Gr. 12 Visual Arts Elements of Design Exam Review

Definition

This element of design is a mark made by a pointed tool such as a brush, pencil, stick, or pen. It is often defined as a moving dot. It has length and width, but its width is very tiny compared to its length.

• Value

• Line

• Shape

• Form

Definition

This element of design is an area that is contained within an implied line, or is seen and identified because of colour or value changes. They have two dimensional length and width, and can be geometric or free-form.

• Balance

• Unity

• Form

• Shape

Definition

This element of design is a three-dimensional volume that can be empty or filled with objects. It has width, height, and depth. It can appear three-dimensional in a painting by creating an illusion that creates a feeling of actual depth.

• Form

• Space

• Contrast

• Value

Definition

This element of design refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork.

• Perspective

• Value

• Texture

• Proportion

Definition

This element of design refers to dark and light. The contrasts help us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art.

• Value

• Colour

• Line

• Emphasis

Definition

This element of design depends on light because it is made of light.

• Form

• Line

• Colour

• Space

Definition

This element of design describes volume and mass, or the three-dimensional aspects of objects that take up space.

• Value

• Texture

• Shape

• Form