The 7 Elements
Other Art Stuff
The 7 Elements Contd.
100
A flat, 2D closed off object.

What is shape?

100

When something is the same on both sides, you could cut it down the middle and see a mirror image.

What is "symmetry"?

100

The path or direction of a continuously moving mark; can be horizontal, vertical, straight, curved or zig-zag.

What is "line"?

200

A 3D object that takes up space and has volume.

What is 'form'?

200
The type of art you make on a computer.

What is "digital art"?

200
This helps create a sense of space in an artwork, especially a landscape. It is usually in the very back, like the sky.

What is the "background"?

300

How light or dark something appears to be. 

What is "value"?

300

Lines, shapes, or images that are inspired by nature. Free-flowing, no angles, no rules.

What is "organic"?

300

The area above, around, and below objects in an artwork. Creates a sense of depth.

What is "space"?

400

The surface of an object, can be real or implied by using the other elements of art.

What is "texture"?

400

Shapes and patterns that are angular, precise, and used in Math.

What is "geometric"?

400

2 colors that sit across from each other on the color wheel and create harmony when used together.

What are "complementary colors"?

500
Reflected light waves create this characteristic of how we see things. Has value, saturation, and hue...

What is "color"?

500

In a landscape, this is where the foreground meets the background. 

What is a "horizon line"?

500

One half of the color wheel feels HOT (red, orange, yellow) and the other half feels COLD (green, blue, violet).

What are "warm and cool colors"?