Elements & Principles of Design
Name____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pd ________
Elements of Design
These are the building blocks an artist
works with to create an artwork.
_______ line
_______ shape
A. A principle of design in which one element, or a combination of
elements, create more attention than anything else in a composition.
B. Ways of combining elements to produce the appearance of
movement in an artwork.
C. An element of design that appears three-dimensional and
encloses volume such as a cube, sphere, pyramid, or cylinder.
_______ form
_______ value
_______ color
_______ texture
D. An element of art that is used to define space, contours, and
outlines, or suggest mass and volume.
E. The surface quality of an artwork usually perceived through the
sense of touch. It can also be implied, perceived visually though
not felt through touch.
_______ space
F. A principle of design. Differences between elements such as
color, texture, value, and shape.
Principles of Design
G. The arrangement of visual elements to create stability in an artwork.
These describe effects that artists achieve
when they combine the various elements
of design.
_______ contrast
_______ emphasis
_______ balance
_______ pattern
_______ rhythm
H. An element of art. An enclosed space defined by other art
elements such as line, color, and texture.
I. The sense of wholeness that results from the successful
combination of the component elements of an artwork.
J. An element of art concerned with the degree of lightness of colors.
K. The repetition of elements or combinations of elements in a
recognizable organization.
L. An element of art that indicates areas between, around, above,
below, or within something.
_______ movement
_______ unity
M. An art element with three properties: hue, value, and intensity.
Also, the character of surfaces created by the response of vision
to wavelengths of reflected light.