Elements of art

LINE
 Line is an element of art which refers to the
continuous mark made on some surface by
moving a point. It can be two-dimensional
or three-dimensional.
 Line is basic to writing, drawing and most
painting .
 Lines can express different qualities and
emotions.
 Horizontal lines create a feeling of peace and calmness.
 Vertical lines create a feeling of strength and power.
 Diagonal lines create a feeling of movement and
restlessness
SHAPE AND FORM
 Shape is a two-dimensional area(flat) with a
recognizable boundary
 Form is a three-dimensional shape. A form has
height, width and depth. It also refers to the
illusion of volume in two-dimensional work
 A positive shape is the main shape or object
while the negative shape refers to the space or
background that surrounds the positive space
COLOUR
 Primary colours:
 Red
 Yellow
 Blue
Primary colours can’t be made by mixing other
colours
SECONDARY
COLOURS
 Orange
 Green
 Purple
Each of these colours are mixed by mixing two
primary colours together
TERTIARY
COLOURS
 Red-orange
 Yellow-orange
 Blue-green
 Blue-purple
 Red-purple
These colours are between the primary and
secondary colours of the colour wheel
 Tints are colours mixed with white
 Shades are colours mixed with black
 Intensity of colour relates to the brightness or dullness of a colour
COMPLIMENTARY
COLOURS
There are three pairs of complimentary colours
 Red and green
 Yellow and purple
 Blue and orange
Opposite each other on the colour wheel
 ANALOGOUS
Hues adjacent to one another on the colour wheel each
containing the same hue
MONOCHROMATIC
Painting uses variations of one hue only
WARM AND COOL
COLOURS
 Warm colours(which Are orange, red and
yellow) create a feeling of emotions.
 Cool colours(blue, green and purple) have a
calming effect on the viewer
VALUE
The degree of light and dark in an artwork. Forms
don’t have outlines in real life. Value creates
volume and three-dimensional shapes.
TEXTURE
 Texture is a surface quality or feel of an
object.
 It can be course, smooth, slimy, bristly,
furry, matted, stratxhy or wrinkled…
 TACTILE TEXTURE- an actual part of the
work you can feel
SPACE
Artists create a feeling of three-dimensional space and
depth through the use of perspective.
 linear perspective is based on the observation
that parallel lines appear to meet on the horizon at
one or more, vanishing points.
 Aerial perspective(atmospheric perspective) is when
the atmosphere softens shapes and colours in the
distance.
 Foreshortening is the depth of the dimension