The elements of art are line, shape, color, value, form, texture, space. Lines are points of moving space, they can be straight or curved in any direction. Shape is the contour of a flat area or a geometric shape. Color is the chromatic quality, which consists of hue, value, and intensity. We manipulated the color for our Andy Warhol assignment. Value is the degree of lightness and darkness in the colors, like when you add more light and the color gets lighter. The difference between lightness and darkness in colors is contrast. Form is the 3D depth of a work. Texture is the tactile quality of a photo, in the tattoo revision assignment it was hard to retain the texture of the skin when trying to remove the tattoos. Space is the amount of space between objects and the objects internal/external areas.
The principles of design are balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity. Balance is how objects are weighted, like if all the objects are on the left side. Contrast is difference between the objects or aspects. Emphasis shows a big importance or focus on one aspect. Movement can show a path or direction of an object. Pattern is repeated elements, like stripes. Proportion is the size of elements relative to one another. Alignment is where elements are spaced out relative to each other. Unity is how all the elements are related and if they go well together.