The Elements of Art are like the basics in a cake recipe. If you wanted to make a cake, you couldn't make one without the basic ingredients. To create a work of art, you need the basic ingredients. Without the basic "ingredients" or elements of art, art could not be created. The basic ingredients of art are:
Line - A mark created by moving a point across in a particular direction. Sometimes lines can be direct, sometimes lines can be implied (you can't physically see a line but your eye moves in a certain direction anyway.) The artist can manipulates the elements to manipulate your eyes and gets your eyes to move around the picture in a certain flow or direction.
Shape - An object created by line that is represented in 2 dimensions (flat). Shapes can be geometrical or (regular shapes). Shapes can also be organic (irregular shapes).
Form - Forms can be created by putting shapes together to create a recognizable form. For example, if you put together a triangle on top of a square, most people would recognize that as the form of a house. Forms also can be 3 dimensional. A circle in three dimensional form becomes a sphere. A square in 3d form becomes a cube.
Color - The element derived from reflected light. (See post on Color Wheel and Color Families)
Space - The open or empty space around above, between, inside, or below objects. Space can be positive (used) or negative (empty).
Line - A mark created by moving a point across in a particular direction. Sometimes lines can be direct, sometimes lines can be implied (you can't physically see a line but your eye moves in a certain direction anyway.) The artist can manipulates the elements to manipulate your eyes and gets your eyes to move around the picture in a certain flow or direction.
Shape - An object created by line that is represented in 2 dimensions (flat). Shapes can be geometrical or (regular shapes). Shapes can also be organic (irregular shapes).
Form - Forms can be created by putting shapes together to create a recognizable form. For example, if you put together a triangle on top of a square, most people would recognize that as the form of a house. Forms also can be 3 dimensional. A circle in three dimensional form becomes a sphere. A square in 3d form becomes a cube.
Color - The element derived from reflected light. (See post on Color Wheel and Color Families)
Space - The open or empty space around above, between, inside, or below objects. Space can be positive (used) or negative (empty).
Texture -The way something feels (actual texture) or the way it look like it feels (visual or simulated texture)
Value - The lightness or darkness of a color. Tints have a light value. Shades have a dark value.
Value - The lightness or darkness of a color. Tints have a light value. Shades have a dark value.
Test your knowledge: Looking at the above works of art, see if you can recognize how the artist used the elements of art.
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