Elements
•Line
•Form
•Shape
•Value
•Texture
•Space
•Color
7 Elements of Art
LINE – the path of a moving point
LINE
SHAPE
The area enclosed by an outline
SHAPE VARIATIONS
FORM (3-D) – Works of art having real or implied height,
width & depth
SHAPE FORM
SHAPEFORM
VALUE – relative lightness or darkness of an object, color or neutral
A tool displaying graded shades to aid the artist in value placement
Cross-hatched Values
TEXTURE – there are two types of texture in art; real and implied
Real Texture – surfaces which can be physically felt
Examples of Real Texture Impasto Painting
CollageMixed Media
Sculpture
Implied Texture – surfaces represented in works of art by utilizing the Elements & Principles of Art
Texture
TEXTURE
SPACE (Depth of Field) – the implied distance within the picture plane of a two dimensional surface
Actual/Realistic
Actual/Realistic
Actual/Shallow
Stylized/Shallow
Examples of portraying Space
Examples of portraying Space
Overlapping Size Value
COLOR – the appearance of objects or light sources described in terms of lightness, darkness, saturation, purity and brightness
The Primary Triad
The Secondary Triad
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Complimentary Colors•Opposites on the Color Wheel
Complimentary Colors
Analogous Colors• Side by Side on the Color Wheel
Yellow
Yellow-Orange
Orange
Cool Colors
Warm Colors
Shade = color + the Compliment or Black
Tint = color + white
MONOCHROMATIC•Variations of a color
