The document outlines the key elements of art that artists use to create compositions, including line, shape, form, texture, value, color, and space. It defines each element and provides examples to illustrate how artists manipulate these elements. Specifically, it discusses how lines can convey different emotions, how shapes become three-dimensional forms, the use of value to add realism and contrast, primary and secondary colors, color schemes, and how artists use foreground, middle ground and background to create the illusion of space.