Elements of Art 1
Elements 2
Elements 3
Elements 4
Elements 5
100

A path created by a moving point, mark or object. It can vary in width, direction, and length

Line

100

Red, blue, and yellow (Why do they have this name?)

Primary colors (you can't mix them from other colors)

100

Green, blue, and violet hues belong to what color family?

Cool Colors

100

This is how an object feels or looks and can be described as soft, hard, bumpy, etc.

Texture

100

The part of an artwork around and between (not occupied by) parts of the main subject(s).

What is negative space?

200

In art, this refers to the lightness or darkness of something, not how much it is worth.

Value

200

These colors are made by mixing two of the Primary Colors together.

Secondary colors

200

This element is described as three-dimensional (3D) and takes up space.

Form

200

When a line crosses over itself, it creates this: a two-dimensional (2D), flat enclosed area with a height and width.

Shape

200

Colors opposite each other on the color wheel, for example blue and orange of red and green.

Complementary colors

300

The term for the space closest to the viewer.

Foreground.

300

A color plus black (noun, not verb)

Shade

300

These shapes are precise, regular and often mathematical like squares, circles, and triangles

Geometric shapes

300

This Element is defined as the area around, between, or within the artwork.

Space

300

When similar parts are arranged in a balanced way around a center point. Example: a sunflower

What is radial symmetry?

400

This is the term for placing objects on top of one another to show space.

Overlapping.

400

 A gradual blend of two or more colors into one another

What is a gradient?

400

An outline of an object or its main internal details

Contour line

400

Define craftsmanship.

What is the quality of design and work shown in something made by hand

400

The area of a landscape that is the farthest away. It should be closest to the top of the paper.

Background

500

These type of shapes are irregular and uneven, often associated with things in the natural world.

Organic shapes

500

The element of art derived from reflected or absorbed light. It is also referred to as "hue."

Color

500

Texture that cannot be touched physically

Visual or implied texture

500

When two halves of a shape are mirror images of each other. This is one way to show visual balance.

Symmetry or symmetrical

500

What do the letters in STEAM stand for?

science, technology, engineering, art, math

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