The Elements of Art

line

• The path of a moving point
• It is longer than it is wide
• Refers to various types of mark making
• May not be continuous or physically connected
• Can be actual or implied

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There are 3 main line directions and they express different moods.

implied lines are not visibly there, but are filled in with your mind's eye

Shape

• An area of 2-dimensional space
• Defined by edges or lines
• Can be geometric or organic

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Form

• An area of 3-dimensional space
• Defined by width, length, and height

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Space

• Refers to the distances or areas around, between, or within things
• Background, foreground, and middle ground
• Positive and Negative Space

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negative vs. positive space

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Color

• Defined by the way we see things when light is reflected upon it.
• Can be used in various schemes to show different moods

Color can be applied by paint, crayon, marker, color pencil, pastel, and ink

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Value

• Refers to relative lightness or darkness of a color
• Black, white, and all the shades in between
• Tints, tones, shades

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Texture

• The quality of a surface
• Can be actual
• Or it can be implied

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