The ELEMENTS of ART are the building blocks that artists use to create art.

LINE Line can be 2-D (pencil on paper) or 3-D (wire). Line can be actual (pencil on paper) or implied (two shapes touching one another).

2-D LINE

3-D LINE

Actual Line

Implied Line

SHAPE _____ __ __ ________ ____ ___ _ ____ _______ ____ ______ __ ____ _____ _____ _ _____ __ ____ _____ __ __ ________ ____ ___ _ ____ _______ ____ ______ __ ____ _____ _____ _ _____ __ ____ _____ ___ ______ _____ ___ ______ _____ ___ __ ______ _____ ___ __ ______ ________ _______ __________ _______ _________ _____ ______ ______ _______ ____ ____ _______ _____ ____ __ ______ _______ _____ ____ __ _______ ________ _______ __________ _______ _________ _____ ______ ______ _______ ____ ____ _______ _____ ____ __ ______ _______ _____ ____ __ _______ A shape is an enclosed area. When a line crosses over itself, or with other lines, a shape is made. Shapes are always 2-D. Shapes can be either Geometric- circles, rectangles, squares, triangles, ovals… Organic- having natural, less well-defined edges, such as clouds, amoebas, fried eggs, or puddles

Organic Shape

Geometric Shape

Organic and Geometric shapes

How many organic shapes? * How many geometric shapes?

FORM Form is the 3-D version of Shape. Form is the 3-D version of Shape.

Form

Form in the gallery Form in the studio

GIANT form

TEXTURE Texture is the surface quality of an object. Texture is the surface quality of an object. There are two types of texture: Actual Texture is how an object truly feels (rough, smooth, bumpy, furry) Visual Texture is when an artwork is made to appear to have texture.

Actual Texture

Visual Texture

Actual or Visual Texture?

SPACE Space is the area defined by a shape or form. There are two kinds of space: Positive space is the area occupied by a form. Negative space is the emptiness around an object.

3-D Space

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE

One-Point Perspective

Two-Point Perspective

Three Point Perspective

Atmospheric Perspective

Foreground Background

COLORCOLOR Hue is the name of the color. Purple is a hue. Value is how light or dark a color is. (Red vs. Pink) Intensity is the brightness or saturation of a color.

is the name of the color. HUEHUE HUEHUE

YELLOW is a primary color

PURPLE is a secondary color

Blue-Green (turquoise) is a Tertiary color

BLACK is a neutral color

INTENSITY INTENSITY is the brightness or saturation of a color.

High Intensity

Low Intensity

VALUEVALUE Value is how lightordark a color is

Blue Values of Blue