3. Are the "building
blocks" or ingredients of
art. This
is the ”vocabulary” we
use to describe works of
art.
4. Point is the smallest element of Art.
Points have different shapes.
5. A mark with length and direction.
A continuous mark made on a
surface by a moving point, mark or
object.
It is a dot that takes a walk
(Paul Klee)
6. Line can be: straight,
swirly, wavy, dotted,
dashed, broken,
thick, thin, zig zag,
diagonal, vertical,
horizontal, curved,
bold, parallel
or perpendicular.
7.
8. A flat enclosed area
defined and
determined by other
art elements; 2-
dimensional (2D).
When a line crosses
over itself it creates a
shape.
Joan Miró
9. Examples of
shapes could be
geometric,
organic/natural,
irregular, circle,
square, rectangle,
etc.
10. A 3-dimensional object
(3D); or something in a 2-
dimensional artwork that
appears to be
3-dimensional.
Objects having three
dimensions (3D), or
height, width, and
depth. You can walk
around a form.
Jean Arp
11. The distance or area between,
around, above, below, or within
things.
Gustave Caillebotte
12. Positive space
refers to the part
of the artwork that
takes up space.
Negative space is
the area around
that object.
13. This element of
art also refers to
the "parts" of
the picture...
Foreground,
Middleground
and
Background!
14. The lightness or
darkness of an
object. The degree
of lightness or
darkness. The effect
of light and shade in
a picture.
ESCHER
15. Value vocabulary
includes tint (adding
white to make
something lighter),
shade (adding black to
make something
darker) and hue (the
true color). Shadow,
highlight, and light
source are also some
vocabulary words to
consider with this
element of art.
16. The surface visual or tactile quality
of an object, its smoothness,
roughness, softness, etc.
17.
18. •Consists of Hue (another word for
color), Intensity (brightness or
dullness), and Value (lightness or
darkness).
Calder