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    Wilfred Dexter G.

    Tañedo

    THE ELEMENTS OF ART


    BY DEFINITION
     The Elements of Art are a commonly used
    group of aspects of a work of art used in
    teaching and analysis. Combined with the
    Principles of Art.
     Also known as the building blocks of an art
    work.
     Made up of
    Line Shape Color
    Texture
    Space Form Value
    IMPORTANCE

    Knowing what the elements of art enables us


    to
    (1) describe what an artist has done,

    (2) analyze what is going on in a particular


    piece
    (3) communicate our thoughts and findings
    using a common language.
    Also remember: No Elements of Art… No Art
    Work!
    ELEMENTS OF ART: LINE
     Line is most easily defined as a mark that spans a
    distance between two points (or the path of a moving
    point), taking any form along the way.
     As an art element, line pertains to the use of various
    marks, outlines and implied lines in artwork and
    design, most often used to define shape in two-
    dimensional work.
     Implied line is the path that the viewer's eye takes as
    it follows shapes, colours, and form along a path, but
    may not be continuous or physically connected, such
    as the line created by a dancer's arms, torso, and
    legs when performing an arabesque.
    EXAMPLE OF LINE
    ELEMENT OF ART: FORM

    Form may be created by the forming of two or


    more shapes or as three-dimensional shape
    (cube, pyramid, sphere, etc.).
    It may be enhanced by tone, texture and
    colour.
    Form is considered three-dimensional showing
    height, width and depth. Examples of these are
    sculpture, theatre play and figurines
    EXAMPLE OF FORM
    ELEMENT OF ART: TEXTURE

    The texture is the quality of a surface or the


    way any work of art is represented.
    Lines and shading can be used to create
    different textures as well.
    For example, if one is portraying certain
    fabrics, one needs to give the feeling of the
    right texture so that it closely resembles what
    the artist is trying to convey.
    EXAMPLE OF TEXTURE
    ELEMENT OF ART: SHAPE

     Shape pertains to the use of areas in two


    dimensional space that can be defined by
    edges, setting one flat specific space apart from
    another.
     Shapes can be geometric (e.g.: square, circle,
    triangle, hexagon, etc.) or organic (such as the
    shape of a puddle, blob, leaf, boomerang, etc.)
    in nature.
     Shapes are defined by other elements of art:
    Space, Line, Texture, Value, Color, Form.
    EXAMPLE OF SHAPE
    ELEMENT OF ART: SPACE
     Space is the area provided for a particular purpose.
     It may have two dimensions (length and width), such
    as a floor, or it may have three dimensions (length,
    width, and height).
     Space includes the background, foreground and
    middle ground. Space refers to the distances or areas
    around, between or within components of a piece.
     Two types of space:
    Positive space refers to the space of a shape
    representing the subject matter.
    Negative space refers to the space around and
    between the subject matter.
    EXAMPLE OF SPACE
    ELEMENT OF ART: COLOR
     Color pertains to the use of hue in artwork and
    design.
     Defined as primary colors (red, yellow, blue)
    which cannot be mixed in pigment from other
    hues, secondary colors (green, orange, purple)
    which are directly mixed from combinations of
    primary colors.
     Further combinations of primary and secondary
    colors create tertiary (and more) hues.
     Tint and Shade are references to adding
    variations in Value;
    EXAMPLE OF COLOR
    ELEMENT OF ART: VALUE

    Value, or tone, refers to the use of light and


    dark, shade and highlight, in an artwork.

    Value is directly related to contrast.


    EXAMPLE OF VALUE

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