Elements Of Art

Lines:
                  An extended dot, used to show direction, imply movement, outline and suggest mood. Can vary in how it it used, jagged or smooth, thick or thin, weak or strong, curved or strait, horizontal or diagonal and/or implied.

Jagged/Smooth


Thick/Thin


Weak/Strong




Curved/Straight



Horizontal/Diagonal


Implied










Shape:
                  a two dimensional area, All shaped can be closed and/or positive or negative. Can be solid, organic, repeated, symbolic and/or proportional.

Solid



Organic



Repeated



Symbolic



Proportional







Form:
           when a three dimensional  has been achieved. Can be tone and/or shadow or just three dimensional. Can be rounded, squared, angled, textured and/o volume/mass.

Rounded


Squared



Angular



Textural



Volume/Mass







Texture:
                 Surface quality, real or simulated, actual texture can be screen or touched. cant  be made from touching it has to be actually seen. Can be shiny/smooth, rough/coarse and/or gritty/granular

Shinny/Smooth



Rough/Coarse



Gritty/Granular







Colour:
                 also known as hue, used to identify different colours we use and see everyday. Can be descriptive, decorative and/or symbolic. Has tone and intensity. Can be described as bright, pastel, warm/cool, harmonic and/or discordant.

Bright



Pastel



Warm/Cool



Harmonic



Discordant








Tone/Value:
                                according to the degree of light in color. image can exist withought color. Can be dark/dull,gloomy/stark, strong and/or weak.

Dark/Dull



Gloomy/Stark



Strong/Weak








Intensity:
                         degree of brightness of a color. Can be bright, strong, vivid and/or wear/dull.

Bright/Radiant



Strong

Vivid & Weak/Dull