The Elements Of Art The individual ingredients or parts that

make up works of art. They are:

LinesShapesSpaceTextureColor Value

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There are six basic kinds of lines.These include:HorizontalVertical Diagonal Zigzag CurvedImplied

Not only do lines point in the direction your eye is suppose to go, they also suggest the way

you’re suppose to feel.

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Vertical Lines : show dignity, strength, power and formality

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Horizontal Lines: feel calm, relaxed, and comfortable.

Mark Rothko

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Diagonal: show action and excitement!

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Pablo Picasso

ZigZag: can suggest action, nervous excitement, and confusion.

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Georgia O’Keefe

Curved: express graceful, flowing movement.

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Implied Lines:

Are not continuous lines, but point the viewer’s eye in the direction the artist wants them to go. This type of line suggests where to look.

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Shapes- refers to an area clearly set off by one or more elements. Shapes have two

dimensions: length and width.

Shapes have 2 dimension: length and width. There are 2 basic types of shapes:

• Geometric• Organic

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Geometric Shapes

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Geometric shapes look like they were made with a tool like a ruler. They are usually made of straight lines, but some can look curvy like circles and ovals. There are 6 basic geometric shapes:squaresrectanglestrianglespolygonscircles and ovals

Organic Shapes

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Organic shapes are free flowing shapes usually found in nature. Sometimes these shapes are called free-form shapes. Almost everything you see in nature, living and inanimate, are organic shapes.

Space- refers to the distance between, around, above, below

and within things.There are 2 types of

space.negative- the empty

space around objects.

positive- shapes and forms

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Artists use various techniques to create the illusion of space and depth in their works of art. Some of these include :

1. Overlapping2. Size3. Placement

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OVERLAPPING is when the artist has one shape in front of the other. Closer objects are in front of objects further away.

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SIZE is making distant shapes

smaller than closer ones.

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PLACEMENT: Artists also show space by placing distant objects higher up on the picture (background) and closer ones lower down on the picture ( middle ground and foreground).

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Texture- refers to the way things feel, or look as though they might

feel, if touched.Texture can be real or implied.

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