Elements of Art & Principles of Design

Elements of Art

Line: Path of a moving point

 

Color: objects’s chromatic quality

 

Value: Lightness or darkness of an object’s color

 

Form: Three-dimensional aspect of an object

 

Texture: Tactile quality of a surface

 

Space: Positive & negative areas defined by sense of depth

 

Shape: Two-dimensional quality of an object

 

Principles of Design

Balance: Distribution of visual weight

 

emphasis- putting stress on a particular subject

 

Contrast: Arrangement of opposite elements

 

Movement: Object created to guide viewer’s eye

 

Repetition: Repeated object or shape

 

Proportion: Relationship of objects to each other

 

Unity: Combining similar elements to make piece come together as a whole

 

Pattern: Repetition of visual element

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