Elements of Art

A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.

• line

• circle

• square

• triangle

Another name for related colors-have one color in common. Colors that appear next to each other on the color wheel.

• complementary colors

• analogous colors

• triadic colors

• monochromatic colors

An element of art that refers to the lightness and darkness of a color.

• hue

• saturation

• value

• texture

Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewers attention.

• emphasis

• contrast

• harmony

• balance

The element of art that refers to the surface quality of an object or the way something feels such as rough-smooth

• color

• shape

• texture

• form

In art, this is the name for the outline of a shape or form that defines the visible edges of an object being drawn.

• Contour lines

• Outline shapes

• Edge definitions

• Form boundaries

A flat figure created when actual or implied lines surround a space-can be geometric or organic

• form

• shape

• color

• texture

The relation of one object to another in size, amount, number.

• proportion

• ratio

• dimension

• quantity

Which of the following colors can be described as "Warm" colors? Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green, Violet, Blue, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Violet

• Red, Orange, Yellow

• Blue, Green, Violet

• Yellow, Blue, Green

• Red, Blue, Violet

Colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel.  When mixed together, they makes neutral gray or brown.

• complementary

• analogous

• triadic

• monochromatic