elements of visual art line shape form space texture value color
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Elements of Visual Art
LineShapeFormSpace
TextureValueColor
Elements of Art
the basic visual tools artists use when making an artwork.
color, line, shape, value, form, texture, and space
LineA mark with length and direction, a mark made by
a moving point
Can be real or implied.Can be long or short.Can be solid or broken.Can be thicker or thinner.Can be straight, wavy, zig-zag, bumpy, vertical, horizontal,
diagonal, curved, bent, or spiral.
Texture the feel of the actual surface
Appearance of roughness or smoothness of an object.
Can be created using lines, shapes, and values.
Shape/Form An enclosed space or areashapes are 2D
Implied by an area of color
Can be geometric or organic
Forms are 3D.
Drawing
Geometric
Shapes and Forms Forms
ValueLightness or darkness
TINTS, made by adding white
SHADES, made by adding black
SpaceDistance between lines and shapes, orthe illusion of depth
Shown by:– Converging lines– Overlapping shapes– Changing brightness of color– Position on the page– Decreasing size (foreshortening)– Use of shading and shadows