Elements and Principles of Art

• Line


  -a point moving in space

  -may be 2 or 3-d
• Form


  -3-d and encloses volume

  -may be free-flowing
• Value

  -lightness or darkness of colors
• Space


  -positive or negative areas are defines

  -gives a sense of depth
• Color


  -hue, value, intensity
• Texture


  -the way things feel or look
• Shape


  -2-d, flat, limited to height and width
• Balance


  -visual weight of the elemets
• Contrast


  -difference between elements such that each element is made stronger than others
• Movement


  -result of using elements such that they move the viewer's eye around and within the image
• Pattern


  uniform repetition of any element or any combination thereof
• Rhythm


  -repetition of elements in a non-uniform but organized way
• Unity/Variety


  all elemtents fit together confortably