Colour

Colour is an element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and

intensity. it gives an artwork meaning and beauty. It can also evoke strong
emotional reactions.

• Hue: name of colour

• Value: hue’s lightness and darkness (a colour’s value changes when white or
black is added)
• Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high intensity colour is strong
and bright; low intensity= colour is faint and dull)

Primary Colours

Primary colours are red, yellow, and blue. They are called primary for a
couple of reasons. First, no two colours can be mixed to create a primary
colour. Secondly, all other colours found on the colour wheel can be created
by mixing primary colours together.

Secondary Colours
Secondary colours green, orange, and purple are created by mixing two
primary colours. The ratio of primary colours you use when you mix will
determine the final hue of the secondary colours.

Tertiary Colours

The combination of primary and secondary colours is known as tertiary or

intermediate colours, due to their compound nature. Blue-green, blue-violet,
red-orange, red-violet, yellow-orange, and yellow-green are colour
combinations you can make from colour mixing.

Colour Wheel
Colour wheel or colour circle is an abstract illustrative organization of
colour hues around a circle, which shows the relationships between
primary colours, secondary colours, tertiary colours etc.

Lines

Lines are marks on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can be

identified as a path created by a point moving in space. It is one
dimensional and can vary in width, direction, and length.Lines often define
the edges of a form. They can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, straight
or curved, thick or thin.Lines lead your eyes around the composition and
can communicate information through their character and direction

Shape

Shape is a flat, enclosed area of an artwork created through lines,

textures, or colours, or an area enclosed by other shapes, such as
triangles, circles, and squares. Shapes are limited to two dimensions,
meaning length and width.

Forms

Forms exist in three dimensions,with height,width and depth. Form is

the basis of sculpture, furniture, and decorative arts, forms can be
seen from more than one side. Form may also be free flowing.

Texture
Texture is the surface quality of an object that is sensed through
touch. Every object has a physical texture, artists can also convey
texture visually in two dimensions.