This document defines and describes the elements and principles of art. The elements are line, shape, form, color, texture, space, and value. The principles are pattern, contrast, balance, emphasis, unity, proportion/scale, and rhythm/movement. Together, the elements and principles are the foundational concepts that artists use to organize visual components in their work.

1. ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES OF ART

2. ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART
 The elements and principles of art are the building blocks or
foundations upon which a work of art is created.
 You will not use all of them all the time but will you will some of them
most of the time.

3. ELEMENTS OF
ART

4. LINE – LINES ARE THE PATH OF A MOVING
POINT. THEY DEFINE THE EDGES OF
SHAPES AND FORMS.

6. SHAPE- 2-D, FLAT, WHEN A LINE
CONNECTS TO ITSELF

8. FORM – 3-D FORMS CAN BE ACTUAL OR
IMPLIED, THEY HAVE HEIGHT, WIDTH,
AND DEPTH

10. IMPLIED FORM,
CREATED WITH
SHADING AND
MODELING.
ACTUAL FORM, IS A
WORK THAT YOU CAN
SEE FROM ALL SIDES.
SCULPTURE

11. COLOR – HUE OF AN OBJECT WHEN
LIGHT IS REFLECTED OFF OF IT.

12. PRIMARY COLORS: RED, YELLOW,
BLUE
SECONDARY COLORS: ORANGE,
GREEN, PURPLE
WARM COLORS: ORANGE, YELLOW,
RED
COOL COLORS: BLUE, GREEN,
PURPLE

14. TEXTURE – THE WAY SOMETHING
FEELS OR THE WAY IT LOOKS LIKE IT
FEELS.

15. TEXTURES ARE
CREATED BY
USING
PATTERNS

16. SPACE- THE AREA AROUND A SUBJECT IN
A WORK OF ART. SHOWN WITH SIZE,
OVERLAP, AND PROPORTION

18. VALUE – THE LIGHTS AND DARKS OF
A COLOR WITHIN A WORK OF ART.

20. PRINCIPLES OF
ART

21. PATTERNS – REPEAT THEY CAN BE
CREATED WITH LINES, SHAPES, AND
COLORS.

23. CONTRAST – DIFFERENCES IN A WORK
OF ART. LIGHT & DARK, ROUGH &
SMOOTH, CURVED LINE & STRAIGHT

25. BALANCE – IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
VISUAL WEIGHT OF OBJECTS IN A WORK
OF ART. COLOR, SIZE, TEXTURE

27. RADIAL BALANCE

28. EMPHASIS – MAIN IDEA, THE MAIN
FOCUS, THE THING YOUR EYE SEES
FIRST.

30. UNITY – A SIMILAR ELEMENT
THROUGHOUT A WORK OF ART THAT
BRINGS THE PARTS TOGETHER

32. PROPORTION/ SCALE – THE SIZE OF
SOMETHING COMPARED TO WHAT IS
NEXT TO IT

34. RHYTHM/MOVEMENT – VISUAL
ELEMENTS IN A WORK OF ART THAT
CREATE A SENSE OF ACTION OR IMPLIED
MOTION