A slide on the elements of art: line, value, shape, form only. It includes historical artworks that explore each element as well as definitions and other examples.
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Language: en
Added: Oct 21, 2025
Slides: 35 pages
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ELEMENTS OF
ART
LINELINE
LINE
An element of art defined
by a point moving in
space. Line may be two-or
three-dimensional, (2D or
3D) descriptive, implied, or
abstract.
Line has been used to
create symbols that can
communicate stories,
legends, or information.
Line in modern times
create letters and
numbers.
THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA,Katsushika Hokusai
Show the motion
and movement in
the curves and
the rolls of the
waves
Answer two questions in
complete sentences
VALUEVALUE
Value is defined as how
light or dark
something is, and is
used in drawing to
depict light and
shadow.
series of closely
spaced, parallel
lines drawn to
create shading
Lines that cross over
eachother to show
shading
Contour
Lines lines used to
define the edges
and interior of an
object
CROSS CONTOUR
lines that wrap
around an object's
surface to depict its
3D form
technique that creates
shading of an object,
adding texture, or pattern
by using many small dots
or marks instead of lines
Answer two questions in
complete sentences
SHAPESHAPE
A shape is a
2D,outline or
general form of
an object
Piet Mondrian
Composition with red, blue and yellow, 1930
FORM FORM
three-dimensional
objects, possessing
height, width, and
depth
FORM