ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

The elements are components or parts which can be isolated and

defined in any visual design or work of art.

Point

Line

Form, shape and space

Movement

Color

Pattern

Texture

POINT
Concepts that the eye/mind
use to group points
into meaning

Closure
Continuity
Proximity

LINE

Line can be found in Nature

Line can function independently

Lines can be combined

with other lines to create
textures and patterns

Characteristic of Line are:

Width- thick, thin, tapering, uneven

Length - long, short, continuous, broken

Direction- horizontal, vertical, diagonal,

curving, perpendicular, oblique, parallel,
radial, zigzag

Focus- sharp, blurry, fuzzy, choppy

Feeling- sharp, jagged, graceful, smooth

HORIZONTAL LINE
suggests a feeling of rest or repose

VERTICAL LINE
communicate a feeling of
loftiness and spirituality

DIAGONAL LINE
suggest a feeling of movement or direction

SHAPE
When a line crosses itself
or intersects with other
lines to enclose a space it
creates a shape.
Shape is two-dimensional
it has heights and width
but no depth.

Geometric
Organic

FORM

An element of art
that is three
dimensional
height,
width, and
Depth
Encloses volume

A triangle, which is two

dimensional, is a
shape, and a pyramid,
which is three
dimensional is a form.

TEXTURE
The surface quality of an
object.

Rock - rough and

jagged.
Silk - soft and
smooth
Wood - hard and
smooth.

Texture also refers to

the way a picture is
made to look rough or
smooth.