ART

The use of a variety of media, processes, and

subject matter to communicate ideas, feelings,

experiences, and stories.

art

ELEMENTS OF ART

Line Shape Form Space Color Value Texture

elements of art

A visual mark made by moving an art media

across a surface OR a dot moving through

space.

line

Solid Broken Dashed

Dotted Curvy Straight

Zigzag Vertical Horizontal

Diagonal

An area set off by one or more elements; 2-D

area bound by edges, the area of color or

routine. Geometric Free-form

shape

Takes up space; 3-D area/object, has volume.

Two-dimensional (width x length) Free-form Geometric

Three-dimensional (width x length x depth) Free-form Geometric

form

Area between, around, above, below, through

and within.

space

Example of deep/shallow space is a swimming

pool.

space: deep/shallow

The area that usually is the focal point or the

subject of the piece of art.

space: positive

The area around, under, through, above –

usually the background.

space: negative

Most noticeable element of art.

color

Hue Value Intensity

color (properties of one color)

Pure color found on the color wheel (NOT

tints/shades/tones/neutrals).

color: hue

Lightness and darkness of a color (tints/shades).

color: value

Neutral/tone; brightness and dullness of a

color, high intensity is pure color wheel hue and

tones are “neutralized” or “toned” down by

adding various amounts of opposite colors.

color: intensity

Primary Secondary Analogous

Warm Cool

Monochromatic Complementary

color (schemes/groups)

Triad of pure hues that cannot be mixed.

Red Yellow Blue

color: primary colors

Triad of primary colors mixed to create other

colors. Orange (red + yellow) Green (yellow + blue) Violet (purple) (red + blue)

color: secondary colors

Colors side by side on the color wheel, there

sharing a color/hue.Examples: Red Orange/Orange Red Blue Green/Green Blue

color: analogous colors

Red Orange Yellow

color: warm colors

Green Blue Violet (purple)

color: cool colors

One hue/color with contrasting shades/tints/tones of the hue. White Black Any other hue/color

color: monochromatic colors

Opposite colors, the colors that contrast the

most, used to create emphasis or differences;

when mixed they create tones or duller colors.

Red & Green (THINK: Christmas) Purple & Yellow (THINK: Lakers) Blue & Orange (THINK: Florida

Gators)

color: complementary colors

Lightness and darkness or tints and shades.

Blending Hatching Crosshatching Stippling

value

How something feels. Real Implied

texture

How something really feels.

texture: real (actual)

How something looks like it feels.

texture: implied