1. Elements of Visual Art
Line
Shape
Form
Space
Texture
Value
Color

2. 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

3. 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.

5. Texture the feel of the actual surface
Appearance of roughness or smoothness of an object.
Can be created using lines, shapes, and values.

7. Shape/Form An enclosed space or area shapes are 2D
Implied by an area of color
Can be geometric or organic
Forms are 3D.

10. Value Lightness or darkness TINTS, made by adding white
SHADES, made by adding black

12. 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