Elements of Art

Line: The path of a moving point, a mark, or hatch mark, made on surface

Color: Derived from reflective light, the sensation of color is aroused in the brain by response the eyes to different wave lengths. Has three parts: hue, intensity, and value

Value: The lightness and darkness of a color or a hue

Shape: 2-D area enclosed by an outline

Form: 3-D height, width and depth

Texture: the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance, the tactile quality of a surface of a work of art

Space: the creation of visual perspective and the illusion of depth, distance around, between, or below, and within an object or a group of objects