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The Elements of Art
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Line | a mark that spans the distance between 2 points- the path of a moving dot- can be vertical, horizontal, diagonal, straight or curved |
| Color | made up of hue, value and intensity |
| Hue | name of the color |
| value | lightness/darkness |
| intensity | brightness/ saturation |
| primary colors | red, yellow, blue |
| shape | 2 dimensional- area enclosed by a line can be geometric(triangle) organic(leaf) |
| form | 3 dimensional enclosed by a line and encloses volume-geometric(cube) or organic |
| Texture | how an object feels or looks like it will feel |
| Space | the area around, between or within things |
| positive space | the area that makes up the object |
| negative space | the area around an object |