These are the building blocks of all art. Every piece of art ever created includes one or more of these.

What can you use to create CONTRAST in a design?

Which photo has more contrast?

Which of these is a GEOMETRIC shape?

Which of these is an ORGANIC shape?

This is the part of a design that is meant to catch the viewer's attention (the part that "stands out").

Which of these appears (or is) 3D (Three-Dimensional)?

Only drawings or photographs can have the element of "Line" in them (not photos).

Which Principle of Design is about using several elements of design to hold the viewer’s attention and to guide the viewer’s eye through and around the work of art.

Which artwork features more VARIETY?

Which Principle of Design relates to the SIZE or NUMBER of different elements in your design in comparison to each other?

Which image is a better example of PROPORTION in art?

Which image is the best representation of PATTERN in art?

Which image features REPETITION?

All of these images feature repetition, but which one also has a sense of RHYTHM?

Which Principle of Design creates a feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness.

Which drawing has a wider range of VALUES?

Which Element of Art relates to the way something feels or looks like it would feel, and plays with our sense of "touch"?

Which part of this design is the POSITIVE SPACE?

Which Principle of Design relates to the path the viewer’s eye takes through the work of art?

These techniques relate to how artists “compose” or organize the elements of art (line, color, shapes, etc.) in their designs.