The Elements of Art….
and how
they
impact
our lives.
The 7 Elements of Art…
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Line
Shape
Form
Texture
Space
Value
COLOR
Where do you
see art in your
daily life?
Line:
A continuous mark
made on a surface by a
moving point.
3 properties of a line:
Direction – where’s it goin?
 Measure – thick, thin, etc.
 Character – emotional quality

How Lines affect a piece of art:
• Define
a
space
• Create an
outline
Types of lines
How do
lines
define this
painting?
How do the
diagonal lines
in this drawing
create mood?
H
W
Shape
Shapes are enclosed
spaces.
2-Dimensions:
Height & Width
Notice how
the enclosed
shapes create
images…
Geometric Shapes:
Recognizably named areas
based on straight lines,
angles, and curves.
Examples: circles,
rectangles, squares,
triangles
Organic Shapes:
shapes with a natural
look and a flowing and curving appearance.
They have less well-defined edges.
Paintings with
organic shapes
A
Which painting is
uses organic lines?
B
Organic or Geometric Lines???
Form:
D
H
An object with
3-Dimensions:
Height & Width
& Depth
W
Form in
Sculpture…
What do you think this is made of?
This is SNOW!
And here’s more snow
sculpture…
Form in Furniture
Form in Performance Art!
…In
architecture
Texture:
The actual feel or
touch of a surface.
Gives a visual sense
of how a 2-
dimensional
object would feel.
2-Dimensional
Texture…
What is the
“visual” feel of
this charcoal
painting?
What Elements of Art do
you see?
Explain on your
guided notes sheet
Two ways that Van
Gogh creates texture
in this painting.
More
Texture: In
3-dimensional
art, texture is tactile –
you can feel it!
What do you
think these are
made of?
SPACE: a perception of depth or dimension.

Defines whether
objects are in
front or behind
other objects, are
situated around
them, or project
from them.
Space brings
perspective to the
artwork.
Perspective is the
technique of
representing threedimensional objects
and depth
relationships on a
two-dimensional
surface.
.
Linear Perspective tricks the eye
into seeing depth on a flat surface.
Linear Perspective…tricking the eye!
Tricking the eye!
Linear Perspective…
And more linear perspective!
One-point Perspective…
•
Shows forms from a “face-on” vantage
point.
One-point
perspective
Two-Point Perspective
•
Shows an angular view – not “face-on.”
Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective:
A method of creating the illusion of distance by
representing objects farther away with less
clarity of contour and in diminished color.
Notice how there
is less clarity and
color in the
background of
these paintings.
Value:
An
element of design that
relates to the lightness
and darkness of a color
in a work of art.
How Values are adjusted…
•A
color can be
lightened by
adding white
or darkened
using black.
Shade:
The value of a color is
darkened when adding black to it.
Tint:
A color is
lightened when
adding white to it.
COLOR
• An
element of design that
identifies natural and
manufactured things as being
red, yellow, blue, orange, etc.
What are Primary
• YELLOW
• RED
• BLUE
Colors?
Color Theory:
All colors can be made from the three primary
colors: red, yellow and blue.
Secondary Hues:
Created from
mixing 2 primary
colors.
• Hue: a particular
•
shade or tint of a
given color
Intermediate Hues: Created
when mixing together
primary and secondary
colors.
Also called
TERTIARY
colors
Complementary colors are hues
directly opposite one
another on the color wheel are.
Complementary
Colors
Write down this complementary scheme
Complementary Color Scheme
• When
these colors are mixed
together, the overall effect
diminishes the intensity of
the hue.
• Intensity: The strength, brightness, or
purity of a color. The intensity may be
lowered by adding white or black.
Intensity…
•
Notice the
intensity
gets lighter
and darker.
Triadic
Color Scheme:
A color group or color scheme using
three colors of equal distance from one
another on the color wheel, forming an
equilateral triangle.
 Red, blue, and green form a triadic color
group.
Triadic Color
Scheme
Triadic Color Scheme
in a garden!
Analogous
Color Scheme:
colors that are next to each other on the color
wheel. One color is used as a dominant color while
others are used to enrich the scheme.