Elements and principles of art

ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF
ART

Elements of Art
- The visual components of
color, form, line, shape,
space, texture, and value.

Principles of Art
- balance, emphasis, movement,
proportion, rhythm, unity, and
variety; the means an artist uses
to organize elements within a
work of art.

LINE
- 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.

FORM
- an element of art that is three dimensional and encloses volume; includes
height, width, and depth. Form may also be free flowing.

VALUE
- the lightness and darkness of tone color. White is the
lightest value; black is the darkest. The value halfway
between this extremes id called middle gray

SPACE
- an element of art by which positive and negative
areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work
of art.

COLOR
-an element of art made up of three properties: hue,
value, and intensity.

TEXTURE
-an element of art refers to the way things feel, or
look as if they might feel if touch.

RHYTHM
-a principle of design that indicates movement, created by the
careful placement of repeated elements in a work of art to
cause a visual tempo or beat.

BALANCE
- a way of combining elements to add a feeling of
equilibrium or stability to a work of art.

EMPHASIS
- a way of combining elements to stress the differences
between those elements.

PROPORTION
- a principle of design that refers to the relationship of
certain elements to the whole and each other.
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GRADATION
- a way of combining elements by using a series of
gradual changes in those elements.

HARMONY
- a way of combining similar elements in an art work to
accent their similarities

VARIETY
- a principle of design concerned with diversity or
contrast. Varity is achieved by using different shapes,
size and or colors in a work of art.

MOVEMENT
- a principle of design used to create the look and
feeling of action and to guide the viewer’s eye
throughout the work of art.

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