The Elements of Art 1
The Elements of Art 1
The Elements of Art 1
of Art
What are the elements of art?
The Elements of Art are the “tools” that artists
use to make art. There are 7 of them:
vertical
diagonal
Horizontal Lines are generally
restful, like the horizon, where the
sky meets land
Vertical lines seem to be reaching, so
they may seem inspirational like tall
majestic trees or church steeples
Diagonal lines tend to be disturbing.
They suggest decay or chaos like
lightning or falling trees
• Lines can convey emotion as well. They may
show excitement, anger, calmness, tension,
happiness and many other feelings.Because
of this, some are said to be expressive.
Expressive Lines tend to be found in
nature and are very organic
Other lines that are very measured, geometric,
directional and angular are called
Constructive lines. They tend to appear to be
man-made because of their precision.
Shape
Shape is created when a line becomes
connected and encloses space. It is the
outline or outward appearance of something.
Shapes are 2 Dimensional (2-D) which
means there are 2 ways they can be
measured.
You can measure its HEIGHT and its WIDTH.
The 2 types of shape
Geometric shapes have smooth even
edges and are measurable. They
include the square, the circle, the
triangle and the rectangle.
Organic shapes have more complicated
edges and are usually found in nature.
Leaves, flowers, amoeba, etc.
Form
A Form is a shape that has become 3-
Dimensional (3-D) Form has HEIGHT,
WIDTH and DEPTH--which is the 3 rd
These colors are: Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Indigo, Blue and
Violet
Remember the anagram: ROY G BIV
Color Wheel
A long time ago, artists decided that these colors
would be more useful to them if they were placed in
a wheel fashion. This became known as the color
wheel
Color
There are 3 primary colors:
Red, Yellow and Blue
Cool colors are those that have Blues, Greens and Violets.
Cool colors seem to recede (or go back into) an artwork.
Texture