1. BASIC ELEMENTS OF ART
Line
 Shape and Form
 Color
 Space
 Value
 Texture
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2. LINE
“Lines are everywhere. You can see
lines in the grain of a piece of wood
or in the cracks on a sidewalk. Lines
are used to create words, numbers,
and symbols. They are also used to
create art. In drawing, line is an
element of art that is the path of a
moving point through space.”
-Arttalk, page 70

3. The four main kinds of lines are
horizontal, vertical, curvy and zig zag.

4. Horizontal Lines
Horizontal Lines are restful,
peaceful, and stable. Very
pleasant to the eye.

5. Horizontal Lines

6. Edward Hopper,
Early Sunday Morning

7. Vertical Lines
Vertical Lines suggest
respectability, endurance,
and alertness.

8. Vertical Lines

11. Curvy Lines
Curvy lines express
rhythm and movement.

14. Zig Zag Lines
Zig zag lines show
excitement and action.
They are very
eye-catching.

18. SHAPE
“All objects are either shapes or forms.
Rocks, puddles, flowers, shirts,
houses, chairs, and paintings are all
shapes and forms.”
-Arttalk, 98

22. FORM
Shape is 2-dimensional. Form is
3-dimensional.
Shape
Form
Circle
Square
Triangle
Sphere
Cube
Pyramid or Cone

25. How are these shapes
symbolic?

26. TEXTURE
“Every surface has a texture. Texture
is the element of art that refers to
how things feel, or look as if they
might feel if touched. Texture
includes the slick, smooth surface of
ice, the bumpy, rough surface of
brick, and the prickly surface of a
scrub brush.”
-Arttalk, page 171

27. Texture can be Real

29. Impasto

30. Or it is Implied

31. Space
Positive Space
Negative Space
Depth of Space
Overlapping
Placement
Size difference

32. COLOR

Color has three aspects to its nature:
• Hue
• Intensity/Saturation
• Value

33. Primary colors
1. HUE
Secondary colors

34. Color Schemes
Analogous Colors…colors that are next to each other
on the color wheel, such as green and yellow green.

35. Complementary Colors…colors that are directly across
from each other such as yellow and violet.

36. Monochromatic Colors…a color scheme that uses only
one hue and black and white mixed with that one color to
make tints, or values of that color.

37. WARM Colors

38. COOL Colors

39. 2. Intensity/ Saturation

40. Your perception of color is influenced by
the color that surrounds that color.

41. 3. Value

42. VALUE

Value, simply put, refers to how
light or how dark things are. It
also shows contrast between
lights and darks. A sharp
contrast between light and dark
is called chiaroscuro.

43. Value in Painting

44. Value in Sculpture
Higher Relief
Lower Relief

46. PRINCIPLES
OF ART
Rhythm and Movement
 Balance
 Proportion
 Harmony, Unity
 Perspective


48. RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT
“Rhythm is the principle or art
that indicates movement by
the repetition of elements.”
-Arttalk, page 200

52. BALANCE
“A work of art must contain
balance. Balance is the
principle of art concerned
with equalizing visual forces,
or elements in a work of art.”
-Arttalk, page 228

55. SIMPLE CONCEPT

Balance= Feels Right

Imbalance =
Right
Doesn’t Feel

56. There are 3 kinds of balance:
Formal (Symmetric)
 Informal (Asymmetric)
 Radial


57. Formal Balance

60. Informal Balance

61. Radial Balance

62. HARMONY

Harmony means that all parts
of the picture work together.
This could mean color, light,
style, strokes, etc.

65. PERSPECTIVE

There are 2 Kinds of Perspective:
•Linear
•Aerial

66. Linear

67. Aerial Perspective