Line, Shape, Form, Value, Color, Texture, and Space

The elements of art are the ingredients in a recipe, we need them to make art. The list above represents the elements, each has important terms associated with that element.

Composition, Balance, Unity, Variety, Rhythm and Movement, Scale and Proportion, Emphasis, Contrast

The principles of design arrange the elements of art into a composition. The list above represents the principles, each has important terms associated with that principle.