qwons element

BASIC
ELEMENTS OF
ART

Line S
A
• An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line. maybe two-or three- .
dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract. Shape An element of art that is two-
dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width.

• https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/start-here-apah/elements-
of-art-apah/a/line

Shape

• Shape An element of art that is two-dimensional flat or limited to height and width.
Form. An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses. volume; includes
height, width and depth in cube sphere, pyramid cylinder. Form may also be free
f lowing.

Form

• An form of art that is three-dimensional and encloses. volume; includes height, width
AND depth as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder. Form may also be free
flowing. Value The lightness or darkness of tones or colors.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under
CC BY-SA.

Space

• Space in a work of art refers to a feeling of depth or three dimensions. It can also refer
to the artist's use of the area within the picture plane. The area around the primary
objects in a work of art is known as negative space, while the space occupied by the
primary objects is known as positive space.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY.

Value

• Value def ines how light or dark a given color or hue can be. Values are
best understood when visualized as a scale or gradient, from dark to light. ... High
contrast images have few tonal values in between stronger hues like black and white.
Value is responsible for the appearance of texture and light in art.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under
CC BY-SA-NC.

Color

• Color An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under
CC BY-SA.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under
CC BY-NC-ND.

Texture

• Texture refers to the surface quality in a work of art. Everything has some type of
texture. We describe things as being rough, smooth, silky, shiny, fuzzy and so on. Some
things feel just as they appear; this is called real or actual texture.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under
CC BY-SA-. NC.

Type

• Language in visual form