Lesson 3 - Elements of Art

• Elements of Art are the visual "tools" that artists use to create artwork.
• Elements of Art:

  They are what makes up an image or an art object

  1. Line
  2. Color
  3. Shape
  4. Form
  5. Value
  6. Space
  7. Texture
• • Line is a path of a moving point
• Line - It is the most basic or fundamental visual element of art.
• Line - It is a starting place for most art creations.
• Line is a mark with a greater length than width.
• Lines can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
• Line - They can be used to create shape and form, as well as give a sense of depth and structure.
• Lines are the foundation of drawing and are a powerful tool unto themselves.
• What Element of Art?

  • Lines

  
• Shape is a closed line.
• Shapes can be geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes.
• Shapes are flat and can express length and width.
• What Element of Art

  • Shape

  
• Geometric shapes like circles and squares are mathematical and precise
• Organic shapes take cues from nature and tend to be curved and abstract. 
• Forms are three-dimensional shapes expressing length, width, and depth.
• Balls, cylinders, boxes, and pyramids are forms.
• What Element of Art?

  • Form

  
• When a shape acquires depth and becomes three-dimensional, then it takes on form.
• In sculpture, form is of the utmost importance, though it can easily be introduced into drawing and painting using 3D art techniques.
• Texture is the surface quality that can be seen and felt.
• Textures can be rough or smooth, soft, or hard.
• Textures do not always feel the way they look; for example, a drawing of a porcupine may look prickly, but if you touch the drawing, the paper is still smooth.
• Texture is an element of art that also plays to our sense of touch.
• Texture is defined as a description of the way something feels or looks like it would feel.
• Sometimes, the texture is an implied visual texture that is two-dimensional.
• Smooth, rough, hard, soft, furry, fluffy, and bumpy are just some different textures that evoke different responses.
• What Element of Art?

  • Texture

  
• Related to color, value is the lightness and darkness of a color.
• The lightest value is white and the darkest value is black, with the difference between them defined as the contrast.
• Playing with value can not only change certain forms, but also influence the mood of the artwork.
• What Element of Art?

  • Value

  
• • Color is light reflected off of objects.
• 3 Main Characteristics of Color:

  1. Hue
  2. Value
  3. Intensity
• Hue is the name of the color, such as red, green, blue, etc.
• Value refers to how light or dark the color is.
• Intensity how bright or dull the color is.
• What Element of Art?

  • Color

  
• White is pure light; black is the absence of light.