ShapeShapes are areas of enclosed space

that are two-dimensional. Shapes are flat, and can only have height and

width. The two different categories of shapes are: geometric and organic.

FormForm is a three-dimensional

geometrical figure (i.e.: sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, etc.), as

opposed to a shape, which is two-dimensional, or flat.

CompositionComposition is the placement or

arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art.

The term composition means 'putting together'.

LineLine is an element of art. It is a mark made upon a surface. In order to be

a line, the mark's length must be longer than its width. There are many different types of lines,

including horizontal, vertical, wavy, diagonal, and more.

PatternPattern means the repetition or

combination of a shapes and forms (or elements) in a piece of artwork.

Negative space

Positive space refers to the main focus of a picture, while negative space refers to the background.

Negative space is, quite simply, the space that surrounds an object in an

image. Negative space helps to define the boundaries of positive

space and brings balance to a composition.

TextureTexture, another element of art, is used to describe either the way a

three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of

a two-dimensional work. Surface qualities which translate into tactile

illusions.

ColourColour is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an

object, is reflected back to the eye. So colour

is a property of light as seen by people.

Hues with their various values and intensities.

ToneIn art, tone refers to the degree of lightness or darkness of an area. Tone varies from the bright white of

a light source through shades of grey to the deepest black shadows. It is shading used to emphasize form.

Warm coloursThe yellows, oranges and reds of the colour spectrum, associated with fire, heat, sun, and warmer temperatures.

Colours are non-verbal communication. They create a

physical and emotional reaction.

Cold coloursThe blues, greens and greys of the colour spectrum, associated with

water, sky, ice, and cooler temperatures.

Colours are non-verbal communication. They create a

physical and emotional reaction.

MovementThe suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or

by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition.

FigurativeFigurative art refers to any form of art that clearly represents an image

from the real world.Commonly refers to art that has the human figure or animal figures as its

subject.

ProportionHow things fit together and relate to

each other in terms of size and scale; whether big or small, nearby

or distant.

Mark makingMark making is a term used to

describe the different lines, patterns, and textures we create in a piece

of art.