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The Elements and Principles of Art Design

The document outlines the elements and principles of art design. The elements are the basic parts that make up a work of art, including line, form, space, texture, shape, and color. The principles are concepts that affect the content and message, such as emphasis, movement, unity, rhythm, contrast, and variety. Elements structure the work and carry the message, while principles impact how the elements are presented.

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The Elements and Principles of Art Design

The document outlines the elements and principles of art design. The elements are the basic parts that make up a work of art, including line, form, space, texture, shape, and color. The principles are concepts that affect the content and message, such as emphasis, movement, unity, rhythm, contrast, and variety. Elements structure the work and carry the message, while principles impact how the elements are presented.

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The Elements

and Principles of
Art Design
What Are They?
Elements of design are the parts.
They structure and carry the work.

Principles of design are concepts.


They affect content and message.
Elements of Design
Line

Form

Space

Texture

Shape

Color

Value
Line

Strokes that show motion and connect two points. May be


vertical, horizontal or diagonal, curved, straight, zigzag, or show
emotion.
Form

Shows an object in space, the mass or positive space it occupies.


The term usually used when describing 3-D objects.
Space

What is between objects, also known as negative space.


Texture

The feel, real or implied, on an object or its surface.


Shape

Area enclosed when both sides of a line meet. Shapes can be


geometric or organic.
Color

Hue. May be complimentary, analogous, primary, secondary,


tertiary, or part of a color wheel.
Value

The lightness of darkness of an object or color. Often used with


drawings.
Principles of Design
Emphasis

Movement

Unity

Rhythm

Contrast

Variety
Emphasis

When one area in a work of art stands out more than another. The
part that catches your attention first.
Movement

The motion created in a work of art. Often uses the principle of


rhythm to achieve this.
Unity

The feeling of wholeness or the parts belonging together.


Rhythm

The repetition of lines, shapes, or colors to create a feeling of


movement.
Contrast

A difference created when elements are placed next to each other


in a work of art.
Variety

The use of different lines, shapes, and colors in a piece of work.

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