Elements are the building blocks of creation, they are the visual language of art. Their are several different types of elements.

 

 

Line- a point moving in space. Line can vary in width, length curvature, color or direction

 

 

value- brightness or darkness of a hue or neutral color

    

 

color- the visual sensation dependent on the reflection or absorption of light from a given surface

   

 

texture- surface quality of materials either actual (tactile) or implied (visual)

        

 

 

 

Shape- a two dimensional area or plane that may be open or closed, freeform geometric, can be found in nature or made by humans

      

 

There are two types of shapes:

1 Geometric- shapes are usually angular and appear frequently in man made objects

 

2 Organic- shapes are usally more rounded and appear most often in nature

form- a three diminsional volume or the illusion of three diminsions

 

       

 

space- the emptiness or area between, above, around, below, or contained within objects