Monday, October 7, 2013

ELEMENTS OF ART

LINES - are marks made by a pointed tool: brush, pencil, pen, etc. Lines can vary in width, direction, curvature, length, or co marks made by a pointed tool.
SHAPES - Are geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature.
COLOR - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.
VALUE - or tone, refers to dark and light; the value scale refers to black and white with all gradations of gray in between. 
FORM - describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, width, and height.
TEXTURE - the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.
SPACE - distances or areas around, between, or within components of a piece.
BALANCE - an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
CONTRAST - the state of being strikingly different from something else.
EMPHASIS - the focal area of an artwork gives it importance.
MOVEMENT - is an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.
PATTERN - a repeated decorative design.
RHYTHM - a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
UNITY-the state of being united or joined as a whole.

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