1. Elements of Art

2. ELEMENTS OF ART “BUILDING BLOCKS”
LINE
SHAPE
FORM
COLOR
TEXTURE
VALUE
SPACE

3. LINE “a point going out for a walk”
Vertical
Up and down, sense of stability, static
Horizontal
Side-to-side, calm, restful, static
Diagonal
Slanted, sense of action or falling
Curved
Rounded, active, playful
Zig-zag
Angular, jagged, active

4. SHAPE 2-D GEOMETRIC SHAPES: Circle Square Oval Triangle Rectangle
ORGANIC SHAPES:
Irregular, “natural” shapes

5. FORM 3-D BASIC GEOMETRIC FORMS: Cube Rectangular prism
Triangular prism (tent)
Pyramid
Cone
Cylinder
Sphere
Ovoid form (egg)
ORGANIC FORMS

6. COLOR
Hue
Value
Intensity

7. SPACE Illusions of depth Linear perspective Size Detail Overlap
Placement
Aerial perspective

8. TEXTURE TACTILE VISUAL “Real” texture, can actually be felt
Illusion of texture, can only be seen, NOT felt
How do artists create visual texture?

9. VALUE Lightness or darkness How do artists create value? Blending
Hatching and cross-hatching
Stippling