The building blocks used by artists to create a work of art. THE ELEMENTS OF ART The building blocks used by artists to create a work of art.

LINE is a path that a point takes through space LINE is a path that a point takes through space. Lines can be thick, thin, dotted, or soild. They may make straight movements, zigzags, waves or curls. Lines may convey emotions. They may show excitement, anger, calmness, tension, happiness or many other feelings.

Horizontal lines suggest a calmness when used in a composition Horizontal lines suggest a calmness when used in a composition. An example would be a horizon line where the sky meets the ocean.

Charles Avery

Carne Griffiths

SHAPE is an enclosed space that is 2 dimensional. GEOMETRIC SHAPES ORGANIC SHAPES

We can learn to see the world around us as shapes. Recognizing the shapes that we see will improve drawing and painting.

Joan Miro

Picasso

FORM is an enclosed space that is 3 dimensional.

The illusion of space can be created through value or perspective. SPACE is the distance or area between, around, above, below or within things. The illusion of space can be created through value or perspective.

POSITIVE SPACE: the object NEGATIVE SPACE: space around objects

VALUE the lightness or darkness of a colour. MC Escher

DaVInci

TEXTURE the surface quality or feel of an object. Tactile Texture (REAL): the way the surface actually feels vs vs Implied Texture: the way the surface looks like it feels

COLOUR 3 properties of colour: HUE: another word for colour ITENSITY: the strength of a colour (tones – adding complementary colour of gray to a hue) VALUE: the lightness or darkness of a colour (tints and shades)

Hue Value

Intensity Scale Mixing Complementary Colours