ARTS 10: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES

• LINE - a mark with length or direction
• COLOR - consists of hue, intensity(brightness) and value(lightness or darkness)
• SHAPE - 2D, an enclosed are defined and determined by other art elements
• FORM - a 3 dimensional object or something in a 2 dimensional artwork that appears to be 3 dimensional
• SPACE - distance or area between, around, above, or within things
• TEXTURE - the surface quality or "feel" of an object; its smoothness, toughness, softness, etc.
• BALANCE - the way the elements are arrange
• SYMMETRICAL BALANCE - the parts of an image are organized so that the one side mirror the other
• ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE - one side of a composition does not reflect the design of the other
• EMPHASIS - the focal point of an image, or when one area or thing stand out
• CONTRAST - a large difference between two things to create interest and tension