Elements of Art

The elements of art are:

• the way art is arranged
• pure chemical substances used in art
• the building blocks of art
• pens, pencils, paint, ect...

The relative lightness or darkness of an object is:

• texture
• color
• contrast
• value

The two categories of texture are:

• sharp and soft
• fluffy and rough
• visual and actual
• bumpy and smooth

The area around, above or inside an object is called:

• form
• perspective
• contrast
• space

Shapes are

• the form of an object
• two-dimensional
• three-dimensional
• open spaces

A three-dimensional object is called:

• a square
• a mold
• a form
• a circle

A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.

• line
• value
• contrast
• form

Any three dimensional object that can be measured by height, width and depth.

• emphasis
• space
• form
• shape

The element of art that refers to the surface quality of an object or the way something feels such as rough-smooth

• shape
• texture
• color
• line

A flat figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space-can be geometric or organic

• line
• form
• shape
• space