Elements and Principles of Art

1. By: Mr. Ian Amiel RdS. Mercado, LPT

3. Line
Line can represent an actual line, a person, or a
building.
Artists use lines to define and encloses spaces.
A line can appear in many forms, it could be
thick or thin; straight, wavy, curved, or angular;
continuous or broken;dotted, dashed, or a
combination of any of these.
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5. Shape and Form
• Shapes are defined by artists
using lines and contrasts in
color and texture.
• Shapes can figure like animals,
plants, human figures,
mountains and other forms.

7. Value/Tone
• This refers to the use of light and dark within
a piece of art.
• The contrast between the two can create
depth.
• This shown in shading a portion of the
drawing of an object to make it appear 3D.

9. • It is produced when artists use
various pigments and dyes to create
a range of different hues which the
viewer’s eyes and brain interpret as
colors.

11. Texture
• Roughness or smoothness in visual
arts or the actual surface feel of a
work of art or craft.
• The surface of the object can be
manipulated as to how the artist
wishes it to appear.

13. S P A C E• Refers to the physical space within objects and
the area that separates them.
• The area occupied by objects is called
“positive space”; the area between the
objects is often referred to as “negative
space”

15. Rhythm and Movement
• Art refers to the repetition of a
motif or elements of art at
regular or irregular intervals.
Rhythm and Movement
Rhythm and Movement
Rhythm and Movement
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17. B A L A N C E
• Symmetrical balance – Art elements are
evenly distributed on either sides.
• Asymmetrical balance –Art elements are
unevenly distributed on either sides.
• Radial Symmetry –Art elements branch off
from central point.

18. B A L A N C E
• Symmetrical balance – Art elements are
evenly distributed on either sides.

19. B A L A N C E
• Asymmetrical balance –Art elements are
unevenly distributed on either sides.

20. B A L A N C E
• Radial Symmetry –Art elements branch off
from central point.

21. Emphasis
• When there is a extraordinary or a
different line, color, or shape is placed in
the midst of a regular pattern.

22. Harmony• Art elements complement one
another.

23. Unity
• There is a sense of
oneness, wholeness or
order in a work of art.
(Good combination)

24. Variety• It is achieved by
using different
shapes, lines,
colors, and other
elements of art.
• (Diversity or
Contrast)

25. P
• Relationship of certain elements
to the whole artwork should be
considered in order to attain
proportion.
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27. Elements are considered as the
building blocks of art.
Principles of art are the rules and
techniques that artists use to create
works of art.

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