Art Formal Elements

This can take many forms. It can be horizontal, diagonal or curved. It can also change over its length, starting off curved and ending up horizontal, for example.

Which Formal Elements does this show?

• Tone

• Colour

• Line

• Texture

This refers to the lightness or darkness of something. This could be a shade or how dark or light a colour appears.

• Shade

• Tone

• Line

• Texture

Which of the Formal Elements does this represent?

• Line

• Shape

• Texture

• Tone

This is to do with the surface quality of something, the way something feels or looks like it feels.

• Pattern

• Tone

• Texture

• Colour

Which of the Formal Elements could this picture be used for?

• Texture

• Line

• Tone

• Form

A design that is created by repeating lines, shapes, tones or colours. The design used to create this is often referred to as a motif.

Which of the Formal Elements could you apply to this picture?

• Texture

• Pattern

• Line

• Colour

This is an area enclosed by a line. It could be just an outline or it could be shaded in. This can be either geometric, like a circle, square or triangle, or irregular.

Which elements best describe this picture?

• Tone

• Shape

• Line

• Colour