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LINE is a continuous point or mark in space.
- Types of lines: STRAIGHT and CURVED
- Directions of lines: VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL and DIAGONAL
- Lines can have VARIATIONS: length, width, space between the lines, degree of curve.
VALUE is the lights and darks of a color. There are:
- TINTS – the light values, when white is added to a color
- SHADES – the dark values, when black is added to a color
- In TWO DIMENSIONAL ART, Value is used to give an object FORM
FORM is an object with three-dimensions – length, width and DEPTH
- It is defined as mass which occupies and contains physical space
- Geometric shapes become forms when depth is added: circles become spheres, squares become cubes, and triangles become pyramids.
- Irregular shapes become “free” or “organic” forms.
SHAPE is an area defined by an outline or edge. It is two-dimensional: length and width.
- There are 2 kinds of shapes: GEOMETRIC and IRREGULAR.
- GEOMETRIC SHAPES are triangles, squares, rectangles, circles or other polygon figures that can be measured mathematically.
- IRREGULAR SHAPES are non-geometric and can’t be measured mathematically.
SPACE is the open parts between, inside, or surrounding shapes or forms. In two-dimensional art it can refer to the feeling of depth.
- There are two kinds of SPACE in a work of art: POSITIVE and NEGATIVE
- POSITIVE SPACES are the area of a surface occupied by a shape or form – the main idea of the artwork
- NEGATIVE SPACES are the spaces surrounding the forms - supports the main idea
TEXTURE is how the surface feels or looks like it would feel if we could touch it. There are two types or texture in art:
- ACTUAL TEXTURE – how something actually feels
- VISUAL or IMPLIED TEXTURE – how it appears to feel, or looks like it would feel if we could touch it.
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