Line and Color
Shape and Form
Texture and Space
Balance and Contrast
More Principles
100
A path made by a moving point through space.
What is a line?
100
A shape has this many dimensions.
What is two or two-dimensional? (Height and width.)
100
This describes the surface quality of an object.
What is texture?
100
This is the distribution of visual weight in an artwork.
What is balance?
100
This is the focal point in your artwork.
What is "emphasis"?
200
There are three properties of this element: hue, intensity, and value.
What is color?
200
These shapes have names like circle, square, triangle and rectangle.
What are geometric shapes?
200
This is used to create the illusion of depth within an artwork.
What is space?
200
This element of design is demonstrated when there are both smooth and rough surfaces in an art piece.
What is contrast?
200
This decorates the artwork with regularly repeated elements such as shapes or color.
What is "pattern"?
300
This type of line looks like it is sleeping.
What is a horizontal line?
300
Forms have how many dimensions?
What is three or three-dimensional? (Height, width, and depth)
300
"Actual" texture refers to this.
How something feels.
300
This kind of balance emerges from a center point.
What is radial balance?
300
This when all elements within the artwork are in harmony.
What is unity?
400
This is perceived by the way light reflects off a surface.
What is color?
400
Shapes on a flat piece of paper have this many dimensions.
What is two or two-dimensional?
400
Drawing a texture on a piece of smooth paper to appear rough is this kind of texture.
What is "implied" texture?
400
This type of balance is when the two sides of the art are the same.
What is symmetrical balance?
400
This is how the eye travels within the artwork.
What is "movement"?
500
This is a name for a line that is standing straight up.
What is a vertical line?
500
These shapes are found in nature, such as a leaf or cloud shape.
What are organic shapes?
500
This is the difference between elements in a composition, such as light and dark.
What is "contrast"?
500
When there are both light and dark areas or shapes in an artwork, it has this.
What is contrast?
500
This is similar to a pattern but is more varied.
What is "rhythm"?
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