The Elements of Art



Line

A point moving in space



Color

Reflected light with three characteristics- hue (name of a color), saturation (intensity of a color), and value (lightness/darkness of a color)




Value

The lightness and darkness of a hue



Shape

Area enclosed by an outline



Form

Has volume and is three-dimensional



Texture

The way something feels or looks like it feels



Space 

Two-dimensional arrangement of objects in a photograph and the three-dimensional illusion of depth in the image

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