This document discusses the elements of art, which are the basic building blocks that artists use to create works of art. It defines and describes line, shape, form, space, color, and texture. Line is a mark with length and width, shape is a closed line, form is a three-dimensional shape, space is the area around objects, color has characteristics of hue, value and intensity, and texture is the surface quality of an object. The elements of art provide a common visual language for understanding and analyzing works of art.