The Elements and Principles of Art

It is the lightness or darkness of a color, and it adds dimension in a piece.

• Value

• Line

• Color

• Shape

It is an enclosed area defined and determined by other art elements; 2-dimensional.

• Form

• Line

• Texture

• Shape

It is the distance or area between, around, above, below, or within things.

• Color

• Line

• Shape

• Space

It is an element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity.

• Texture

• Form

• Color

• Space

It a mark with length and direction. It is a continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point.

• Shape

• Color

• Value

• Line

It is the building blocks or ingredients of art.

• The Principle and the Elements of art

• Principles of Art

• The Art

• Elements of Art

A 3-dimensional object or something in a 2-dimensional artwork that appears to be 3-dimensional.

• Value

• Form

• Space

• Texture

The surface quality or “feel” of an object, its smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. It may be actual or implied.

• Texture

• Shape

• Form

• Value

It is what we use to organize the elements of art, or the tools to make art.

• The Principle and the Elements of Art

• The Principle of Art

• The Art

• The Elements of Art

A regular repetition of elements to produce the look and feel of movement.

• Rhythm and Movement

• Balance

• Emphasis

• Unity