THE ELEMENTS OF ART In terms of art, SPACE is

the area around, above,

The elements of art are the basic components of art-marking. It is and within an object. With
impossible to create a work of art without using at least one of the consideration to drawings
seven elements of art. and paintings, our goal is to
create the illusion of space.
LINE is one of the seven elements of art. It is Many new artists overlook
considered by most to be the most basic element of
the importance of creating
art. In terms of art, line is considered to be a moving
space in a drawing or
dot. It has an endless number of uses in the creation
painting. The result usually looks flat or objects can appear to be
of art. Line can control a viewer's eye. It can
describe edges. It can indicate form as well as movement. It can floating. Luckily, however, creating space in an artwork is very simple
also indicate value and a light source in drawing. to accomplish and there are a number of ways to it.

A SHAPE is created when a line is

enclosed. Shape is one of the seven TEXTURE refers to the way an object feels to
elements of art and it has a variety of touch or looks as it may feel if it were
uses in the creation of art. All shapes are touched. Texture is one of the seven elements
two-dimensional, meaning that they of art. Understanding it fully will lead to stronger
have only length and width. drawings and paintings.

In terms of art, FORM refers to objects that are

3-Dimensional, or have length, width, and
height. The world we live in made up almost
entirely of forms. As artists, we must have a
strong understanding of form and how to create COLOR is the element of art that is
the illusion of form in drawings and paintings. produced when light, striking an object, is
reflected back to the eye. It is the element
VALUE deals with the lightness or darkness of
we use to create the mood or atmosphere
a color. Since we see objects and understand
of an artwork.
objects because of how dark or light they are,
value is incredible important to art. Value deals
directly to light. We see things because light
reflects off of objects and goes into our
eyes. Value is the key to the illusion of
light. This is why value is so incredibly important
to drawing and painting.