Art Elements and Principales
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Line | Dots or strokes which show motion and connect 2 points. May be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal, curved, straight, zig zaged or show emotion. |
| Shape | Area enclosed when both sides of a line meet. Shapes can be geometric or organic |
| Space | what is between objects, also, known as negative space |
| Form | Shows an object in space, the mass or positive space it occupies. The term usually used when describing 3D arts |
| Value | The lightness or darkness of an object or color. often used with drawings requiring shading. |
| Color | Hue, may be complementary, analogous, primary, secondary, tertiary, or part of a color wheel. |
| Texture | the feel, real or implied; of an object or its surface |
| Unity | the feeling of wholeness or the part belonging together, which we accomplish by employing the elements and principals of art correctly. |
| Emphasis | when one area in work of art stands out more than another, the part that catches your attention first and it can be any of the elements, color, line, etc.. |
| Variety | the use of different lines, shapes, and colors in a piece of work |
| Contrast | the difference created when elements are placed next to each other in a work of art |
| Movement | the motion created in a work of art, often uses the principal of rhythm to achieve this |
| Rhythm | the repetition of lines,shapes, or colors to create a feeling of movement |
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