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Art Elements - The building blocks of art. Line, shape, form, texture, space, value, and color are the elements of art.
Color - The character of a surface which results from the response of vision to the wavelength of light reflected from the surface.
Primary - Colors from which all other colors may be mixed. The three primary colors are red, yellow, and blue.
Secondary - Colors which are made by mixing two primary colors. The three secondary colors are orange, green, and violet.
Warm colors - Colors which are usually associated with the sun or fire like red, orange, and yellow.
Cool colors - Colors which are usually associated with air, sky, or water like blue, green, and violet.
"No Color Group" - Colors that are not on the color wheel. Black, gray, white, and brown are neutral colors.
Color Opposites - Two colors which are directly opposite from each other on the color wheel. They share no hue in common
and contrast with each other.
Value - Refers to the lightness and darkness of what is seen. White is the lightest value and black is the darkest.
Tints are lighter values of pure colors.
Shades are darker values of pure colors.
Line - A path that a point has followed. Lines can be thick, thin, dotted, dashed, zig-zag, jagged, curved, straight, short, long.
Horizontal - A line that is placed parallel to the horizon, moving side to side.
Vertical - A line that is placed perpendicular to the horizon in an upright position.
Diagonal - A line that is placed in an oblique direction running from a bottom corner to a top corner of a paper.
Shape – A two-dimensional object. Shapes are flat.
Geometric - based on simple lines and shapes from geometry, such as circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, and ovals.
Organic - Irregular shapes that usually resemble live organisms found in nature.
Form – an object that is three-dimensional. Forms can be viewed from multiple directions.
Texture - the way an object feels when you touch it. Texture can be seen as well as felt.
Space - area involving length, thickness or depth
Positive space - the lines, shapes, colors or forms that fill a work of art.
Negative space - the empty space surrounding lines, shapes, colors or forms in a work of art
Overlapping - the placing of shapes or other elements so that one is in front of the other.
Background - the back part of a picture. The objects here are farthest away from the viewer.
Middleground - the parts of an artwork that appear to be between objects in the foreground and the background.
Foreground - the front part of a picture. The objects here are closest to the viewer.
Art Principles - The principles of art are the plans that make the elements come together.
Balance, unity, focal point, emphasis, proportion, variety, contrast, pattern/repetition and rhythm are principles of art.
Repetition - repeating a pattern, object or art element in an artwork
Pattern – lines, colors, shapes and textures that are repeated over and over in a planned way.
Balance - The arrangement of all parts of an artwork to create a sense of equality on all sides.
Symmetrical - A type of balance in which the contents on either side of a center line are exactly the same.
Asymmetrical - A type of balance or arrangement in which two sides of an artwork are not exactly alike, yet still appear pleasingly balanced.
Focal Point - A central point, attraction, attention, or center of activity in an artwork.
Contrast - The effect of showing the difference between unlike things such as a dark color and a light color.
Emphasis – A way of combining art elements to create one or more centers of interest in an artwork.
Rhythm – A way of using art elements that causes the viewer’s eye to travel over an artwork.
Variety – A combination of elements such as line, shape and color in an artwork.
Unity – The quality of having all the parts of an artwork look as if they belong or work together.
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