Elements and Principles of Art

When all of the elements in a work look as though they belong together it is called

• form

• contrast

• unity

• emphasis

This is used by artists to direct the viewer's eyes through their work often to focal areas.

• balance

• pattern

• space

• movement

This is used to create dominance and focus as a work if art

• unity

• line

• movement

• emphasis

This is the repetition of visual Movement- Colors, shapes, or lines

• Rhythm

• value

• movement

• unity

The elements of art are

• The vocabulary created by Isaac Newton to describe art

• What Leonardo da Vinci had written about in his sketchbooks

• Concepts used to organize or arrange the structural elements of design

• Ingredients used to create an artwork. Line, shape, form, texture, space, color, and value

The principles of design are

• The ingredients used to create an artwork

• What Leonardo da Vinci used to become famous

• Concepts used to organize or arrange the structural elements of art/design

• The vocabulary created by Isaac Newton to describe art

This uses the art elements in planed or random repetitions to enhance surfaces of art.

• value

• color

• pattern

• balance

The distribution of visual weight in a work of art is known as

• emphasis

• balance

• space

• contrast

This refers to differences in values, colors, textures, shapes, and other elements. Opposites on the color wheel and on a value scale also apply to this.

• color

• contrast

• balance

• value

The definition of Line is

• a dot that went for a walk or the path of a moving dot

• A never ending dash

• a straight thing

• A line that connects to itself