The
ELEMENTS of ART
are 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-D
LINE
3-D
LINE
Actual Line
Implied
Line
SHAPE
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…
_____ ______
Organichaving natural,
______ _______
less well-defined
____ ____
edges,
_______
such as
_____ ____
clouds,
amoebas,
__ ______
fried eggs,
_______
or puddles
_____ ____ __
_______
Organic
Shape
Geometric Shape
Organic
and
Geometric
shapes
How many
organic
shapes?
*
How many
geometric
shapes?
FORM
Form is the 3-D version of Shape.
Form
Form in the studio
Form in the gallery
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
Actual
Texture
Visual Texture
Actual or Visual Texture?
SPACE
Space 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
COLOR
Hue 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.
HUE
is
the
name
of
the
color.
YELLOW
is a
primary
color
PURPLE
is a
secondary color
Blue-Green (turquoise)
is a Tertiary color
BLACK
is a neutral color
INTENSITY
is the brightness or saturation of a color.
High
Intensity
Low Intensity
VALUE
Value is how
light
or
dark
a color is
Values
of
Blue