Elements of Art

Elements are the visual components of the work Line Color Shape Form Texture Value Space

Line

Color

Shape

Form

Texture

Value

Space

Color has three properties: hue, value, intensity

Line a continuous mark made by a moving point Contour – line that describes the outer limits of a shape, form, or object

Shape two-dimensional area clearly set off set off by one or more other elements

Form three-dimensional object, encloses volume

Space

Texture refers to the way things feel or look as if they may feel

Value Describes the relative lightness and darkness of an object