1. Elements of Art

2. Line is the path of a moving point.
Lines define the edges of shapes and forms.  
There are many kinds of line:

3. Implied Actual “Hay-stacks” by Claude Monet
“Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue” by Piet Mondrian

4. “Portrait of Picasso” by Juan Gris
Geometric
Organic
“Portrait of Picasso” by Juan Gris

5. Shape is an area enclosed by line.
Shape is 2 dimensional and can be geometric or organic.

6. Geometric Organic
“Cubist Still Life” by Roy Lichtenstein “The Potato” by Joan Miro

7. Value
is the lightness or darkness of a surface. It is often referred to when shading, but value is also important in the study of color

8. “Simeons Lobgesang” by Rembrandt

9. Form
Forms are 3-Dimensional. They occupy space or give the illusion that they occupy the space

10. “Vega-Nor” by Victor Vasarely
“Virgin Mary” by Salvador Dali

11. Color
Color is the most expressive element of art and is seen by the way light reflects off a surface.
One refers to color in terms of “hue” (color name); “value” (lightness or darkness of a color); and “chroma” (intensity of a color)
Color has many characteristics…

12. “The Old Mill” by Vincent Van Gogh
Temperature
Cool Warm
“Red Boat” by Claude Monet
“The Old Mill” by Vincent Van Gogh

13. “Composition IX” by Vassily Kandinsky
Emotion
“The Guitar Player”
by Pablo Picasso
“Composition IX” by Vassily Kandinsky
“The Banjo Lesson”
by Henry Ossawa Tanner

14. Texture
is the actual surface feel of an area or the simulated appearance of roughness, smoothness or many others.
Implied Actual

15. “Portrait of Gisze” by Hans Holbein
“Summer” by Don Eddy
“Portrait of Gisze” by Hans Holbein

16. Space
Space is the illusion of objects having depth on the 2-dimensional surface.
In art we talk in terms of positive and negative space
Linear and aerial perspective are used to create this illusion

18. Principles of Art

19. Contrast Contrast is the juxtaposition of opposing elements.
For example:
Opposite colors on the color wheel - red/green, blue / orange, etc.
Contrast in tone or value - light/dark
Contrast in direction - horizontal/vertical

20. Unity
is the feeling that everything in the work of art works together and looks like it fits.

21. Rhythm
Visual rhythm makes you think of the rhythms you hear in music or dance. Artists create visual rhythm by repeating art elements and creating patterns.

22. Balance
is how artists create visual weight

23. Emphasis Artists use emphasis to make certain parts of
their artwork stand out
and grab your attention.
The center of interest, or focal point, is the place the artist draws your eye to first.

25. Movement
is a visual flow through the composition. It can be the suggestion of motion in a design as you move from object to object by way of placement and position. 
Movement does NOT mean that the artwork illustrates an action that is happening!

26. Pattern
is the repetition of visual elements such as line, color, shape, texture, and/or value to unify the total effect of a work of art as well as create rhythm.