11/9 Elements of Art Review

An element of art that refers to lightness or darkness of color. It is created when a light source shines upon an object creating highlight and shadows.

• Space

• Value

• Shape

The element of art that refers to the distance between or the area around and within shapes, forms, colors, and lines.

• Space

• Form

• Shape

The element of art that refers to the way an object feels to the touch or looks like it may feel if it were touched. Ex. bumpy, smooth, fuzzy

• line

• color

• texture

The element of art that refers to areas of enclosed space that are two-dimensional (flat) and have only height and width. For example: circles, squares, triangles, stars

• Form

• Shape

• Texture

The element of art that refers to three-dimensional objects that have length, width, and height.

• form

• shape

• texture

An element of art that is a continuous mark with length and directions made on some surface by a moving points such as a pencil or paintbrush.

• color

• value

• line

The basic parts used by artists when creating works of art are called:

• The Elements of Art

• The Periodic Table

• The Value Scale

Shapes that are mathematical like circles and squares are called:

• organic

• freeform

• geometric

Shapes that come from nature like clouds and leaves are called:

• geometric

• freeform or organic

• texture

The illusion of an actual texture created in a drawing or painting is called:

• positive space

• actual texture

• implied texture