Artistic Elements and Principles

A

100

What artistic Element does Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet all belong to?

Colour

200

Is Texture an Element or a Principle?

Element.

300

What element consists of light and dark, shade and highlight?

Tone

400

This principle is the focal point.

Emphasis

500

This principle shows actions, or the path the viewer's eye follows throughout an artwork

Movement

B

100

What artistic element is made up of Circles, Squares, Triangles, Ovals etc....

Shapes

200

This element depicts objects that are 3-Dimensional, or have length, width, and height

Form

300

This element gives a visual sense of how an object depicted would feel in real life if touched.

Texture

400

This element has three characteristics, hue, value and intensity 

Colour

500

This principle is the distribution of visual elements, which can be either symmetrical or asymmetrical.

Balance

C

100

This principle is pairing of elements that are opposite from one another 

Contrast

200

This element can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, straight or curved, thick or thin.

Lines

300

This principle is when elements work together to make an artwork perfectly in-sync.

Unity

400

This element can be either Geometric or Organic

Shapes

500

This principle is created by repeating or echoing the visual elements

Pattern