Elements of Visual Art Line Shape Form Space Texture Value Color
the basic visual tools artists use when making an artwork. Elements of Art the basic visual tools artists use when making an artwork. color, line, shape, value, form, texture, and space
Line A mark with length and direction, a mark made by a moving point Can be real or implied. Can be long or short. Can be solid or broken. Can be thicker or thinner. Can be straight, wavy, zig-zag, bumpy, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, bent, or spiral.
Texture the feel of the actual surface Appearance of roughness or smoothness of an object. Can be created using lines, shapes, and values.
Shape/Form An enclosed space or area shapes are 2D Implied by an area of color Can be geometric or organic Forms are 3D.
Value Lightness or darkness TINTS, made by adding white SHADES, made by adding black
Space Distance between lines and shapes, or the illusion of depth Shown by: Converging lines Overlapping shapes Changing brightness of color Position on the page Decreasing size (foreshortening) Use of shading and shadows