN
BLUE
GREEN
RED
ORANGE
RED
BLUE
RED
VIOLET
BLUE
VIOLET VIOLET
VALUE
• THE LIGHTNESS OR
DARKNESS OF AN
OBJECT/COLOR.
SHAPE
• AN OBJECT THAT HAS
TWO DIMENSIONS,
THAT IS CLEARLY SET
OFF BY ONE OF THE
OTHER 6 ELEMENTS OF
ART.
• 2 CATEGORIES FOR
SHAPES• GEOMETRIC –
precise shapes
• ORGANIC— shapes
from nature
• GEOMETRIC
• ORGANIC
FORM
• AN OBJECT WITH THREE
DIMENSIONS
– HEIGHT
– LENGTH
– DEPTH
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CUBE
CONE
SPHERE
CYLINDER
CLOUD
SPACE
• THE AREA AROUND,
ABOVE, BELOW, OR
BETWEEN OBJECTS
• 6 WAYS TO CREATE
SPACE
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OVERLAPPING
SIZE
FOCUS
PLACEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC (AERIAL)
PERSPECTIVE
– LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
SPACE continued…
Focus
Placement
Aerial
perspective
Linear
perspective
TEXTURE
• HOW SOMETHING
LOOKS OR FEELS.
NOW, USE THE INFORMATION FROM
THESE SLIDES TO COMPLETE YOUR
ELEMENT OF ART WORKSHEETS.
OH, HAVE A NICE DAY ALSO.