Elements of Art

3. Artists create this kind of texture that viewers can feel when they touch a work of art. This texture can be like the roughness of sand mixed into the artwork or the bumps on the surface.
6. This element is light reflecting off a surface into our eyes.
7. Artists use this element to create the illusion of depth within an artwork. This makes it look like some objects are closer or further away from the front of the work of art.
8. When an artist places a barrier in front of paint to prevent it from sticking to paper, they are creating this.
11. This kind of shape is organic and found often in nature. This shape is irregular and does not usually look symmetrical or the same on all sides.
13. This element is a path made by a moving point through space. It can be curvy, zigzag, or straight.

1. This element is the lightness or darkness of a color or the work of art.
2. These building blocks that make up a work of art.
4. This kind of shape is a two-dimensional form created with precise, mathematical measurements and clear boundaries, such as circles, squares, and triangles.
5. This element allows artists to show what the feeling of a surface looks like.
9. These flat areas are enclosed by lines and are two-dimensional.
10. This texture is created when artists use lines and value to make their work look like it has texture, but it feels flat.
11. Artists create these three-dimensional elements that have multiple sides. Artists use line and value to create this element.
12. This is the name of pure color from the color wheel that all colors are made out of.