Elements of Art
A mark with length and direction
What is line?
The area around, above, or inside of an object
What is space?
This is the result when an artist uses elements in a pleasing manner and makes the work appear finished.
What is unity?
When elements are repeated in such a way that it creates the look and feel of movement
What is rhythm?
If a painting has all green apples and one red apple, which principle is the most obvious
What is emphasis/contrast?
These are flat and two-dimensional
What is shape?
This refers to how something feels or appears to feel
What is texture?
The path a viewer's eyes take through the artwork
What is movement?
When a design is repeated again and again, like in wallpaper, or curtains.
What is pattern?
These are like the ingredients in a work of art
What are the elements of art?
has a length, width, and height, three-dimensional
You will see this when light reflects off an object
What is color?
This is the amount of difference between the elements.
What is contrast?
What we focus on or stands out in an artwork
What is emphasis?
Can be implied or actual (2 possible answers)
What is texture? Or, what is form?
lightness and darkness of a color
What is value?
Can be geometric or organic
What are shape and form?
Visual weight that feels evenly balanced, when one side is a mirror image of the other
What is symmetrical balance?
Visual Weight that is NOT a mirror image
What is asymmetrical balance?
Refers to the dimensions of a composition and relationships between height, width and depth. Also describes how the sizes of different parts of a piece of art or design relate to each other.
What is proportion?
Implied, curvy, wavy, zig zag are all examples of
Primary, Secondary, Complementary, and Analogous are examples of this element
What is color?
Used to make a drawing or painting more interesting and catch the viewers attention. Different elements are used, like line, shapes, and colors, which are placed next to each other in a work of art.
The arrangement of the elements of art into a composition
What are the principles of design?
These are like the recipe in a work of art
What are the principles of design?