Art Elements and Principles

2. is a principle that suggests that the various parts of a composition are not there by happenstance; rather, they fit together to form a meaningful whole.
5. red,green,red,green,red,green
6. is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork, often to a focal area. It can be directed along lines, edges, shapes and color.
10. balance,contrast,emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity, variation
13. is created when visual elements are repeated. It may be alternating, regular, flowing, progressive, or jazzy.
14. When an artist purposely makes a part of their work stand out, in order to draw the viewer's eye there first.
16. refers to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement and drama.
17. refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

1. is an identifiable path created by a point moving in space. It is one-dimensional and can vary in width, direction, and length.
3. bumpy, rough, bristly, coarse, flaky
4. is a three-dimensional geometrical figure (sphere, cube, cylinder, cone). When an artist draws, paints or creates something that has a 3D appearance.
7. is important in a work of art. It is the use of different lines, shapes, textures, and colors.
8. are organized on the color wheel in art and broken into color families. Families we will study are: Complementary, Analogous, Secondary, Primary, Warm and Cool.
9. line,shape,space,value,color,form,texture
11. rectangle, square, circle
12. symmetrical, asymmetrical
15. refers to distances or areas around, between or within components of a piece.