ELEMENTS OF ART

LINE Line – long thin mark that an be

straight or curved. Implied Line – result of a former color

with a structured edge giving definition to the former color that is right beside it.

LINE

SUPERMARKET BY BEN SHAHN THE PEACOCK SKIRTBY AUBREY BEARDSLEY

LINE

THE BUTTERFLY BY PABLO PICASSO ARLES: VIEW FROM THE WHEAT FIELDS BY VINCENT VAN GOGH

SHAPE AND FORM Shape – a two dimensional area with a

recognizable boundary. Form – a three dimensional shape; have

depth Geometric – structured Organic – free flowing Box – a square with depth and

dimension

SHAPE AND FORM

PIET MONDRIAN, COMPOSITION NO. 2

WASSILY KANDINSKY, MERRY STRUCTURE

SHAPE AND FORM

PABLO PICASSO, THE LESSON JOHN HENRY BRADLEY STORRS

VALUE Value – the degree of light and dark

VALUE

CARAVAGGIOTHE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

COLOR Color – created with pigment Primary colors – a group of colors from

which all other colors can be made Secondary colors – a color produced by

mixing two primary colors Intermediate colors – a color that is a

combination of both a primary color and a secondary color

COLOR Complementary colors – are the colors

on a color wheel that sit opposite of one another

Warm colors – have the look of fire and sunshine

Cool colors – have the look of water, sky, sea, and forest

Color wheel – an organization of color hues around a circle

COLOR

DOGWOOD BY ALBERT BIERSTADT PARIS, A RAINY DAY, 1877BY GUSTAVE CAILLEBOTTE

COLOR

THE RED VINEYARD AT ARLES, C.1888BY VINCENT VAN GOGH

SUNFLOWERS, C.1888BY VINCENT VAN GOGH

TEXTURE Texture – how something feels; sense of

touch Real texture – actually feel how they

look Implied texture – appears to have a

certain surface visually rather than true materials

TEXTURE

VINCENT VAN GOGH, STARRY NIGHT PAUL KLEE, AD PARNASSEM

SPACE Space – the area in which an object exists Linear perspective – objects that are

farther away appear smaller Vanishing point – objects up close are

larger than objects that are far away Aerial perspective – objects that are

farther away appear fuzzier Overlapping – objects placed on top of

others appear closer