1. BASIC ELEMENTS OF ART
Line
 Shape and Form
 Color
 Space
 Value
 Texture
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2. LINE
“Lines are everywhere. You can see
lines in the grain of a piece of wood
or in the cracks on a sidewalk. Lines
are used to create
words, numbers, and symbols. They
are also used to create art. In
drawing, line is an element of art
that is the path of a moving point
through space.”
-Art Talk

3. The four main kinds of lines are
horizontal, vertical, curvy and zig zag.

4. Horizontal Lines
Horizontal Lines are restful,
peaceful, and stable. Very
pleasant to the eye.

5. Horizontal Lines

6. Edward Hopper,
Early Sunday Morning
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7. Vertical Lines
Vertical Lines suggest
respectability, endurance,
and alertness.

8. Vertical Lines
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11. Curvy Lines
Curvy lines express
rhythm and movement.

13. Zig Zag Lines
Zig zag lines show
excitement and action.
They are very
eye-catching.

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17. SHAPE
“All objects are either shapes or forms.
Rocks, puddles, flowers, shirts, hous
es, chairs, and paintings are all
shapes and forms.”
-Arttalk, 98

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21. FORM
Shape is 2-dimensional. Form is
3-dimensional.
Shape
Form
Circle
Square
Triangle
Sphere
Cube
Pyramid or Cone

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24. How are these shapes
symbolic?
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25. TEXTURE
“Every surface has a texture. Texture
is the element of art that refers to
how things feel, or look as if they
might feel if touched. Texture
includes the slick, smooth surface of
ice, the bumpy, rough surface of
brick, and the prickly surface of a
scrub brush.”
-Arttalk, page 171

26. Texture can be Real

28. Impasto
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29. Or it is Implied

30. COLOR
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Color has three aspects to its nature:
• Hue
• Intensity/Saturation
• Value

31. 1. HUE
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32. WARM Colors
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33. COOL Colors
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34. 2. Intensity/ Saturation
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35. 3. Value
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36. VALUE
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Value, simply put, refers to how
light or how dark things are. It
also shows contrast between
lights and darks. A sharp
contrast between light and dark
is called chiaroscuro.

37. Value in Painting
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38. Value in Sculpture
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Higher Relief
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Lower Relief

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40. PRINCIPLES
OF ART
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Rhythm and Movement
Balance
Proportion
Harmony, Unity
Perspective

42. RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT
“Rhythm is the principle or art
that indicates movement by
the repetition of elements.”
-Arttalk, page 200

46. BALANCE
“A work of art must contain
balance. Balance is the
principle of art concerned
with equalizing visual
forces, or elements in a work
of art.”
-Arttalk, page 228

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49. SIMPLE CONCEPT
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Balance= Feels Right
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Imbalance =
Right
Doesn’t Feel

50. There are 3 kinds of balance:
Formal (Symmetric)
 Informal (Asymmetric)
 Radial
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51. Formal Balance

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54. Informal Balance
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55. Radial Balance
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56. HARMONY
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Harmony means that all parts
of the picture work together.
This could mean
color, light, style, strokes, etc
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59. PERSPECTIVE
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There are 2 Kinds of Perspective:
•Linear
•Aerial

60. Linear
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61. Aerial Perspective
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