1. Elements of Art
The elements of art are the building blocks used by artists to create a work of art.

2. Art Elements
Line- is a mark with greater length than width. Lines can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin

3. Art Elements
Shape- is a closed line. Shapes can be geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or or natural shapes. Shapes are flat.

4. Art Elements
Color- is light reflected off of objects. Color has three main characteristics:
-hue (name of the color, such as green, blue, red..etc)
-Value (how light and dark a color is) and
-intensity (how bright or dull it is)

5. Art Elements
Texture- is the surface quality that can be seen and felt. Textures can be rough or smooth, soft or hard.

6. Art Elements
Forms- are three-dimensional shapes expressing length, width and depth. Balls, cylinders, boxes and pyramids are forms.

7. Art Elements
Space- is the area between and around objects. The space around objects is called negative space.

8. Art Elements Value- Refers to the darkness and lightness of an object.
-Tint-Adding white to a color to make it lighter
-Shade-Adding black to a color to make it darker