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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 you will use some of them most of the
time.

2.
1. LINE – REPRESENTS
MANY THINGS SUCH AS
AN ACTUAL LINE, A
PERSON, OR A BUILDING.

3.
2. SHAPE- 2-D,
FLAT, WHEN A LINE
CONNECTS TO
ITSELF

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

5.
IMPLIED FORM – IT IS
CREATED WITH
SHADING AND
MODELING.
ACTUAL FORM - A WORK
THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM
ALL SIDES.
e.g, SCULPTURE

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4. VALUE – USE OF
LIGHT AND DARK
COLORS IN A PIECE
OF ART.

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5. COLOR – PRODUCED
WHEN ARTISTS USE
VARIOUS PIGMENTS AND
DYES TO CREATE A RANGE
OF DIFFERENT HUES

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

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6. TEXTURE –
APPEARANCE OF
ROUGHNESS OR
SMOOTHNESS IN
VISUAL ARTS

10.
TEXTURES
ARE CREATED
BY USING
PATTERNS

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7. SPACE- PHYSICAL
SPACE AMONG
OBJECTS AND THE
AREA THAT SEPARATES
THEM

12.
POSITIVE SPACE-
THE OBJECT
NEGATIVE SPACE-
SPACE AROUND
THE OBJECT

13.
The Seven (7) Elements of
Art
1. Color
2. Lines
3. Form
4. Shape
5. Texture
6. Space
7. Value