Elements of art
Lines
Element or Line
Art
Miscellaneous
100

This element is a continuous mark made on a surface.

Line

100

These lines go up and down in a work of art

Vertical and Horizontal

100

The surface quality of an object, or the appearance of how a surface looks like it would feel if touched

Texture

100

The way things appear from a particular viewpoint

Perspective

100

Darkest part of an object opposite of the highlighted area

Shadow

200

A flat, enclosed area with height and width is called this.

Shape

200

A continuous, unbroken line with a single, uniform width that is used to outline visible objects, define shapes, or represent physical surfaces

Solid Line

200

The area within, around, and between objects in a composition, creating a sense of depth and volume

Space

200

The amount of force used to create light and dark values

Pencil Pressure

200

Faint light area in between the shadow and cast shadow

Reflection

300

The element of art produced when light strikes an object and reflects back is this.

Color

300

An imaginary pathway that the viewer's eye follows, created by the arrangement of other elements

Implied Line

300

An art technique where an artist draws the outline and inner details of an object using a single, unbroken line

Continuous Contour Line

300

Artist who drew Stravanski?

Picasso

300

Second to light area on a surface that is in between the shadow and Highlight

Midtone

400

This element deals with the lightness or darkness of a color.

Value

400

A line that is not solid, but is instead fragmented or composed of a series of disconnected parts, such as dashes, dots, or segments

Interrupted Line

400

Created when an artist draws an object's outline without looking at the paper, focusing their eyes only on the subject

Blind Contour Line

400

Whitest/lightest part of an object when light is illuminated in a particular area

Highlight

400

The dark shape created on a surface when an object blocks a light source

Cast Shadow

500

This element appears three-dimensional and has height, width, and depth.

Form

500

An invisible, conceptual path created by an artist to guide the viewer's eye or suggest a connection between elements

Psychological Line

500

A nine-step scale used to describe how values change between black and white

Denman Ross

500

The point at which two receding viewed in perspective appear to converge.

Vanishing Point

500

What is the name of the demigod who accompanies Moana on her journey in Moana?

Maui