1. Elements and Principals of Art
By Adria Asher, Ambra Whitehurst, &
Kristin Rosario

2. Elements of Art
• Line
• Color
• Shape
• Value
• Form
• Space
• Texture

3. Line
• Is a mark that moves between two points.

4. Color
• Is the use of a hue in a piece of artwork.

5. Value
• Is the tone of a color.

6. Shape
• Is the area of two dimensional that is defined
by an edge or a line.

7. Form
• Is created when you form two or more shapes
into a three dimensional shape.

8. Space
• Is the area between two objects.

9. Texture
• Is the way a surface feels or looks on a piece
of artwork.

10. Principles of Art
• Movement
• Unity
• Harmony
• Variety
• Balance
• Contrast
• Proportions
• Pattern/Rhythm

11. Movement
• Shows actions and allows your eye to follow
through out the piece of artwork.

12. Unity
• Is the concept behind the artwork.

13. Harmony
• Is achieved by using the same elements
repeatedly through out a piece of artwork.

14. Balance
• Is the arrangement of elements in the artwork
so that one does not over power the other.

15. Contrast
• Is used by using the elements of the artwork
in a ways in which they do not conflict with
each other.

16. Proportion
• Is the measurement and size of
the elements used in a piece of
artwork.

17. Pattern/Rhythm
• Is the use of repeated elements in a piece of
artwork.