the elements of art

1. the elements of art the ingredients

2. the elements of art • line • shape • form • color • value • texture • space

3. line • Line is the path of a point moving through space.

4. shape • Shape implies spatial form and is usually perceived as two-dimensional. • Organic/Geometric

5. form • Form has depth, length, and width and resides in space. It is perceived as three-dimensional.

6. color • Colors all come from the three primaries and black and white. They have three properties – hue, value, and intensity.

7. color • hue: name of color • value: the lightness or darkness of color • intensity: the brightness or dullness of a color

8. color • primary colors • red, yellow, blue • secondary colors • green, orange, violet (purple) • tertiary colors • yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-green, blue-violet

9. color • color scheme: a planned combination of colors • complementary colors: colors that are across from each other on the color wheel • analogous colors: colors that are next to each other on the color wheel • monochromatic: the use of only one color in a work, will include various values and intensities of that color • warm colors: reds, oranges, some yellows • cool colors: blues, violets, greens, some yellows

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14. value • Value refers to relative lightness and darkness and is perceived in terms of varying levels of contrast.

15. texture • Texture refers to the tactile qualities of a surface (actual) or to the visual representation of such surface qualities (implied).

16. space • Space refers to the area in which art is organized.