Line: A line is something that contains both a direction and a length. It is a basic building block of art and can be used both for simple shapes and more complex ones. It leads your eye from one point to another.
Value: Value is the lightness or darkness of color, and includes the contrast of white and black, as well as all the tones in between. Value can be found in black, white, or color. Shape: Shape is used to form any enclosed space. Shapes can be both organic and geometric, organic being abnormal shapes found in nature, and geometric being shapes with hard lines and angles such as circles, triangles, and squares. Form: Form is a three dimensional shape that has length, width, and depth. Color differentiates and defines lines, shapes, forms, and space. Even black and white images have a huge number of different shades of gray. Texture is the surface quality that can be seen andelt. Textures can be rough or smooth, soft or hard. Textures are often implied. For instance, a drawing of a rock might appear to have a rough and hard surface, but in reality is as smooth as the paper on which it is drawn. Balance is created in a work of art when textures, colors, forms, or shapes are combined harmoniously. In this image, notice how the photographer achieves a sense of balance by dividing the image into two sections: one half occupied by trees, and the other half by the water. Contrast is the use of elements of design that do not seem to go together to hold the viewer's attention and to guide the viewer's eye through the artwork by creating visual tension. In an image, elements that are quite different show contrast. Movement is the way a viewer's eye is directed to move through a composition, often to areas of emphasis. Movement can be directed by lines, contrasting shapes, or colors within the artwork Emphasis or focus is created in a work of art when the artist contrasts colors, textures, or shapes to direct your viewing towards a particular part of the image. Pattern is the repetition of a shape, form, or texture across a work of art. Rhythm is the repetition of pattern to create the expectation that the pattern will continue. Proportion & Scale is created when the sizes of elements in a work of art are combined harmoniously. Sometimes changes in Scale - making large things small or large things small - can change or perceptions. Unity or Harmony is created when the principles of analysis are present in a composition and in harmony - things go together. Some images have a complete sense of unity, while some artists deliberately avoid formal unity to create feelings of tension and anxiety. Unity is the other end of the spectrum from contrast. Space is the area between and around objects. Increasing or decreasing the amount of space around an object affects the way we view that object.
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Primary color- One of the main three colors that create other colors (secondary colors) when mixing together.
Secondary color- A color resulting in the mixing of two primary colors. Complementary colors- Colors that are directly opposite from each other in the color spectrum. Warm colors- Hot, bright, and vivid colors that are bold in nature. Cool colors- Colors that are cool and soothing and not overpowering in nature. Value: the lightness or darkness in tones of color. White is the lightest and black is the darkest.
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