Elements of Art 6th Grade

A mark made by a point moving across a surface.

• value

• contrast

• movement

• line

Shapes that are found in nature.

• organic shapes

• movement shapes

• line shapes

• geometric shapes

Shapes that are mathematical

• organic shapes

• line shapes

• movement shapes

• geometric shapes

An area that has height and width

• shape

• space

• form

• emphasis

Has height, width and depth

• space

• form

• shape

• balance

The lightness or darkness of a color

• value

• form

• space

• texture

A gradual change from light to dark

• form

• shading

• value

• color

The colors mixed to make all other colors

• secondary

• hue

• primary

• complementary

Colors made by mixing two primary colors

• primary

• triad

• hue

• secondary

The area around,above,between,inside or below objects

• middle ground

• background

• space

• foreground