Elements
Principles
Elements and Principles
Elements
Principles
100

A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.

What is line?

100

What are the two different types of balance?

Symmetrical and asymmetrical

100
A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action.
What is movement?
100

What is implied texture?

When something looks like how it would feel, but you can't actually feel it.

100
A feeling that all of the parts are working together as a team - the quality of wholeness.
What is unity?
200
Any three dimensional object that can be measured by height, width and depth.
What is form?
200

What type of balance is NOT a mirror or reflection?

What is asymmetrical balance?

200

What two shades are added to change the value of a color?

White and black.

200

What is actual texture?

When you can feel a texture.

200

A large difference between two things.

What is contrast?

300
Smoothness, roughness, softness in visual
What is texture?
300

The relation of one object to another in size, amount, number, or degree.

What is proportion?

300

Fill in the blanks. In an image, when something looks like it’s close to you it is in the ______________________, and when something looks far away from you it is in the ________________________.

Foreground and background.

300
Common name for color.
What is hue?
300

What is pattern?

The repetition of a design.

400
Lightness and darkness
What is value?
400

The use of different lines, shapes, textures, colors and other elements of design to create interest in a work of art.

What is variety?

400

Is form always 3-dimensional?

No, it can be 3-dimensional OR something 2-dimensional that looks 3-dimensional.

400

What is the formula for creating form?

Shape + value = form

400

What does rhythm create in a piece of artwork?

A sense of movement.

500
Negative and positive
What is space?
500

Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer's attention.

What is emphasis?

500

What are the three things color is broken down into?

Value, intensity, and hue.

500

What kind of balance is a mirror or reflection?

What is symmetrical balance?

500

What are the 7 principles of design?

Balance, contrast, Emphasis, Movement, Pattern, Rhythm, Unity.