the elements of

artthe ingredients

the elements of art

•line•shape•form•color

•value•texture•space

line• Line is the path of a point moving

through space.

shape• Shape

implies spatial form and is usually perceived as two-dimensional.

• Organic/Geometric

form• Form has depth, length, and width and

resides in space. It is perceived as three-dimensional.

color• Colors all

come from the three primaries and black and white. They have three properties – hue, value, and intensity.

color• hue: name of color

• value: the lightness or darkness of color

• intensity: the brightness or dullness of a color

color• primary colors

• red, yellow, blue

• secondary colors• green, orange, violet (purple)

• tertiary colors• yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-

orange, red-violet, blue-green, blue-violet

color• color scheme: a planned combination of colors• complementary colors: colors that are across from

each other on the color wheel• analogous colors: colors that are next to each other

on the color wheel• monochromatic: the use of only one color in a work,

will include various values and intensities of that color• warm colors: reds, oranges, some yellows• cool colors: blues, violets, greens, some yellows

color

color

color

color

value• Value refers to relative lightness and

darkness and is perceived in terms of varying levels of contrast.

texture• Texture refers to the tactile qualities of

a surface (actual) or to the visual representation of such surface qualities (implied).

space• Space refers to the area in which art is

organized.