Art Elements
Line
The feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness.
Unity
Use resources available to plan how you will make your project and what you will include.
Plan
Place objects slightly over one another.
Overlap
Red, Yellow and Blue
Primary Colors
The degree of light or dark tones in a color.
Value
Arranging elements so that no one part of a work overpowers, or seems heavier than any other part.
Balance
Practice using new and different materials.
Experiment
Have objects go off the edges of the page.
Crop
The part of an object’s appearance that can be described in terms of hue, lightness and saturation.
Color
Shape
Decorates the artwork with regularly repeated elements such as line or shape.
Pattern
Collect your materials and use your plans to make the project.
Create
A color scheme associated with Blue.
Cool Colors
The surface quality of an object. It can be actual (how things feel) or implied (how things look like the feel).
Texture
The creation of a focal point in an artwork. It draws a viewer’s eye to a certain area of the work first.
Emphasis
Have someone else look at your project and give you good feedback on how to improve it.
Review
Create an area of importance.
Focal Point
Colors that are opposites on the Color Wheel.
Complimentary
An element of art that refers to the distance or area between, around, above, below, or within things
Space
The arrangement of opposite or different elements to create visual interest.
Contrast
Finish your work based on these observations and the feedback given to you by your classmates
Fix
Avoid placing objects in the cent of the page.
Off-Centering
A color + White
Tint