Elements of Art- line, shape, form, color, value, space, and texture.

The building blocks of

crating art.
Line- defines space, contours, and outlines, or suggests area and volume. It may be a mark
made by a pointed tool.
Shape- encloses space defined by elements and has 2 dimensions (2D).
Form- appears 3 dimensional and enclose volume.
Color- 3 properties: hue, value, intensity. The eye sees reflected light.
Value- Concerns with the darkness to lightness of a color.
Space- indicates areas between, around, above, below, or within something.
Texture- perceived through the sense of touch or implied, perceived visually.

Principles of Design- unity, variety, emphasis, rhythm, movement, balance, pattern, and
proportion. The structure of a successful composition.
Unity- sense of wholeness which results from a successful composition.
Variety- concerns with the inclusion of differences to offset unity and add interest.
Emphasis- creates more attention than anything else or focal point of the composition.
Rhythm- produces the appearance of movement through repetition, alternation, or progression.
Movement- associated with rhythm, create a sense of motion to the viewers eyes through the
work.
Balance- arrangement of elements to create stability in an artwork: 4 types: asymmetrical,
symmetrical, approximately symmetrical, and radial.
Pattern- repetition of elements in a recognizable organization.
Proportion- reflecting the size relationship of parts one to one another and to the whole.