1. Line
Path made by a moving point

2. Vertical Line
• Vertical lines in
art represent
strength and
stability

4. Horizontal Line
• Horizontal lines
represent calm
in an artwork.

6. Diagonal Lines
• In artwork
diagonal lines
represent energy
or movement.

8. Shape
The area enclosed by a line 2-D

9. Organic Shapes
• Shapes found in
nature or have a
natural flow.

11. Geometric Shapes
• Man made
shapes found in
mathematics

13. Form
Area enclosed by shapes (3D)

14. Like shapes there are organic and
geometric forms
• Organic
• Geometric

16. Value
Relationship between lights and
darks.

17. Value
• In a 2 dimensional
work (painting,
drawing,
photograph, etc.)
Value is used to
show form and
depth. Also called
shading.

19. Texture
• Surface quality of an
object, how it feels.

21. Space
Area in or around an object

22. Positive Space
• The space
that is the
subject of an
image.

23. Negative Space
• The area
between or
around an object

25. Color
• How light reflects
off of an object.
Has intensity,
hue, and value

27. Primary Colors
• Can not be made
by mixing other
colors.
– Primary = 1st

29. Secondary Colors
• Colors made by
mixing 2 primary
colors
– Secondary = 2nd

30. Tertiary Colors
• The third tier of colors,
comes from mixing a
primary color with a
near secondary color.
Names are primary
first then secondary.
– Example : Red-violet

31. Red
– Facts about red
• Red is the universal
sign for stop.
• Red is a color of
extremes, extreme
love and extreme
anger.
• Red is a very
powerful color and
should be used
sparingly in artwork.

32. Yellow
– Facts about yellow
• Yellow is the first color
your eye sees
• In most cultures
yellow symbolizes
happiness, sunshine,
and warmth.
• Yellow is the only
color that reacts badly
to black.

33. Blue
• Facts about blue.
• Blue is the number
one favorite color in
the world.
• Where red is an
appetite stimulant
blue is an appetite
suppressant.
• Blue in artwork can
evoke sadness or
depression.

34. Principles of Design
• How you use the
elements in a
composition
• Composition- layout
• If the elements are
of an artwork.
the tools, principles
are the rules for using
them.

35. Balance
• Symmetrical – In
symmetrical balance
both sides of the
image are the same.
• Asymmetrical – In
symmetrical balance
both sides of the
image are different,
but have equal
visual weight.

36. Leonardo Da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1495-1498

37. • Salvador Dali, Persistence of Memory, 1931

38. Repetition
• Repeating of the
elements in an
artwork.

39. Variation
• The changing of
elements in an
artwork.
Piet Mondrian, Diagonal Composition, 1921

40. Scale
• Size relationships
of objects in an
artwork.

41. Emphasis
• Focusing the
viewer to one or
some areas of an
artwork.
Leonardo Da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1495-1498

44. Pattern
• Structured
repetition of
elements in an
artwork.

45. Unity
• Feeling of togetherness or completeness in an
artwork.