Students will learn about how to use and identify the elements of design.

1. ELEMENTS OF
DESIGN
LINE
TEXTURE
SHAPE
FORM
COLOUR
VALUE
SPACE

2. WHY ARE THE ELEMENTS
OF DESIGN IMPORTANT?

3. THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN ARE
LIKE BUILDING BLOCKS AND
WITHOUT THEM ART WOULDN’T
EXIST
IT IS SIMILAR TO THE PERIODIC TABLE BECAUSE
WHEN ELEMENTS ARE COMBINED,THEY CREATE
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW

4. LINE
How you use line is very integral to the success of
an artwork.
• Vertical/ Horizontal/ Diagonal
• Straight/ Curved
• Broken/ Solid
• Thick/Thin
"Barrier 05," 2017. by Carl Krull

5. TEXTURE
Texture is used to differentiate
the implied feeling of a surface
• Rough, smooth, sticky, wet, furry
etc.
• Tactile/visual texture
Object, Meret Oppenheim (1936)

6. SHAPE
Shape is the use of flat two-dimensional
forms
• Geometric (circles, squares, rectangles, triangles,
etc.)
• Organic (nontraditional shapes)
“LaTournesol” (The Sunflower), circa 1920, Edward Steichen

7. FORM
Form is the use three-dimensional shapes
• Geometric (cubes, spheres, cones, cylinders, etc.)
• Organic (people, animals, furniture, vehicles, etc.)
Salvador Dali,“Galatea of the Spheres”, 1952

8. COLOUR
The use of colour in art greatly influences
how it is perceived by the viewer.
• Complimentary, analogous, contrasting, etc.
• Warm/cool colours
• Monochromatic/polychromatic
• Hue, saturation (intensity), tint, tone, shade
“The Invisible” by Anupam Pal

9. VALUE
Value is the range of light and
dark in an artwork
• Darkest value, mid tone, lightest
value
• Can be used to create a sense of
depth
• Creates a realistic or unrealistic
source of where light comes
from
“Arab Priest”, Irma Stern

10. SPACE
• Space is the area within,
around, and in between objects
in an artwork
• Positive/negative space
• Space in sculpture is just as
important
“We TwoTogether” by Michael Alfano

11. WHAT ISYOUR FAVORITE
ELEMENT OF DESIGN?
Why?

12. ASSESSMENT
• Student will create a poster of the various
elements and when done they create a final work
of art using 2-3 elements of their choice
• Conduct a constructive critique of each others
work and create and reflective writing on their
experience