SHAPE

TEXTURE
 In terms of art, line is considered to be a
LINE moving dot that can control the eyes.
The most common use of line is showing where an
object ends. This type of line is called a contour line.
Contour lines are most commonly called outlines.
Line quality is the thickness or thinness of
a line.
 A shape is created when a line is
SHAP enclosed.
Geometric shapes or regular shapes are
easy to recognize.
Organic or freeform shapes are shapes that seem to
follow no rules.
 element of art, refers to the emptiness or
SPAC area between, around, above, below, or
within objects
POSITIVE SPACE - THE SHAPES OR FORMS OF
INTEREST

NEGATIVE SPACE - THE EMPTY SPACE BETWEEN THE

SHAPES OR FORMS
There are six ways an artist can create the illusion of
space on a 2-Dimensional surface.

1. Overlapping - occurs when objects that are

closer to the viewer prevent the view of objects
that are behind them.
2. Placement on the paper - Objects placed
higher within the picture plane will
appear further away.
3. Size - Objects that are smaller will
appear further away from the
viewer.
4. Detail - Objects that are further away
should have less detail than objects
that are closer to the viewer.
5. Color and Value - Objects that are further away
are cooler in color temperature, while
objects that are closer are warmer.
Objects that are further away are lighter in
value, while objects that are closer are
typically darker in value.
6. Perspective - Linear perspective is a
drawing method that uses lines to
create the illusion of space on a flat
surface.
FORM an element of art, means objects that
have three dimensions.
VALU Deals with the lightness and darkness of
color.
Tints - light values
Shades - dark values
Highlights - areas on an object
where light is hitting
Shadows- areas on an object
where light does not hit
COLO is the element of art that refers to
reflected light.
 Color
Theory
 Part 1- The Color Wheel
The color wheel was developed by Sir Isaac Newton
by taking the color spectrum and bending it into a
circle.
 Color Values
Value is the darkness or lightness of a color.
When dealing with pure color (hue), value can be
affected by adding white or black to a color.
Adding white to a color produces a tint.
 Color Schemes
Color schemes are ways colors are put together in an
intelligent way

Monochromatic - literally means one (mono) color

(chroma). So a monochromatic color scheme is made up
of one color and it’s shades and tints.
Analogous colors - are colors that are next to each
other on the color wheel.
TEXTU element of art that refers to the way an
object feels to the touch or looks as it
may feel.
3-D Texture - refers to the way an object feels
to the touch

2-D Texture- refers to the way an object looks

as it may feel

Visual texture - the illusion of a 3-D surface

Simulated- imitate real textures

Rough textures - reflect light unevenly

Smooth textures - reflect light evenly
Matte - surface that reflects a soft, dull light.
Shiny surfaces are the opposite of
matte.
Impasto - a painting technique in which the
paint is built up on the surface to
create a texture