Elements
Principles
COLOR
More Principles
Random
100

The path of a moving point through space.

Line

100

Slight changes to add interest

Variety

100

Primary + Primary

Secondary color

100

Special importance to a part of an artwork.

Emphasis

100

Hue + Black

Shade

200

Found in, around, and between objects.

Space

200

A feeling of calm and wholeness.

Harmony

200

Colors that cannot be mixed from other colors.

Primary

200

Alternated or repeated elements

Pattern

200

Precise and mathematical

Geometric shape(s)

300

The illusion of texture on a surface.

Implied Texture

300

Leading the eye or creating a sense of action.

Rhythm/Movement

300

Red, Yellow, and Orange

Warm Colors

300

Relationship between elements in terms of size or number

Proportion/Scale

300

Blue, Green, and Purple

Cool Colors

400

A defined 3-dimensional area.

Form

400

Point the eye is drawn to first. Related to Emphasis

Focal point

400

Primary + Secondary

Tertiary

400

Black next to white, for example.

Contrast

400

Lines up with the center of the eyes on a face.

Corners of the mouth.

500

- - - - - - - for example.

Implied Line

500

3 Types of Balance

Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial

500

Colors next to each other on the wheel.

Analogous

500

Ways to create emphasis. Give 2

Size, Position, Color, Shape.

500

3 properties of Color

Hue, Value, Intensity