Elements of Art

A mark drawn by a tool such as a pencil, pen, or paintbrush as it moves across a surface.

• Color

• Form

• Line

• Shape

These are 2 Dimensional (2-D) and have smooth even edges and are measurable.

• Horizontal Lines

• Vertical Lines

• Geometric Shapes

• Organic Shapes

The actual color, or the identity of a color.

• Color

• Hue

• Intensity

• Value

It is the brightness or dullness of a color

• Color

• Hue

• Intensity

• Value

It is the lightness or darkness of a color.

• Color

• Hue

• Intensity

• Value

A color plus white

• Intermediate

• Secondary

• Shade

• Tint

Is the way the surface of an object looks like it feels. This is the type of texture that artists use when they draw and paint.

• Imaginary

• Implied

• Real

• Tactile

It is the way the surface of an object actually feels.

• Form

• Shape

• Space

• Texture

It is when the artist uses a vanishing point on the horizon and then creates a sense of deep space by showing objects getting progressively smaller as they get closer to the vanishing point.

• Deep space

• Overlap

• Perspective

• Shallow space

Refers to the area that takes up the space

• Deep space

• Negative space

• Positive space

• Shallow space