1. Elements of Art & Design
Line Shape Space Colour Value Texture Form

2. Shape and Value
SHAPE = a defined area; shapes may be organic (e.g., teardrop, puddle) or geometric (e.g., square, rectangle, triangle) VALUE = areas of light and dark colour; areas of reflected light and shadow.

3. Shape and Value Materials: Cartridge paper (9”x12”) Pencils & rulers
Paint brushes
Water containers
Palettes (styrofoam plate)
Liquid tempera paint (variety of colour choices - red, blue, orange, purple, green, black – and white

4. Shape and Value Start with one LARGE SHAPE in the centre of the page
Use a pencil and ruler to divide the shape into rectangular shapes
Then divide the background into rectangular shapes

5. Shape and Value Choose ONE COLOUR (MONOCHROMATIC)
Fill in all of the shapes in your design using one colour and its various tints by mixing with white
TINT = COLOUR + WHITE

6. Shape and Value ONE COLOUR = MONOCHROMATIC
Use black paint to go over the lines around each shape