1. The Elements of Art
An Overview

2. The Elements of Art There are five basic elements of art.
Line
Shape
Form
Color
Texture
All artworks are created using the elements of art.

3. LINE
A line is an extension of a point. In other words, it is basically a moving dot.
There are many different types of lines.
There are
straight lines
diagonal lines

4. LINE
There are
zigzag lines
dashed lines
curved lines
wavy lines

5. SHAPE Lines join together to make shapes.
Shapes are flat. In other words, they are two-dimensional. They have height and width but no depth.
height
width

6. SHAPE ORGANIC (Free Form) GEOMETRIC
Shapes with strong lines and angles are geometric shapes.
Geometric shapes include squares, triangles, circles, rectangles, ovals, and etc.
Shapes without strong lines and angles are organic shapes.
Organic shapes are like those found in nature.

7. FORM Form is a three-dimensional shape.
Forms have height, width, and depth.
With shading, an artist can make you believe something has depth when it is actually flat.
height
depth
width

8. COLOR
Color is what makes up light. You can use a prism to split light into its colors.
The color wheel shows how colors are related.
Hue is the actual name of the color.
The primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. You cannot make the primary colors using any other colors, and the primary colors are combined to form all other colors on the color wheel.

9. COLOR
If you mix two primary colors together, you get a secondary color.
The secondary colors are purple, green, and orange.
On the color wheel, the secondary color can be found between the two primary colors that are mixed to create it.

10. COLOR WHEEL
red
orange
purple
blue
yellow
green

11. Red and blue make... Yellow and red make... Blue and yellow make...
purple
Yellow and red make...
orange
Blue and yellow make...
green

12. COLOR
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel are complementary colors. When put together, they make each other seem brighter.
Red and green are complementary colors.
Yellow and purple are complementary colors.
Blue and orange are complementary colors.

16. COLOR SCHEMES Neutrals are black, brown, white, & gray.
They can be made by mixing black and white or by mixing the three primary colors together.
Cool colors are blues, purples, and greens.
Cool colors can make you feel peaceful and relaxed. Most landscapes include blue and green. Blues can also make you fee sad and lonely.
Warm colors are reds, oranges, and yellows.
Warm colors can make you fee warm and cozy or exciting and energizing.

17. Landscape with Cool Colors
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Landscape with Cool Colors

18. Warm Colors by Christopher Volpe
Warm Colors by Christopher Volpe

19. TEXTURE
Texture is the way something feels or looks like it would feel.
Texture might be rough or smooth, hard or soft.
Texture can be real or implied.
Real texture is the way an artwork actually feels.
Implied texture is the way artists fool you into thinking something will feel a certain way in their artwork.

20. How do you think each of these textures would feel if you could touch them?

21. The Elements of Art