Elements of Art and Principles of Design

What is Line?

• the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something

• the shape and structure of something as distinguished from is material

• A stroke in proportion its width

• The degree of lightness or darkness of a color

What is Value?

• the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something

• the shape and structure of something as distinguished from is material

• A stroke in proportion its width

• The degree of lightness or darkness of a color

What is Form?

• the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something

• the shape and structure of something as distinguished from is material

• A stroke in proportion its width

• The degree of lightness or darkness of a color

What is Shape?

• the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something

• the shape and structure of something as distinguished from is material

• A stroke in proportion its width

• The degree of lightness or darkness of a color

What is Space?

• the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something

• the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface 

• the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light

• the areas in around and within a piece

What is Texture?

• the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something

• the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface 

• the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light

• the areas in around and within a piece

What is Color?

• the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something

• the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface 

• the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light

• the areas in around and within a piece

What is Balance

• all design elements should be unified to communicate effectively

• The way the viewers eye moves through the piece

• the way the visual elements are arranged so that their visual weight harmonizes with the other elements of the design

• special importance or prominence given to something within a piece

What is Unity?

• all design elements should be unified to communicate effectively

• The way the viewers eye moves through the piece

• the way the visual elements are arranged so that their visual weight harmonizes with the other elements of the design

• special importance or prominence given to something within a piece

What is Emphasis?

• all design elements should be unified to communicate effectively

• The way the viewers eye moves through the piece

• the way the visual elements are arranged so that their visual weight harmonizes with the other elements of the design

• special importance or prominence given to something within a piece