Intro to the elements (basic)

Make three columns

Color An Element of Art made up of three

properties—hue, value and intensity

Line An Element of Art defined by a point moving

in space. Line may be two or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied or abstract

Shape An Element of Art that is two

dimensional, flat or limited to height and width

Tone An Element of Art that describes the amount

of lightness or darkness (shade) on an object from a light source.

Form An Element of Art that is three dimensional

and encloses volume; includes height, width and depth. Form can be geometric or free flowing

Texture An Element of Art that refers to the way

things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched

Composition An Element of Art that describes the different

parts of an artwork and how it is created.

Hue Name given to a color

Value How dark or light a hue is. A colour's

value changes when white or black is added to it

Intensity A color's quality of brightness and purity.

High intensity colors are strong and bright, low intensity colors are faint and dull.

Geometric The term used to describe man-made

common shapes and solids—square, rectangle, triangle, cube, pyramid, etc…

Organic The term used to describe naturally

occurring shapes—human, flora, fauna and landscapes

Painting The act of covering in paint, as in oils,

tempera, acrylic, gouache or watercolour an image or object

Drawing A sketch, plan, or design made with pen,

pencil, or crayon.

Media Refers to the type of material an

artwork is created from—paint, pastel, clay, ink, etc….

Pattern An arrangement of repeated decorative

motifs to create a design

Pastel A type of media used to create artworks.

There are two main types—oil and chalk pastels

Watercolor A type of paint that is translucent (see

through) when applied to an artwork

Collage An arrangement of shapes and objects

on an artwork that are usually glued in place

Design A plan, sketch or preliminary drawing

that shows the arrangement of the parts of an artistic or decorative piece of work

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